Purpose
1.2. Improve customer engagement and retention by providing relevant, timely product suggestions.
1.3. Drive repeat orders, boost cross-sell/upsell opportunities, and optimize inventory turnover.
1.4. Nurture brand loyalty with personalized marketing at scale.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. User segment enters “at risk”/inactive status (e.g., no purchase within 60 days).
2.3. Browsing of product category or SKU not previously purchased.
2.4. Manual or automatic tagging as high-value or VIP account.
2.5. Special campaigns (seasonal, launch, exclusive offers).
Platform Variants
3.1. Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Use "Journey Builder" + "Einstein Recommendations;" configure API triggers from CRM object changes.
3.2. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Set up "Workflows" with Email Personalization tokens tied to properties, triggers via List Membership API.
3.3. Klaviyo
• Feature/Setting: Flow trigger “Placed Order” or “Viewed Product;” configure personalized block with Profile API for dynamic content.
3.4. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Customer Journeys with conditional email sends; use "Recommendations API" for section content.
3.5. ActiveCampaign
• Feature/Setting: Automations > "If/Else" triggers on specific tag or custom field; dynamic content API for email modules.
3.6. Sendinblue
• Feature/Setting: Marketing Automation workflows; Custom SMTP API to inject personalized recommendations.
3.7. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Dynamic Templates + "Substitution Tags;" use "Marketing Campaigns API" for batch processing.
3.8. Iterable
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Studio with event-triggered emails; Recommendations API for dynamic blocks.
3.9. Omnisend
• Feature/Setting: Automation > “Post-purchase” or “Custom Event” triggers; product picker via API integration.
3.10. Constant Contact
• Feature/Setting: Automated Email Series; use Custom Code/Personalization Fields via API for product insertion.
3.11. Braze
• Feature/Setting: Canvas Flows; Connected Content API for real-time product suggestions per user.
3.12. Eloqua
• Feature/Setting: Program Canvas with Event Listeners; integrate with Recommendation Engine via REST API.
3.13. Marketo
• Feature/Setting: Smart Campaigns with "Trigger Campaigns;" use Webhook to fetch product recs from backend.
3.14. Zoho Campaigns
• Feature/Setting: Workflow rules on field update; invoke Deluge Custom Functions for product block population.
3.15. Campaign Monitor
• Feature/Setting: Journey Builder with Contact Triggers; Template Language API for injecting products.
3.16. Moosend
• Feature/Setting: Automation Workflow > "When a purchase is made;" Dynamic Email Blocks via API call.
3.17. Customer.io
• Feature/Setting: Event-Triggered Campaigns; Data-driven content fields via Event or Segment Data API.
3.18. Dotdigital
• Feature/Setting: Program Builder for triggered sends; External Dynamic Content API for real-time updates.
3.19. SendPulse
• Feature/Setting: Automation 360; Personalization using REST API to pull recommendations.
3.20. Retention Science
• Feature/Setting: Automated Recommendation Campaign; API integration for product and preference sync.
3.21. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing
• Feature/Setting: Customer Journey Editor with trigger on segment entry; use "Content Blocks" API for email injection.
Benefits
4.2. Reduced manual marketing labor; scalable personalization.
4.3. More efficient inventory management due to improved product targeting.
4.4. Enhanced satisfaction and retention with meaningful content.
4.5. Detailed analytics and ROI tracking per personalized campaign.