Winning With Shopify

“65% of consumers plan to do all of their shopping before Black Friday / Cyber Monday!”This week we are joined by the extremely knowledgable and all round great guy, Brian Krug, who is the Customer Success Lead at Seguno.In this episode Brian shares his insights into how you can maximise your sales throughout the Black Friday Cyber Monday period via email, and why you should start preparing now. If you’re looking to make the most of maximising Black Friday Cyber Monday this year this is an episode for you!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction2:47 Brian’s background & journey so far4:32 The pro’s and con’s of a small business7:28 Why start to think about BFCM now12:57 What you should be doing today to prepare16:08 Doing things differently this BFCM20:48 Timing & personalising your promotions correctly35:20 Building your welcome series43:15 Get your free email strategy sessionSeguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show

“I would rather they didn’t get my emails!”This week we are joined by the founder of Total Sports Enterprises, Todd Murphy.Todd shares his story and insights to growing TSE into what it is today and how he sends 2 emails to his subscribers every single day! If you're looking to build a loyal and raving fan base of customers, this episode is not to be missed!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction2:31 About Total Sports Enterprises3:15 Creating a USP6:13 Do you need to segment audiences?7:28 Frequency of emails11:05 How to create enough content for emails13:18 When to discount products and offer promotions15:07 The process of creating efficient email content19:40 How to grow email lists22:20 How seasonality effects marketing your brand26:03 How to approach growing into a new market29:48 Advice to other Shopify stores about email marketingSeguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopify Support the show

This week is all about email design with the awesome Katherine from Seguno!Nick and Katherine discuss the importance of email design in marketing, email templates that work, and trends in email marketing right now. If you need help with designing your emails and converting more customers, this episode is not to be missed!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction2:19 About Katherine3:32 How important is the design of an email in email marketing?6:02 How to create GIFs12:06 How to come up with good content for Email Marketing15:35 What comes first, the design or the message17:55 Where to start with creating content ideas30:15 Email templates that work35:43 What are the trends with email marketing right now39:44 Get in touch with KatherineSeguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopify Support the show

In this episode we are joined by Jonnie who has co-founded the awesome Shopify business, Toast’d!Jonnie shares his story and knowledge following an impressive career in marketing, and shares his top tips on how you can grow your Shopify store through email marketing!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction2:18 About Jonnie & Toast’d5:45 Working with family & building a team8:32 How to generate email subscribers13:36 The difference of prospects and customers15:28 Creating the right emails for the right audience24:25 3 things to help develop your brand and marketing message34:47 How to retain customers42:59 What other things you can do to drive more revenueCheck out Toast’d - https://toast-d.co.uk/Seguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show

This week we are joined by Chris Huntly-Gordon, Co-founder of the Shopify store, KillaVanilla, & Merchant Outreach at Seguno!Chris and Nick discuss email marketing strategies that work, gaining a competitive edge and overcoming regulations, building brand sentiment through customer reviews, how Chris got involved with Seguno, email automations you must prioritise and much much more. This is not one to be missed!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction1:39 About Chris & how KillaVanilla was founded9:05 Competitive edge and regulations14:50 What is KillaVanilla’s email strategy?21:04 Building brand sentiment through customer reviews24:48 How Chris got involved with Seguno29:30 The power of email30:54 Email automations you must prioritise36:45 When to use discounts38:50 How does omni-channel marketing work for KillaVanillaKillaVanilla: https://killavanilla.com/Seguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-shopify-podcast to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show

This week we are joined by Rob Avery, Founder of Next FPV, to share his knowledge on using email marketing to scale an e-commerce brand!This episode includes using stories for marketing content, how do you personalise branded emails, aligning Email Marketing with other channels and far more!Key takeaways:0:00 - Introduction2:27 - About Rob Avery7:14 - Using stories for Marketing Content9:04 - Segmenting audiences for Email Marketing15:35 - Coupling marketing with operations22:00 - How NEXT FPV started in Email Marketing26:05 - The development of Email Marketing for NEXT FPV31:01 - How do you personalise branded emails?32:00 - Aligning Email Marketing with other channels39:04 - Now you’ve planned email segmentation, what’s next?Next FPV: https://www.nextfpv.com/Seguno is offering Winning with Shopify listeners an extended free trial, plus a complementary strategy session with an email marketing expert. Visit https://www.seguno.com/winning-with-s... to claim your offer.Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube:    / @winningwithshopify  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_wit...TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithsh...Support the show

This is the first episode of a very exciting series all around email marketing! We are joined by email marketing legend and Founder of Seguno, Chris Geiss.Chris and Nick discuss where you should start with email marketing, how email automations can generate you sales in your sleep, creating content ideas for email and much more!Key Takeaways:0:00 Introduction 1:46 3 Fun facts about Chris and Nick5:44 About Chris Geiss & Seguno9:45 Why another email platform?11:26 How does Seguno stand out from other email marketing platforms?13:41 Where you should start with email marketing 21:18 How it negatively impacts your brand when email flows don’t work23:23 When should you bring a pop up window to capture email?30:17 Finding your brand tone of voice in email31:22 Is there a danger with automation?34:24 How to create content ideas for email40:40 Does longer email automation flows still work?Seguno: https://www.seguno.com/Connect with Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpgeiss/Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show

This week we are joined by the incredibly knowledgeable Dominic McGregor. Dom started out creating viral Twitter accounts at age 19, and then went on to co-founding Europe’s fastest growing social media agency, Social Chain, working with some of the world’s most recognisable brands. Years later, he is now the co-founder of Fearless Adventures, investing in founders looking to rapidly scale their businesses.Dom and Nick discuss the evolution of social media, the opportunities from omni-channel marketing, how to get brand messaging and content right, and much more!Key takeaways:0:00 Introduction1:06 About Dom McGregor2:23 How social media has changed and the challenges brands face today 5:19 What to look for in a brand when acquiring a Shopify business8:05 The opportunities from omni-channel marketing11:12 The evolution of social media platforms16:11 What platforms to start on when starting out23:51 How to get brand messaging and content rightFollow Dominic here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpjmcgregor/Fearless adventures: https://www.fearlessadventures.co.uk/Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopify Support the show

This week is all about paid social media advertising! We are joined by the extremely knowledgable, Marin Ištvanić, who is a Partner at the social media advertising agency, Inspire.Marin and Nick dive into the foundations of a successful Shopify store, how to create compelling marketing campaigns, paid social strategies to consider and much more!Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro1:36 About Marin3:50 Foundations of a successful Shopify store6:18 What channels you should be using for paid social advertising10:46 Creating compelling marketing campaigns20:22 Paid social strategies you should consider24:48 How much to put in each marketing channel28:50 Calculating Customer Attribution38:20 Thoughts on Meta’s ThreadsMarin’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/IstvanicMarinInspire Agency -  https://inspiredigitalgroup.com/Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show

For Week 2 of our Social Media Series we are joined by the lovely Janis Thomas, Managing Director of the e-commerce brand, Look Fabulous Forever!Janis shares an insight into their social media marketing strategy, how they amassed over a million views on a single video, how they have grown their social media presence and turning followers into customers!If you are looking to grow your brand’s social media presence to scale your business, this episode is not to be missed!Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro1:19 About Janis3:40 What channels Look Fabulous Forever are using & why7:26 How to grow your social channels10:10 Finding out what content to create12:10 The stats to look at when analysing content16:22 How to create an engaging customer survey19:27 Converting followers into customers24:30 How to allocate budgets for different stages of the marketing funnel34:06 How to use CRM and the data40:17 The future of Social Media Marketing for Look Fabulous ForeverJanis Thomas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janisthomas/Look Fabulous Forever - https://www.lookfabulousforever.com/Website: https://winningwithshopify.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@winningwithshopifyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/winning_with_shopify/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@winningwithshopifySupport the show