Lifecycle Programs That Run Email and SMS Together

Welcome, abandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back, replenishment programs. Email and SMS coordinated. Mailchimp partner. Free audit.

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Welcome series, abandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back, and replenishment. Coordinated across both channels. Built in your platform. Run by humans.

Email and SMS run as two programs in most teams. They are one program. The customer does not see channels. They see your brand. The brand that texts them an hour after it just emailed them. We fix the disconnect.

This is the page where the email pillar and the SMS pillar converge. One program map, two channels, one customer experience.

By the Numbers

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• 6 — Programs Built
• 2 — Channels Coordinated
• 10+ — Years in Lifecycle

Six Programs, Two Channels Each

Welcome, cart, browse, post-purchase, win-back, replenishment. Email and SMS in their right roles.

Welcome Series

The first 30 days. Sets expectations, introduces the brand, captures the first conversion. Email day 0, 2, 5, 10, 21. SMS day 0, 7, 14.

Abandoned Cart

The customer left items. We bring them back. Email at hour 1 and 24. SMS at hour 24 with discount code, after the email did not convert.

Browse Abandon

The customer viewed but did not add. We bring back the curious. Email at hour 2, day 3, day 7. SMS day 3 for high-intent browsers only.

Post-Purchase

The order is placed. The relationship starts now. Email at order, ship, deliver, plus 14 and 30 days. SMS at ship and deliver. Highest-value SMS use case.

Win-Back

The customer has not engaged in 90+ days. Email day 0, 7, 14, 21. SMS day 21 as the final nudge.

Replenishment + VIP

The customer is on a buying cycle. Triggered by purchase cycle, not the calendar. Email for the story, SMS for the one-tap reorder.

[CASE STUDY VIDEO PLACEHOLDER. Full lifecycle build with revenue lift metric.]

Replace this section with a real lifecycle program case study. The before/after across email-only baseline vs. coordinated email + SMS, the program elements, the LTV impact.

Strong candidates: any client where a full lifecycle build moved retention or AOV by 20%+ over the prior baseline.

• [Result 1: revenue per subscriber lift]
• [Result 2: retention or LTV impact]
• [Result 3: cart recovery rate vs. email-only]

The Two-Pillar Channel Architecture

Lifecycle programs sit on top of both channel pillars. Email and SMS each have their own pillar page. This page is where they converge into integrated programs.

Lifecycle Program FAQ

Do all six programs need to be built at once?

No. Engagements typically start with welcome, cart, and post-purchase, then add browse abandon, win-back, and replenishment as the program matures. We can scope a phased build.

Do you coordinate email and SMS or just one?

We default to coordinated. The hand-off rules are documented up front. If you only want one channel, we can scope that, but most programs leave revenue on the table single-channel.

What platforms do you build in?

Mailchimp featured. Also HubSpot, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo SMS, Postscript, Customer.io, and combinations of email + SMS platforms.

How do you avoid sending email and SMS at the same time?

Hand-off rules. Email leads, SMS reinforces. SMS owns urgency, email owns story. Never both within 4 hours unless the journey explicitly requires it. If email converts, SMS does not fire.

How long does a full build take?

Welcome, cart, and post-purchase usually go live in 30-45 days. Adding browse, win-back, and replenishment typically extends to 60-90 days for full coverage.

Do you own the program after launch?

You own the program. Everything is built inside your platform. We can run it as a managed service, or hand off to your team after the build.

How does this page relate to the email and SMS pillars?

The email pillar and the SMS pillar each describe a single channel as a service. This page is where they converge. Lifecycle programs are built on both pillars at once, with one program map, two channels, and one customer experience. Same architecture as the pillars, applied across both.

Ready to Run Email and SMS as One Program?

Start with a free 15-minute audit. We will tell you what is built, what is missing, and what to fix first.