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JEWELLERY & ACCESSORIES · CASE STUDY
From a quiet list to a working lifecycle programme.
The Swaf’s tracked owned-channel revenue reached $133,653 across March–August 2026, up from $18,284 in the same months of 2025. Welcome, recovery and post-purchase journeys supported a growing business.
1 March–31 August 2026 vs 1 March–31 August 2025
THE MEASURED RESULT
tracked owned-channel revenue, year on year
1 March–31 August 2026 vs 1 March–31 August 2025
01 · THE CONTEXT
The starting point
The Swaf entered the work with a dormant audience to reconnect with and a lifecycle programme to expand. The March launch plan brought welcome and cart journeys together with campaigns, followed by browse, post-purchase and win-back work.
The task was to build useful customer touchpoints while managing the effect of sending again to a less-engaged list.
THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY
How could The Swaf turn more shopping interest into an ongoing customer relationship?
02 · THE WORK
Build around the next customer decision.
Build the core journeys
Welcome and recovery journeys became the centre of the programme. The measured period includes revenue from Thrivelia-labelled welcome, browse, cart, checkout and post-purchase flows. These are customer touchpoints that continue working between campaign sends.
Rebuild engagement before expanding reach
After reactivation increased negative engagement, the team tightened campaign audiences and followed a reputation-repair approach. By the May review, engagement and deliverability had improved enough to discuss expanding reach again.
Connect subscriber capture with follow-up
Alia supported subscriber acquisition, with pop-up variations tested alongside the email programme. Email and SMS were reviewed together, while the team continued refining flow performance and campaign creative.
INSIDE THE DECISIONS
Reactivation changes both the opportunity and the risk.
The Swaf had more than a flow-build task: it also had a dormant audience to reconnect with. Sending again created access to existing interest, but negative engagement meant the team had to tighten audiences before considering broader reach. That response connects lifecycle expansion with the reputation needed for messages to keep reaching people.
The May review also identified advertising spend and subscriber capture as contributors to growth. More relevant people entering the programme can increase the opportunity available to both campaigns and flows. Track acquisition, eligible reach and journey conversion together, then expand the audience in stages. The 631% account result describes the reported comparison; the audience work explains a practical decision behind maintaining the programme.
03 · THE OUTCOME
The results, with the full context.
Tracked owned-channel revenue grew from $18,283.95 to $133,652.51, a 631.0% increase. Flow revenue rose from $18,283.95 to $108,338.22, while campaigns contributed $25,314.29 against a zero recorded campaign baseline.
The wider business was also growing. The May review explicitly identified higher advertising spend and subscriber capture as contributing factors. These results reflect the wider commercial context, rather than an isolated measure of email’s incremental effect.
Measure | Mar–Aug 2025 | Mar–Aug 2026 | Change
Tracked owned-channel revenue | $18,283.95 | $133,652.51 | +631.0%
Tracked flow revenue | $18,283.95 | $108,338.22 | +492.5%
Tracked campaign revenue | $0.00 | $25,314.29 | No baseline
Tracked SMS revenue¹ | $0.00 | $14,687.06 | No baseline
Source: Hiro Analytics. 1 March–31 August 2026 vs 1 March–31 August 2025. Amounts are USD. Revenue is platform-attributed, not incremental or a measure of profit. Changes use unrounded values. ¹SMS overlaps flow and campaign totals and must not be added to them. The March 2026 launch phase falls within the measured window. The prior-year account had no recorded campaign revenue or campaign deliveries. Flow totals include existing account activity as well as Thrivelia work. Store growth and paid acquisition also contributed to the commercial context.
THE TAKEAWAY
Build a stronger customer journey.
The Swaf gained a broader lifecycle programme and a larger tracked contribution from owned channels. The strongest measured contribution came from flows. The work also showed why audience quality, subscriber capture and campaign reach need to be managed together.
WHAT TO APPLY
Rebuild engagement before increasing reach.
When a quiet list starts receiving campaigns again, expand reach in stages and watch negative engagement. Keep subscriber acquisition and paid traffic in the explanation of growth rather than crediting email with every additional sale.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORK
What this case study shows.
How should a large growth percentage from a small baseline be read?
The Swaf recorded $133,653 in tracked owned-channel revenue for March–August 2026 versus $18,284 in the same months of 2025. The low baseline and wider business growth are part of the context. Report the absolute amounts beside the percentage, and evaluate the welcome, recovery and post-purchase work without assigning all growth to a single intervention.
Does attributed email revenue prove incremental profit?
No. Attribution assigns orders to a channel under a reporting model. It does not show how many orders would have happened without the messages. Assess the stated dates, baseline, channel overlap and wider store performance, then use margin data and suitable holdout tests when the decision requires an estimate of incremental profit.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
What could your email programme do next?
Find the opportunities in your customer journey.
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