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If they opt out, make sure suppression happens before the next send.",[18345],{"type":964,"attrs":18346},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18348,"content":18349},{"textAlign":865},[18350],{"text":18351,"type":943,"marks":18352},"This is where a messaging platform matters. The value is not just sending the campaign. 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It is a strong fit for image-led campaigns, guided customer journeys, structured replies, rich product updates and service conversations where customers may want to ask follow-up questions.",[18501],{"type":964,"attrs":18502},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18504,"content":18505},{"textAlign":865},[18506],{"text":18507,"type":943,"marks":18508},"Use SMS when broad reach, speed and simplicity matter more. SMS is still the stronger default for urgent alerts, one-time passcodes, appointment reminders and simple notifications where the message needs to reach a mobile number without relying on app usage.",[18509],{"type":964,"attrs":18510},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18512,"content":18513},{"textAlign":865},[18514],{"text":18515,"type":943,"marks":18516},"Many businesses use both. WhatsApp can carry richer engagement, while SMS provides reach and reliability for time-sensitive sends.",[18517],{"type":964,"attrs":18518},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18520,"content":18521},{"textAlign":865},[18522],{"text":18523,"type":943,"marks":18524},"Kudosity supports SMS fallback. If a customer isn't on WhatsApp, the message automatically falls back to SMS.",[18525],{"type":964,"attrs":18526},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18528},{"textAlign":865},{"type":1053,"attrs":18530},{"id":17733,"body":18531},[18532],{"_uid":18533,"items":18534,"style":2068,"title":18626,"buttons":18631,"spacing":2076,"component":2077,"description":18632},"i-867a6ea2-cca5-4b97-8bbb-2c7d04299e7c",[18535,18548,18561,18574,18587,18600,18613],{"_uid":18536,"title":18537,"marker":17,"content":18538,"component":2023},"i-4b0ea323-e3b8-4948-b889-f17d884ec985","Can I send bulk WhatsApp messages to any phone number?",{"type":28,"content":18539},[18540],{"type":31,"attrs":18541,"content":18542},{"textAlign":865},[18543],{"text":18544,"type":943,"marks":18545},"No. WhatsApp bulk messaging should only be sent to people who have opted in to receive messages from your business. 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In Australia, consent must be express consent, a customer providing their phone number to receive a purchase receipt does not constitute express consent for marketing messages. You need a dedicated opt-in step, such as a checkbox at checkout or a sign-up form.",[18720],{"type":964,"attrs":18721},{"color":18722},"#070707",{"_uid":18724,"title":18725,"content":18726,"component":2023},"209420ca-a193-450c-b5cb-bc628c2446c3","Why to integrate my Shopify store with Kudosity? ",{"type":28,"content":18727},[18728],{"type":31,"attrs":18729,"content":18730},{"textAlign":865},[18731,18736],{"text":18732,"type":943,"marks":18733},"The Kudosity Shopify app connects your SMS campaigns directly to Shopify's order data. This means you can see revenue attribution, not just clicks, for every campaign you send. Most SMS tools show you delivery and click rates. Kudosity shows you the dollar value of what those messages actually recovered. For abandoned cart specifically, you can see conversions, revenue, ",[18734],{"type":964,"attrs":18735},{"color":18722},{"text":18737,"type":943,"marks":18738},"cost per acquisition, and ROI from a single dashboard view.",[18739],{"type":964,"attrs":18740},{"color":18741},"#FB125F",{"_uid":18743,"title":18744,"content":18745,"component":2023},"0ba546cb-d707-47f8-a2ef-8be6f03ddf53","How many SMS should I send for abandoned carts?",{"type":28,"content":18746},[18747],{"type":31,"attrs":18748,"content":18749},{"textAlign":865},[18750],{"text":18751,"type":943,"marks":18752},"For most stores, one to two messages is the right answer. A first message sent 30–60 minutes after abandonment, and an optional second message sent 24 hours later if the cart is still abandoned. Beyond two messages, opt-out rates increase and the incremental recovery rate drops significantly. 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This maximises recovery rate without over-spending on SMS sends.",[18779],{"type":964,"attrs":18780},{"color":18722},{"_uid":18782,"title":18783,"content":18784,"component":2023},"3ff18117-f7cf-49c0-b633-4c103d1fd80a","Do I need consent for Shopify SMS marketing in Australia?",{"type":28,"content":18785},[18786],{"type":31,"attrs":18787,"content":18788},{"textAlign":865},[18789],{"text":18790,"type":943,"marks":18791},"Yes, always. Under the Spam Act 2003, all commercial SMS marketing in Australia requires consent. For SMS specifically, ACMA recommends express consent, meaning the customer actively opted in through a specific action such as ticking a checkbox or submitting a sign-up form. A completed purchase does not constitute consent for future marketing messages. If you are not currently capturing explicit SMS opt-ins at checkout, this is the first thing to fix before running any SMS campaign.",[18792],{"type":964,"attrs":18793},{"color":18722},{"_uid":18795,"title":18796,"content":18797,"component":2023},"58b218fd-b4cb-43a3-b826-a528c64e7787","What is the average recovery rate for SMS abandoned carts?",{"type":28,"content":18798},[18799],{"type":31,"attrs":18800,"content":18801},{"textAlign":865},[18802],{"text":18803,"type":943,"marks":18804},"A well-configured SMS abandoned cart flow for an Australian Shopify store with a consented list and AOV above $80 AUD will typically recover 5–15% of abandoned carts. The wide range reflects the significant variation in list quality, message timing, product type, and whether express consent was collected correctly. Stores with very clean lists, high AOV, and repeat customers tend to sit at the top of that range.",[18805],{"type":964,"attrs":18806},{"color":18722},{"_uid":18808,"title":18809,"content":18810,"component":2023},"dbbc1c1b-3cc0-481d-9470-64bfd10f3dc7","How much does Shopify SMS marketing cost?",{"type":28,"content":18811},[18812],{"type":31,"attrs":18813,"content":18814},{"textAlign":865},[18815],{"text":18816,"type":943,"marks":18817},"The cost depends on the platform and how you send. Kudosity's Shopify app is free to install. You pay per message sent, with no monthly minimums. For a flow sending to 100 abandoned carts per week, the weekly SMS cost would typically be $25–$40 AUD. Against a recovery rate of 10% and an AOV of $120, that produces $1,200 in weekly recovered revenue, a return of 30–40x the send cost.",[18818],{"type":964,"attrs":18819},{"color":18722},{"_uid":18821,"title":18822,"content":18823,"component":2023},"e20fd8bd-7f6a-437c-bdde-25be345e23c9","Can I combine SMS and email recovery?",{"type":28,"content":18824},[18825],{"type":31,"attrs":18826,"content":18827},{"textAlign":865},[18828],{"text":18829,"type":943,"marks":18830},"Yes, and this is generally the most effective approach. A combined sequence might look like: SMS at 30 minutes (immediate, high-open-rate recovery window), email at 2 hours (for customers who did not act on the SMS), and a second email at 24 hours with an optional incentive. This sequence reaches customers through two channels without over-saturating either, and lets the SMS handle the time-sensitive window while email handles the longer consideration tail.",[18831],{"type":964,"attrs":18832},{"color":18722},{"type":28,"content":18834},[18835],{"type":31,"attrs":18836,"content":18837},{"textAlign":865},[18838],{"text":2074,"type":943},[],{"type":28,"content":18841},[18842],{"type":31,"attrs":18843},{"textAlign":865},{"type":28,"content":18845},[18846,18848,18869,18880,18889,18897,18905,18914,18916,18925,18933,18941,18958,19002,19007,19020,19091,19099,19110,19115,19120,19131,19194,19201,19209,19219,19292,19294,19307,19309,19371,19373,19399,19413,19752,19754,19779,19797],{"type":31,"attrs":18847},{"textAlign":865},{"type":1053,"attrs":18849},{"id":18850,"body":18851},"099e4de1-a1b4-4a76-bbc8-5cd2d4647e1a",[18852],{"_uid":18853,"color":18854,"title":17,"component":11218,"description":18856},"i-fabfcf20-6367-42cc-b093-f7820c582567",{"value":18855,"plugin":1824},"#4C23CC",{"type":28,"content":18857},[18858],{"type":31,"attrs":18859,"content":18860},{"textAlign":865},[18861],{"text":18862,"type":943,"marks":18863},"Most Shopify stores send abandoned cart emails and SMS but don’t actually know what revenue those messages generate.",[18864,18867,18868],{"type":964,"attrs":18865},{"color":18866},"#1155CC",{"type":968},{"type":18135},{"type":956,"attrs":18870,"content":18871},{"level":958,"textAlign":865},[18872,18873],{"type":2809},{"text":18874,"type":943,"marks":18875},"SMS abandoned cart for Shopify: how to track revenue, not just clicks (Australia guide)",[18876,18879],{"type":964,"attrs":18877},{"color":18878},"#0F172A",{"type":968},{"type":31,"attrs":18881,"content":18882},{"textAlign":865},[18883],{"text":18884,"type":943,"marks":18885},"Most Shopify stores are sending abandoned cart emails. Some are sending SMS reminders too. But here is the real question: can you see exactly how much revenue those messages are generating?",[18886],{"type":964,"attrs":18887},{"color":18888},"#374151",{"type":31,"attrs":18890,"content":18891},{"textAlign":865},[18892],{"text":18893,"type":943,"marks":18894},"High open rates do not pay the bills. Click-through rates do not grow your store. Revenue does.",[18895],{"type":964,"attrs":18896},{"color":18888},{"type":31,"attrs":18898,"content":18899},{"textAlign":865},[18900],{"text":18901,"type":943,"marks":18902},"Shopify abandoned carts represent some of your highest-intent customers. They reached the checkout. They were close. But if your SMS strategy is just set-and-forget, you could be sending messages without knowing whether they are actually converting.",[18903],{"type":964,"attrs":18904},{"color":18888},{"type":31,"attrs":18906,"content":18907},{"textAlign":865},[18908,18913],{"text":18909,"type":943,"marks":18910},"SMS abandoned cart marketing for Shopify is not about blasting reminders. It is about sending the right message, at the right time, and being able to track the revenue it drives.",[18911],{"type":964,"attrs":18912},{"color":18888},{"type":2809},{"type":31,"attrs":18915},{"textAlign":865},{"type":956,"attrs":18917,"content":18918},{"level":958,"textAlign":865},[18919],{"text":18920,"type":943,"marks":18921},"What is SMS abandoned cart marketing?",[18922,18924],{"type":964,"attrs":18923},{"color":18878},{"type":968},{"type":31,"attrs":18926,"content":18927},{"textAlign":865},[18928],{"text":18929,"type":943,"marks":18930},"SMS abandoned cart marketing is the practice of sending a text message to a shopper who added items to their cart but left without completing the purchase. The message is triggered automatically by your Shopify store, sent through an SMS platform, and timed to catch the shopper while the intent to buy is still fresh.",[18931],{"type":964,"attrs":18932},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18934,"content":18935},{"textAlign":865},[18936],{"text":18937,"type":943,"marks":18938},"Unlike a broadcast campaign, abandoned cart SMS is one-to-one. It references the specific customer, their specific cart, and creates a direct path back to checkout. That combination of timing, personalisation, and channel is why cart recovery SMS consistently outperforms email in recovery rate.",[18939],{"type":964,"attrs":18940},{"color":966},{"type":31,"attrs":18942,"content":18943},{"textAlign":865},[18944,18949,18950,18951,18955,18956],{"text":18945,"type":943,"marks":18946},"The key word in all of this is 'recovery'. Not 'sent'. Not 'opened'. Recovery means a completed order. That is the only metric that matters for your store's revenue line.",[18947],{"type":964,"attrs":18948},{"color":966},{"type":2809},{"type":2809},{"text":18952,"type":943,"marks":18953},"Why customers abandon their cart in Shopify.",[18954],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":18957,"type":943},"The Baymard Institute puts the average documented cart abandonment rate across e-commerce at around 70%. 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The last three are where SMS recovery earns its place. A well-timed message recovers the shopper who was genuinely interested but simply left at the wrong moment.",{"type":31,"attrs":19008,"content":19009},{"textAlign":865},[19010,19014,19015],{"text":19011,"type":943,"marks":19012},"Why SMS works better that email for cart recovery.",[19013],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19016,"type":943,"marks":19017},"Email is not dead for cart recovery, but it has real structural disadvantages compared to SMS for this specific use case.",[19018],{"type":964,"attrs":19019},{"color":18888},{"type":1053,"attrs":19021},{"id":19022,"body":19023},"342c5871-a3da-497a-9616-2da761096037",[19024],{"_uid":19025,"style":871,"table":19026,"title":17,"footer":19087,"buttons":19090,"component":1157,"is_markdown":304},"i-7c1d2db1-b1d7-4790-b79b-f2a29eca9c93",{"tbody":19027,"thead":19080,"fieldtype":1157},[19028,19037,19045,19054,19063,19072],{"_uid":19029,"body":19030,"component":1074},"48b8e2ad-7f1f-4774-a68a-cb7bf623ec60",[19031,19034],{"_uid":19032,"value":19033,"component":1067},"aab1507d-a228-4594-9a6c-c1994725f680","Open rate",{"_uid":19035,"value":19036,"component":1067},"0731b28e-3119-4fd0-aed1-222d624ffcd9","SMS: 95%+ open rate, most within 3 minutes. Email: 20–30% open rate, often read hours later.",{"_uid":17,"body":19038,"component":1074},[19039,19042],{"_uid":19040,"value":19041,"component":1067},"9510020a-30f3-4708-a398-8f83274823b1","Deliverability",{"_uid":19043,"value":19044,"component":1067},"2106ad76-19f5-49e6-9cce-5dc21b3698dc","SMS delivers directly to the lock screen. Email competes with filters, tabs, and promotional folders.",{"_uid":19046,"body":19047,"component":1074},"bd247a11-c64e-42c0-8d35-37275729242d",[19048,19051],{"_uid":19049,"value":19050,"component":1067},"4c03ae9e-8042-4745-80ee-40f5c8e1198a","Friction to act",{"_uid":19052,"value":19053,"component":1067},"8dfac1ed-0f63-4d16-973b-87b0546f79c7","One tap from an SMS to checkout. Email often requires unlocking, finding, clicking, then loading.",{"_uid":19055,"body":19056,"component":1074},"0331465c-ea10-420f-83f2-77e73f719e12",[19057,19060],{"_uid":19058,"value":19059,"component":1067},"46155f68-474e-46e3-8fbd-f747816f25a1","Personalisation",{"_uid":19061,"value":19062,"component":1067},"61ff838d-8b98-43c7-8ab9-c7afe01cc26c","Both can personalise, but SMS feels more direct and less like a broadcast.",{"_uid":19064,"body":19065,"component":1074},"2dc43475-6a35-473b-a4dd-071f5e6578b3",[19066,19069],{"_uid":19067,"value":19068,"component":1067},"fbef5c73-0428-4236-81c3-5b14d6a830e6","Consent requirement",{"_uid":19070,"value":19071,"component":1067},"0dcd0e40-a890-49bd-ba93-bf8dd9ac1aa3","Both require consent under Australian law. SMS consent rules are stricter (always express).",{"_uid":19073,"body":19074,"component":1074},"8e6e7517-ce7c-447b-af21-517a5ad92ef0",[19075,19077],{"_uid":19076,"value":17756,"component":1067},"e649b687-b6e3-4068-8cee-1a4451cc7b5e",{"_uid":19078,"value":19079,"component":1067},"01163083-ad05-498e-b193-b767826f1638","SMS costs more per message than email. The ROI justification requires meaningful AOV.",[19081,19084],{"_uid":19082,"value":19083,"component":1151},"b84864f0-066c-47bf-9063-c6dc44c824d9","Factor",{"_uid":19085,"value":19086,"component":1151},"0b7e7cb3-e479-4e79-9648-3468cce38b8d","SMS vs email for abandoned cart",{"type":28,"content":19088},[19089],{"type":31},[],{"type":31,"attrs":19092,"content":19093},{"textAlign":865},[19094],{"text":19095,"type":943,"marks":19096},"SMS is not a replacement for email in cart recovery. It is a complement. The combination of both channels, timed and sequenced correctly, recovers more revenue than either alone.",[19097],{"type":964,"attrs":19098},{"color":18722},{"type":31,"attrs":19100,"content":19101},{"textAlign":865},[19102,19103,19107,19108],{"type":2809},{"text":19104,"type":943,"marks":19105},"Does SMS cart recovery actually work?",[19106],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19109,"type":943},"Yes, when the conditions are right. The recovery rate for SMS abandoned cart flows varies by store, but a well-configured flow in a medium-to-high AOV Shopify store consistently returns 5–15% of abandoned carts as completed orders.",{"type":31,"attrs":19111,"content":19112},{"textAlign":865},[19113],{"text":19114,"type":943},"The more important question is not whether it works in general. It is whether you can see it working in your store. 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Revenue attribution, specifically the ability to connect a completed Shopify order back to the SMS that preceded it, is the measurement that actually matters.",{"type":31,"attrs":19121,"content":19122},{"textAlign":865},[19123,19124,19128,19129],{"type":2809},{"text":19125,"type":943,"marks":19126},"Example ROI calculation using Kudosity.",[19127],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19130,"type":943},"Here is a realistic example for an Australian Shopify store using Kudosity's cart recovery flow, with revenue attribution active.",{"type":1053,"attrs":19132},{"id":19133,"body":19134},"f4753357-2e6d-4f4b-90e0-24d4453445f8",[19135],{"_uid":19136,"style":871,"table":19137,"title":17,"footer":19190,"buttons":19193,"component":1157,"is_markdown":304},"i-ec154927-dabf-4afa-aedf-feebfb44da3a",{"tbody":19138,"thead":19183,"fieldtype":1157},[19139,19148,19157,19166,19175],{"_uid":19140,"body":19141,"component":1074},"adeaf014-773f-4206-ad00-4b6372c2aab3",[19142,19145],{"_uid":19143,"value":19144,"component":1067},"cc7ed8cb-e9b0-4a00-9d98-e2273615df7d","Average order value (AOV):  $120 AUD",{"_uid":19146,"value":19147,"component":1067},"76e554b7-6e4f-4828-b7bc-a81c9a73560f","Weekly revenue recovered:  $1,200 AUD  ",{"_uid":19149,"body":19150,"component":1074},"b2bafb2b-3e40-40fa-ac7f-ad323aa2fd05",[19151,19154],{"_uid":19152,"value":19153,"component":1067},"d61cb4d3-05f2-43d6-9ba4-5ff3739ea2f7","Abandoned carts per month:  400",{"_uid":19155,"value":19156,"component":1067},"8faad616-0099-4d8a-a47f-459a1a07e079","Monthly revenue recovered:  $4,800 AUD",{"_uid":19158,"body":19159,"component":1074},"952def7c-d15b-4ef9-9255-7da188bffb44",[19160,19163],{"_uid":19161,"value":19162,"component":1067},"f98ca949-cc4c-4550-975f-c6abe9727255","SMS recovery rate:  10%",{"_uid":19164,"value":19165,"component":1067},"16b76a90-b0d9-4d04-b544-eb3de5d80a6c","ROI = 300:1",{"_uid":19167,"body":19168,"component":1074},"70478314-cf58-49eb-aeec-30261e46ea7c",[19169,19172],{"_uid":19170,"value":19171,"component":1067},"c863cd04-e35d-47ac-a07d-56971a84aa8b","Recovered orders\u002Fcarts per month:  40",{"_uid":19173,"value":19174,"component":1067},"63cb12ee-198f-4b90-8660-033e50779576","Payback period:  First recovered cart",{"_uid":19176,"body":19177,"component":1074},"ddb59c54-eee9-469f-a869-ebc057aefe32",[19178,19181],{"_uid":19179,"value":19180,"component":1067},"38f9a282-2b26-4b03-a6c9-6248df234be9","SMS cost per month: $16 AUD",{"_uid":19182,"value":17,"component":1067},"610e97ea-9ac0-4bc2-8569-4c13be23eb82",[19184,19187],{"_uid":19185,"value":19186,"component":1151},"a07d2b07-3eaf-4b5c-ad6d-83e9d3db6956","Your Numbers",{"_uid":19188,"value":19189,"component":1151},"ccddc0bd-8f5a-455a-94fd-babe850719e4","The return",{"type":28,"content":19191},[19192],{"type":31},[],{"type":31,"attrs":19195,"content":19196},{"textAlign":865},[19197],{"text":19198,"type":943,"marks":19199},"Example dashboard",[19200],{"type":968},{"type":31,"attrs":19202,"content":19203},{"textAlign":865},[19204],{"type":16736,"attrs":19205},{"id":19206,"alt":17,"src":19207,"title":17,"source":17,"copyright":17,"meta_data":19208},156514009949668,"https:\u002F\u002Fa-us.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F1001817\u002F799x474\u002Fc2f2a8ef1b\u002Fshopify-dashboard-4.svg",{},{"type":31,"attrs":19210,"content":19211},{"textAlign":865},[19212,19216,19217],{"text":19213,"type":943,"marks":19214},"When SMS makes financial sense, and when it doesn't.",[19215],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19218,"type":943},"SMS cart recovery is not the right tool for every store. The maths only work when the revenue per recovered cart is meaningfully higher than the cost to send and manage the flow.",{"type":1053,"attrs":19220},{"id":19221,"body":19222},"a16941e0-f41b-4d95-a256-72ab6ffb4bfa",[19223],{"_uid":19224,"style":871,"table":19225,"title":17,"footer":19288,"buttons":19291,"component":1157,"is_markdown":304},"i-394c75b4-91f5-47e5-b714-b9992805fa33",{"tbody":19226,"thead":19281,"fieldtype":1157},[19227,19236,19245,19254,19263,19272],{"_uid":19228,"body":19229,"component":1074},"704bbe5b-cf9b-4ab4-94aa-b66099592cfd",[19230,19233],{"_uid":19231,"value":19232,"component":1067},"f68d3fd2-64d7-4934-9d72-cbab3a6ba74b","High-margin products",{"_uid":19234,"value":19235,"component":1067},"81b1c945-f470-4f4a-a5db-1e70ccce3b14","Strong fit. Every recovered order contributes real margin, not just revenue.",{"_uid":19237,"body":19238,"component":1074},"d720c16a-73af-4f83-ad73-9df8eebf228d",[19239,19242],{"_uid":19240,"value":19241,"component":1067},"7a984a82-17f4-4139-917b-cad95057034d","Medium to high AOV ($80 AUD+)",{"_uid":19243,"value":19244,"component":1067},"38fcc31c-5f7c-4b7f-b34e-a032bfa2ada9","Strong fit. A $3–5 AUD SMS cost is trivially small against a $120+ order.",{"_uid":19246,"body":19247,"component":1074},"1506c1a4-0173-409b-b291-4c9206c8d7dc",[19248,19251],{"_uid":19249,"value":19250,"component":1067},"784c2647-cf61-4a74-82e5-e24ba39dccb5","Repeat customer businesses",{"_uid":19252,"value":19253,"component":1067},"abad8816-125a-40ba-9421-f38798688960","Strong fit. 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False urgency is noticed, reduces trust, and risks a compliance issue if the product is not actually limited.",{"_uid":19339,"image":19340,"title":19344,"features":19345,"component":19327,"description":19346},"i-6fa80f0c-6a30-476f-883f-378cc2c32e1e",{"id":19341,"alt":17,"name":17,"focus":17,"title":17,"source":17,"filename":19342,"copyright":17,"fieldtype":35,"meta_data":19343,"is_external_url":37},156523317671409,"https:\u002F\u002Fa-us.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F1001817\u002F608x471\u002Fa168ca5b4f\u002Fshopify_blog_incentivemessage.svg",{},"Incentive message",[],"Send this as the second or third message in your sequence, not the first. If you lead with a discount, you train your customers to wait for one. Time-limit the offer to create genuine urgency.",{"_uid":19348,"image":19349,"title":19353,"features":19354,"component":19327,"description":19355},"i-aafc6ee3-ba9a-423f-b719-07319f8d20db",{"id":19350,"alt":17,"name":17,"focus":17,"title":17,"source":17,"filename":19351,"copyright":17,"fieldtype":35,"meta_data":19352,"is_external_url":37},156523317634543,"https:\u002F\u002Fa-us.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F1001817\u002F608x471\u002Fcbfb10f153\u002Fshopify_blog_viprepeatcustomer.svg",{},"VIP or repeat customer version",[],"Tone matters here. A repeat customer does not need urgency or a discount. They need acknowledgment. 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Keep messages short, one clear action, one link, one opt-out line.",[19389],{"type":964,"attrs":19390},{"color":18888},{"type":31,"attrs":19392,"content":19393},{"textAlign":865},[19394],{"text":19395,"type":943,"marks":19396},"Personalisation tokens like [First name] and [Product name] count toward your character total once populated. Always test before sending a flow live.",[19397],{"type":964,"attrs":19398},{"color":18888},{"type":31,"attrs":19400,"content":19401},{"textAlign":865},[19402,19403,19407,19408],{"type":2809},{"text":19404,"type":943,"marks":19405},"Advanced segmentation for Shopify SMS abandoned cart.",[19406],{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19409,"type":943,"marks":19410},"Sending one cart recovery message to every abandoning customer is the baseline. Segmentation is where the real improvement in recovery rate and margin efficiency comes from. 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They are worth a more personalised approach and, if needed, a specific incentive sized to their cart value rather than a flat percentage.",{"type":31,"attrs":19430},{"textAlign":865},{"type":31,"attrs":19432,"content":19433},{"textAlign":865},[19434,19438],{"text":19435,"type":943,"marks":19436},"Segment:",[19437],{"type":968},{"text":19439,"type":943}," Shopify customers where cart total is greater than $150 AUD. Message approach: reference the cart value, offer a reserved-items message, and consider a time-limited free shipping offer rather than a percentage discount.",{"type":1558,"content":19441},[19442,19454],{"type":31,"attrs":19443,"content":19444},{"textAlign":865},[19445,19451,19452],{"text":19446,"type":943,"marks":19447},"First-Time visitors: ",[19448,19450],{"type":964,"attrs":19449},{"color":18855},{"type":968},{"type":2809},{"text":19453,"type":943},"A first-time visitor who reaches checkout has cleared a significant intent threshold. They are unfamiliar with your brand, which means trust is the primary barrier, not price. The recovery message should reassure, not pressure. ",{"type":31,"attrs":19455,"content":19456},{"textAlign":865},[19457,19458,19461],{"type":2809},{"text":19435,"type":943,"marks":19459},[19460],{"type":968},{"text":19462,"type":943}," Shopify customers with zero previous completed orders. Message approach: no discount, no urgency. Lead with your returns policy, your customer support availability, and a clear path back to checkout.",{"type":1558,"content":19464},[19465,19478,19480],{"type":31,"attrs":19466,"content":19467},{"textAlign":865},[19468,19474,19475,19476],{"text":19469,"type":943,"marks":19470},"Returning customers:",[19471,19473],{"type":964,"attrs":19472},{"color":18855},{"type":968},{"text":16989,"type":943},{"type":2809},{"text":19477,"type":943},"A returning customer who abandons their cart is usually a timing or friction issue, not a consideration issue. They already trust the brand. The recovery message should be brief, warm, and assume the sale is still there.",{"type":31,"attrs":19479},{"textAlign":865},{"type":31,"attrs":19481,"content":19482},{"textAlign":865},[19483,19486],{"text":19435,"type":943,"marks":19484},[19485],{"type":968},{"text":19487,"type":943}," Shopify customers with one or more previous completed orders. Message approach: template 4 (VIP version). No incentive needed in the first message. If they do not convert, a small loyalty reward in a follow-up message is appropriate.",{"type":1558,"content":19489},[19490,19499,19504,19506],{"type":31,"attrs":19491,"content":19492},{"textAlign":865},[19493],{"text":19494,"type":943,"marks":19495},"Geography-based segmentation:",[19496,19498],{"type":964,"attrs":19497},{"color":18855},{"type":968},{"type":31,"attrs":19500,"content":19501},{"textAlign":865},[19502],{"text":19503,"type":943},"Australian states have different public holidays, seasonal buying patterns, and in some cases different product relevance. 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Each metric below tells you something specific about a different part of the flow.",{"type":1558,"content":19653},[19654],{"type":31,"attrs":19655,"content":19656},{"textAlign":865},[19657,19663,19665,19666,19667,19671],{"text":19658,"type":943,"marks":19659},"Delivery rate: ",[19660,19662],{"type":964,"attrs":19661},{"color":18855},{"type":968},{"text":19664,"type":943},"is the percentage of messages that were successfully delivered to the recipient's handset, as confirmed by the carrier. A delivery rate below 90% usually indicates list hygiene issues — invalid numbers, ported numbers, or numbers that have been deactivated.",{"type":2809},{"type":2809},{"text":19668,"type":943,"marks":19669},"What to do: ",[19670],{"type":968},{"text":19672,"type":943},"run a number validation pass on any list you have not cleaned in the past six months. 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