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Forest Ink: 48%+ Store Revenue From Email & SMS

Replaced spray-and-pray email program with a retention engine built from the ground up, pushing email & SMS past 48% of total revenue and tripling campaign and flow performance.

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results
the brand

Forest Ink is a brand operated by a family-run group. Already a proven audience, the team needed a retention partner who could turn their existing list and traffic into a high-margin revenue channel.

the challenge
  • Only 4 live flows running, the majority of the automated customer journey was standard.
  • Campaigns blasted to all subscribers without segmentation, deliverability and engagement metrics below standard.
  • Inconsistent campaign design reducing click-through.
  • Pop-up with no ongoing optimization, capping list growth and revenue. 
  • Underperforming email metrics without strategy.
the goal
  • Push email & SMS to create another store revenue channel.
  • Rebuild the flows to cover every stage of the customer journey.
  • Replace blast sends with a segmented, calendar-driven campaign strategy.
  • Scale list growth with optimized pop-up forms and ongoing A/B testing.
  • Launch and scale SMS as a true revenue channel.
  • Take the channel off the founders' plate with ongoing communication and reporting.
the strategy
  • We audited the account end-to-end, and ran the Well Copy retention playbook adapted to Forest Ink's customers.
  • Rebuilt the email flows from 4 flows to a 30+ email customer journey.
  • Replaced full list sends with segmented, calendar-driven campaigns built around non-discount angles.
  • Optimized pop-up forms and did ongoing A/B testing to accelerate list growth
  • Built the SMS channel in parallel with email to capture more revenue.
  • Added deliverability and list hygiene to protect inbox placement and lower Klaviyo billing
the execution
  • Audited the existing flows, rewrote and redesigned each one, and expanded the flows to cover welcome, abandonment, post-purchase, replenishment, and winback, multiplying flow revenue several times over.
  • Rebuilt the campaign calendar with proper segmentation, hitting the right people at the right time.
  • Redesigned every campaign template to maximize click-through, lifting engagement and conversion per send.
  • Launched a refreshed pop-up with ongoing test cycles, upping list growth month-over-month.
  • Built out the SMS program, adding flows, campaigns, and segmentation.
  • Took over account management with daily Slack communication, Tuesday progress reports, and monthly slide decks, so the founders never had to log into Klaviyo.
the results
  • 48%+ of total store revenue now attributed to email and SMS
  • Campaign and flow revenue multiplied by over 3x from baseline
  • SMS revenue grew $100k+ quarter over quarter
  • Flow coverage expanded from 4 basic flows to a full retention engine
  • List growth increased with optimized pop-up performance
  • Two family-owned brands now run under WellCopy after the team chose to consolidate retention
WHY THIS WORKED
  • Rebuilt foundation instead of layering tactics on a broken setup.
  • Segmentation over blast sends, fixing deliverability and engagement.
  • SMS was built as its own channel.
  • The team got clean reporting and zero day-to-day involvement.
  • Trust earned on the first brand was extended to the second.
client review

“We love Well Copy! We have worked with the Well Copy team for over 6 months on one of our brands and we loved the level of service and results so much we asked if they could take on our other brand.

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They’ve done an amazing job driving repeat revenue and optimizing our email and sms channels.

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If you’re looking for an agency to handle your email and sms these guys go above and beyond and we can’t recommend them enough”

Forest Ink