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How Days Brewing are building a community of superfans with 1:1 conversation via SMS

Beverage merchant Days Brewing are shaking up the UK’s beer industry with an alcohol free alternative to the traditional pint. They chose Blueprint to unlock meaningful, 1:1 relationships with their customer base.

February 10, 2021

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Duncan Keith

Co-Founder

Use-Cases

Feedback Message

Abandoned Carts

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The Problem

Lack of 1:1 communication.

Days are building a brand on authentic 0.0% beer and the lifestyle that goes with it. Soon after launching they noticed potential to win over valuable repeat customers who bought into the brands tone, values and beers, they saw 1-1 comms as a way to develop even closer relationships with these customers and turn them into superfans.

‍Using traditional solutions like email marketing or retargeting ads just can't build the connection or brand-equity that a 1:1 conversation with an owned audience can. These channels lack both the immediacy, connection and TOV that a 1:1 channel like SMS is built on.

The Solutions

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5-day feedback message

Days installed Blueprint onto their Shopify and built a simple customer flow that focused on 1:1 conversation with a customer post-order. This message was designed to create a 1:1 connection with a customer past a transactional email gain invaluable feedback on their first product launches.

Unlike most review emails that are purely transactional, Days were able to build 1:1 feedback through SMS. With an incredible 25% reply rate, Days customers were clearly super engaged and eager to be involved with the brand.

A key part of this strategy for Days was to surprise and delight their early customers at each stage of the customer journey, enabled post-order with 1:1 connection through SMS - immediately picked up on and appreciated by their customer base.

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5-day feedback message

Days collect valuable feedback by following up with a post-purchase SMS.

Metrics 📈

44.8%

Reply rate 💬

Top Tip 💡

Colloquialisms + TOV do really well

Top Tip 💡

Colloquialisms + TOV do really well

Top Tip 💡

Colloquialisms + TOV do really well

Days' automated messaging is both customizable and scalable.

"Consumer feedback has driven all parts of the Days journey to date and having Blueprint on board means that we can continue to put our consumer at the heart of our business."

Duncan Keith

Co-Founder

2

Slack Integration

With a small, fast-moving team, Days brewing needed to stay on-top of customer conversations efficiently. Days connected Blueprint to their Team slack for notifications of all conversations that were happening and an easy way to jump in:

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Slack Integration

Metrics 📈

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Top Tip 💡

Days never miss a customer message with their Slack integration.

3

Abandoned carts

Days brewing also added SMS abandoned carts to their customer journey, to drive a better recovery rate and 1:1 communication.

In comparison to the usual blast emails, Abandoned carts through SMS enabled Days to build immediate brand equity and offer 1:1 support - vs the generic "10% off" that goes straight to your spam folder.

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Abandoned carts

Days brewing also added SMS abandoned carts to their customer journey, to drive a better recovery rate and 1:1 communication.

Metrics 📈

17%

Carts recovered 🛒

£2.24

Revenue per message 💬

Top Tip 💡

Use the opportunity to remind customers of one of your key value props (e.g. free shipping)

Top Tip 💡

Use the opportunity to remind customers of one of your key value props (e.g. free shipping)

Top Tip 💡

Use the opportunity to remind customers of one of your key value props (e.g. free shipping)

Days recovered 17% of abandoned carts with reminder flows.

"You can read all the high level reports you want, but nothing beats actually having a conversation with and learning from the consumer."

Duncan Keith

Co-Founder

In Conclusion

5x ROI from 1:1 communication.

By deploying Blueprint’s SMS platform, Days were able to offer a unique, authentic experience for their customers.

The solution integrated with their Shopify store and Slack workspace within minutes, and delivered personalized messaging flows for post purchase feedback and abandoned carts in a manner that seamlessly complemented their existing email communications.

The intimate brand-customer relationship building it enabled turned buyers into ‘superfans’, and ultimately, drove retained revenue amongst Days' most highly engaged customers.