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Email & SMSUpdated April 2026

Email & SMS Marketing

The highest-ROI channel, unlocked.

Lifecycle email, SMS, push, and CRM flows built in Klaviyo, HubSpot, Customer.io, and Braze — often 30%+ of ecommerce revenue.

What it is

Email is still the highest-ROI channel in digital, when done right. We architect full lifecycle programs — welcome, browse abandonment, post-purchase, winback, VIP — and pair them with segmentation, personalization, and rigorous testing.

Why it matters

  • Email marketing delivers an average return of $36–$42 for every $1 spent — the highest ROI of any digital channel (Litmus State of Email ROI, 2024).
  • SMS open rates exceed 98%, with 90% of messages read within 3 minutes of delivery (SlickText / Mobile Marketing Association data).
  • Owned channels — no algorithm to fight.

Outcomes

  • Higher LTV
  • Lower churn
  • 30%+ of ecom revenue

Tools we love

KlaviyoHubSpotCustomer.ioBrazeMailchimpPostmark

Who this is for

Growth-stage teams that want email & sms treated as a discipline — not a side project. You have a real business to grow, budget to deploy thoughtfully, and an exec team that wants answers in numbers.

When you'd hire us

  • Launching a new brand, product, or market.
  • Current results are plateauing and you need a reset.
  • You need senior thinking without hiring a full-time team.

Engagement shape

Standalone sprint, multi-month program, or embedded team — you pick what fits. Fixed-fee sprints start small; programs scale with scope; embedded engagements run on a monthly retainer.

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Our process

A transparent, six-step cadence we run for every engagement — adapted to your business.

1

Audit & Strategy

Deliverability, list health, and flow gap analysis.

2

Design System

On-brand, modular email templates.

3

Flow Build-out

Core flows + segmentation logic.

4

Campaigns & Testing

Weekly campaigns and A/B tests.

What you get

How we're different

Email & SMS is a noisy space. A few things we believe — and push back on — that shape how we run every engagement.

What most agencies do
  • Sell you a fixed template and adapt your business to it.
  • Hand the work to juniors after the pitch.
  • Report on vanity metrics that don't tie to revenue.
  • Lock you into proprietary tools you can't take with you.
  • Chase shiny tactics without a durable strategy.
What we do instead
  • Build a email & sms system tuned to your P&L.
  • Senior practitioners on every call, every week.
  • Report on pipeline, revenue, CAC, LTV — not impressions.
  • All files, data, and docs live in your accounts. No lock-in.
  • Strategy first. Tactics second. Always in that order.

FAQs

Do you do SMS and WhatsApp, not just email?+

Yes — we build lifecycle SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp programs on Attentive, Klaviyo SMS, Postscript, and native WhatsApp Business APIs. SMS drives 98%+ open rates but is easy to over-use; we design cadences that respect the channel.

Which ESP do you recommend?+

Klaviyo for ecommerce under $50M revenue. HubSpot or Customer.io for B2B SaaS. Iterable or Braze for enterprise ecommerce over $50M with complex segmentation. We're vendor-neutral and pick based on fit, not partner fees.

Do you run email deliverability audits?+

Yes. Every engagement starts with an SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration check, a blacklist scan, and list hygiene review. Deliverability is the invisible constraint — brilliant campaigns hitting spam folders don't matter.

Industries we deliver Email & SMS for

Every industry has its own buyer, compliance, and economics. Click through for the playbook we use in your category.

Recent writing on Email & SMS

Fresh thinking from our team — browse all Email & CRM articles.

Email & SMS — by city

Every office runs email & sms with local practitioners, regional compliance, and language coverage for that market. Pick the city closest to you.

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Ready to start Email & SMS?

Book a free strategy call — we'll draft a email & sms plan tailored to your business.