Email was running on Omnisend's default templates: zero branding, no automation, minimum effort. US customers actually read brand emails. Korean customers treat them as spam. I spotted that gap and rebuilt the whole channel from scratch: branded templates, a post-purchase sequence, and member-tier promotions that generated $17K in CRM revenue.
The setup was Omnisend's out-of-the-box template: no branding, no strategy, minimum effort. I came from a market where email is noise. Korean customers don't open brand emails. US customers do. So I rebuilt every template from scratch: APR's bold orange identity, product photography matched to each send, and copy written for someone who actually reads.
There was no follow-up after a customer bought. I built a two-step timed flow: Day +3 to educate before doubt sets in, Week +6 to hit customers right when they're running low, with a repurchase discount timed to the product lifecycle.
Rebuilt the tiers around cumulative order history, then ran exclusive member-only campaigns: each tier got a different email, tighter window, and higher discount than anything the public could access.