ConvertFlow

This ecommerce brand grew by 460% in 1 year. How? Qure's funnels are seriously dialed in 🎯 They're some of the best I've seen for a skincare brand. I documented one of their top funnels. From ad click to checkout. 3 tactics stood out: 1. Bundle discounts to drive up AOV 2. Aggressive upsells to improve ROAS 3. Cross-sells to increase LTV Inside their funnel, there's so much they're doing well: → Ad creatives that engage "problem-aware" shoppers → Holiday promo offers to acquire new customers → Product comparisons positioning Qure as the winner → Buying Decision Questions (BDQs) answered perfectly → Strong bundle offers → An upsell popup design that converts → Their unique cart design Want to see their full funnel? Comment "Qure" and I'll DM you a link to the swipe file.

We just dropped some 🔥

We’ve been cooking at @convertflow 👀 Today we’re announcing CF3, a complete overhaul of ConvertFlow’s product, designed from the ground up for the new generation of marketers and the e-commerce brands they service. Why the pivot to e-commerce? Since 2020, the e-commerce industry has grown and changed a ton, while also getting harder. For brands, customer acquisition costs surged and aren’t getting cheaper. They’re fighting inflation to keep their fulfillment costs under control. Margins are getting squeezed from multiple angles. And now consumers are tightening their belts. To scale up paid traffic profitably, conversion rate optimization is now more important than ever. Most brands simply can’t just run ads to their online stores and see ROI, like the early days of the ecom industry. This is why you'll find the sharpest brands run ads and drive traffic to shopping funnels, instead of their online store. Perhaps the online store, the product catalog website every brand starts out with, was always designed for Google SEO above all, with customer experience and conversion rates being secondary. At ConvertFlow, we think online stores are inherently limited in terms of their ability to convert. We think it's time to rethink the purpose of the online store, and the perfect time to bring the practice of "funnel building" to the world of ecommerce. Why funnels? Funnels increase conversions, add more to cart, and boost marketing ROI because they're focused and are helpful for customers. Simple as that. With funnels, you've thought through the paths most of your customers will go through and guide them through the best path for them. How it works: ✅ Funnels use landing pages. Instead of driving traffic to your store, send traffic to landing pages that are focused, guided shopping experiences. Landing pages are relevant to the ad/email/SMS you delivered, much less distracting, with fewer links and minimal navigation ✅ Funnels use product quizzes, surveys and customer activity data to personalize funnel paths, content, and product recommendations, based on preferences. Quizzes are the online version of a retail store rep who has talked to 100s of customers and knows what questions to ask, and what products to recommend ✅ Funnels sell. Look at Apple's website, then look at the default Shopify theme. See the difference? Instead of just having shoppers checkout with a single product from the default product template in Shopify, guide shoppers to offers and actually sell them on why they should buy not just a single product, but your product bundles, upsells, subscriptions, services, etc ✅ Funnels can be headless (separate from your online store), meaning they’re faster and lighter-weight than loading an entire Shopify store for just a single landing page. Headless funnels load just the content and products needed for the funnel, without all the heavy theme code and dozens of Shopify apps most stores end up with If you're a veteran marketer, this all seems obvious. Funnel building was always the practice for just about everyone else but ecommerce, where for years, a good Shopify theme and scaling your ads was probably enough. And now there's a new generation of ecommerce marketers coming online, many who haven't yet had to learn the direct response marketing principles "funnel building" had its roots in. With ConvertFlow 3, we're bringing funnel building to the new generation of marketers. ConvertFlow had its roots in funnel building for online lead generation. Veteran marketers building forms and surveys to collect contact data and personalize marketing. What we skipped for the first era of ConvertFlow was the part of the funnel that comes after, adding to cart. Ecommerce. ConvertFlow's funnel builder is now entirely made for ecommerce, replacing dozens of apps most brands need to be able to build funnels for their stores. And unlike the other funnel builders out there, we're not replacing your checkout platform. We're integrating with the best checkout platforms that brands already run on, starting with @Shopify To see the new era of funnel building, check out @ethanhdenney 's post above to see all that's new in ConvertFlow 3 🔥

Introducing our biggest update yet... ConvertFlow 3! pages.convertflow.com/cf3 With CF3, we've shipped 20+ new features that give marketers the power to build funnels like a pro for any website, faster than ever before, without needing designers or developers. @ConvertFlow 3 includes: ⚡️ Sleek, new funnel builder ⚡️ New premium + essentials template library ⚡️ Powerful ecommerce funnel features ⚡️ New integration with Shopify's headless platform ⚡️ Dark mode ⚡️ And much more Check out our CF3 announcement page to see what's new: pages.convertflow.com/cf3

In 2023, the @convertflow team and I have been all-in on helping e-commerce brands level up their store’s funnels. What we’re finding works, is focusing on the 4 major playbooks for the offers that make up an effective e-commerce funnel: 1. Targeted welcome offers to shopper segments and incentive them to subscribe 2. Product recommendation quizzes that uncover shopper preferences and make personalized product recommendations 3. Product landing pages dedicated to selling the benefits of specific products and bundles, without needing to adapt the store’s theme for all products 4. Upsell & cross-sell offers that entice shoppers to add more to cart and order more Brands that implement these offers have seen immediate results. Valyou Furniture saw a 3x increase in subscribe rate by replacing their site-wide welcome offer with targeted welcome offers for specific product collections. ReadySetFood saw a 23% add-to-cart rate with a product recommendation quiz, presented right after their welcome offer. Lifepro Fitness scaled to dozens of product landing pages that convert as high as 59% of shoppers. SimpleShot got a 17% bump in AOV by adding 1-click upsells to their store. Funnel wins like these have a big impact on revenue, with some brands seeing as much as a 7869% ROI on their ConvertFlow plan. Even more important, is the brand leveling up how they look at their store, graduating from looking for the next tactic to try, to strategic thinking about how to improve their full funnel. This means they’re actively looking for where in their funnel could they launch an offer to motivate shoppers to add more to cart and checkout, as well as where they can experiment with split-tests. Our goal is to get more brands to adopt funnel building as a part of their ecommerce workflow, making it fast and easy to toggle on pre-built templates that we’ve battle-tested. Here are recent updates we’ve released to achieve this goal: convertflow.com/blog/fall-2023…

Don’t kill your BFCM sales by driving traffic to an unoptimized store. If you wanna maximize sales this Black Friday & Cyber Monday, then you should drive traffic to a BFCM offer page 👇

Want to turn more browsers into buyers on your ecom store? And get them spending more per order? 👀 📣 A quiz funnel is what you need. Join ConvertFlow's @ethanhdenney along with @WillLaurenson as they run through how to make it happen in this live workshop. Details below 👇

🗓️ Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023 ⏰ 12PM ET / 9AM PT / 5PM UK Grab your spot via the link here 👉 customerswhoclick.com/partner-webina…

BFCM isn't just about discounts 👀🔥

Want to turn up the engagement on BFCM? Gamify your store. “Gamifying the ecommerce shopping experience has proven to be highly effective in increasing engagement and customer expenditure on ecommerce sites 🎲 Incorporating gaming elements such as lotteries and quizzes with prizes, as well as random rewards, will not only excite your customers but will encourage them to spend more throughout the weekend.” ~ Chris Roth, CEO at Highline Wellness Offer extra loyalty points for actions that boost purchases or referrals—like posting about a purchase on social media. Or boost cart values with cart thresholds that offer different rewards at every tier like free shipping or gifts 🎁 In its shopping cart, teeth whitening brand Snow offers 2 mystery gifts and free shipping depending on how much a customer spends 🛍️ 🤑

An offer is more than just a discount or sale. It's everything that creates value in the mind of your target customer. Case in point: Nectar Sleep. Nectar doesn't just sell a mattress in exchange for a few bucks. They sell comfort and a better night's sleep 😌 More tangibly, they go beyond the mattress and bundle in accessories to maximize the perceived value of the purchase. Now Nectar transforms what could have been a run-of-the-mill "Get X% off a mattress" offer into something far more enticing: A complete sleep package for a better night’s sleep 🤩 So, when you craft your next offer, think about the value you bring to your customers to make your offer truly irresistible ✨

Ecom brands, take note. These are the kinds of texts you want to send on BFCM. Start testing ✌️

Expert tip to maximize revenue this Black Friday: ➡️ Prioritize mobile ⬅️ In BFCM 2022, 73% of Shopify sales were made on mobile. So meet customers where they’re at with mobile campaigns like SMS and push notifications. “60% of mobile app users opt-in to push notifications, and businesses that utilize push can experience a 9.6x increase in sales 📈 Push notifications can draw attention to specific BFCM deals, encouraging people to open the mobile app and shop.” ~ Gabrielle Wooden, @tapcart Besides increasing sales, push notifications are cheaper to send than texts and offer more flexibility in design—like having subject lines and being able to connect the notification directly to a page on your app or website 🤩

@yojimmykim @Sendlane @caitlinkhutch @OGAmirTorabi Congrats! Twitter is better because you're here 🤘

Today officially marks 1 year of going "all in" on social media. 🎉 1 year ago I made a commitment to get engaged on social media, go to every event (live, masterminds, dinners) and contribute to the community with my knowledge. Over this past year, I have learned so much. I've met some very kind and extremely talented people along the way and it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made. And there's no doubt I've noticed one strong characteristic about the DTC community: We are fighters. For @Sendlane..well, it's been nothing short of magical. Thank you to all our customers for your belief. This little post-it note on my monitor reminds me every day to keep pushing and also to remind me that it starts with just 1. And to anyone who's lurking, I've only been doing this for a year... so just get started today. My only tips: Don't just post. Contribute and engage and it will give back.

That's a wrap for now, but give us a follow for more BFCM inspo, tips, and strategies. We've got more to share in the coming weeks to help you prep 🤓

Knix made it clear there would be no sale on Black Friday so customers had to shop now. The sale lasted just two-hours -- talk about creating FOMO and urgency! ⏰🔥 For a limited-time campaign like this, use an exit-intent popup to remind shoppers that the deal won't last.

BFCM is just around the corner. Are your campaigns ready? 👀 Take a cue from these high-impact Black Friday campaigns and maximize your success without throwing profit margins out the window. With examples from DTC darlings like Girlfriend Collective, Knix, Ollie, and more ⚡️👇