Alert for E-Commerce Store Owners
We run email campaigns all day long, every day of the week. We don't get tired, forget, or have other priorities. We do the work, you get the results.
$68–84
Cost to acquire one new customer in 2026 — up 40–60% since 2023
60%
of DTC brand revenue comes from returning customers — not new ones
5×
cheaper to retain a customer than acquire a new one
The Numbers Don't Lie
Email marketing should be generating 39% of your revenue — but it's often pushed to the bottom of the list. The best abandon cart sequences, welcome series, and win-back messages take real expertise to get right. Doing them wrong costs thousands.
We let entrepreneurs like you focus on your zone of genius by taking the whole process off your hands. We establish your segmenting, build your email design creative, write copy that converts, and test everything until we crack the results you're after.
We're one of the ONLY performance-based agencies in the world. If we don't get you new sales, you don't pay.
Real Client Results
We Help Shopify & Ecommerce Stores Grow
01
19 years experience, 4,678 email campaigns, endless split tests. We've learned the hard way what works — and what doesn't. There's no one-size-fits-all approach to email for your business.
02
No one can be exceptional at all skills. We have dedicated email copywriters who sell, email builders who convert, and client managers who make sure things get done. Three different skills, three different specialists.
03
Intelligent automated flows: Welcome Series, Abandoned Carts, Winbacks, Shipping Notifications, and more — customized for each customer. No one integrates your Shopify data with email campaigns like we do.
By Mitch Tarr, Founder
Email Marketing Mastery: Grow Your Business With Email Marketing — 160 pages of battle-tested strategy from 12+ years of running campaigns for ecommerce brands of every size.
Good email marketing is based on good marketing. Don't let myths and mystery keep you from growing your business. Learn from the pro who's been in the trenches.
Get the Book on Amazon Read a SampleWhy Performance-Based Pricing?
After working with some of the biggest brands in the world, we saw so many businesses left burned by agencies. We took the risk away by offering services on a performance basis.
Nothing. We're so confident we want to allow businesses — both big and small, especially those burned in the past — an opportunity to leverage email campaigns.
We require a certain business size, sales volume, tracking, and conversion levels. Conditions apply — you have to qualify.
See If You QualifyEmail Services
We're Klaviyo-certified experts who build the email infrastructure that turns subscribers into loyal, repeat customers. You benefit from 19 years of EXPERIENCE.
Book a Free Strategy Call01 — The Acquisition Cost Crisis
In 2026, acquiring a single purchase costs between $68 and $84 for a typical online store — a 40–60% increase since 2023. The steepest short-term climb the industry has recorded.
If you're not making money on repeat purchases, you're not making money. Every new customer is a loss unless you bring them back — and email is the most cost-effective channel to do that.
$68–84
Average CAC in 2026
Cost to acquire one new customer — up 40–60% since 2023.
5×
Cheaper to Retain Than Acquire
Customer retention is documented as 5× less expensive than acquiring new customers.
60%
of DTC Revenue From Returning Customers
Sustainable businesses are built on repeat purchases, not one-time transactions.
60–70%
Conversion Rate: Existing vs New
Loyal customers convert at 60–70% vs just 5–20% for cold prospects.
+33%
LTV Lift From 2-Point Retention Gain
A 2-point churn reduction (8%→6%) extends customer lifetime from 12.5 to 16.7 months.
02 — The Return of Direct Relationships
The data makes a clear case: the most defensible position in ecommerce isn't a great product or a clever ad — it's a direct, owned relationship with your customer base.
Email is the infrastructure that makes that relationship scalable. Not social (rented attention). Not paid ads (expensive and temporary). Email — the channel you own, that converts at 3–14× the rate of cold traffic.
Calculate your email revenue potential →03 — Structural Shifts in Market Defensibility
Strong direct relationship management remains one of the few core competitive advantages that AI cannot replicate. You can automate the sending — but you can't automate the trust.
Cookies are fading. Attribution is less precise. User opt-outs create persistent blind spots. Teams can only unlock advanced AI value once a clean, direct first-party data foundation is in place. Email is that foundation.
Get a free email audit for your store →The Automation Gap
Strong relationship management remains one of the few core competitive advantages that AI cannot automate. Every other operational layer will be commoditised.
The First-Party Data Mandate
Performance tracking numbers are increasingly modelled and attribution is less precise. Teams can only unlock advanced AI value once a clean first-party data foundation is in place.
01
Welcome series, abandoned cart, win-back, post-purchase — intelligent sequences that convert 24/7.
02
Newsletters, product launches, seasonal promos — designed, written, and sent by our team.
03
Pop-up optimization, lead magnets, and smart segmentation to grow and maintain a healthy list.
04
Inbox placement, sender reputation, and technical setup so your emails actually land.
05
Killer copy that converts, email design creative built to sell. We test until we crack your results.
06
Clear monthly reporting with actionable insights — know exactly what's driving revenue.
Book a free strategy call and we'll map out exactly what your store needs.
Book a Free Strategy CallSMS Services
Your competition isn't using SMS. Shouldn't you? Enjoy 95%+ open rates with 35% click rates.
We create SMS campaigns featuring new products, promotions, announcements and more — and we handle compliance so you never have to worry.
Let's Talk95%+
Open Rates
35%
Click Rates
2026 Verified SMS Benchmarks
90–98%
Open Rate
SMS open rates hold at 90–98%, with 90% of messages read within 3 minutes of delivery.
$71
Return Per $1 Spent
High-performing SMS programs yield $71 per $1 spent — outperforming email's $36 per $1. CTRs hit 18–35% depending on sector.
$2.42+
Revenue Per Recipient
Top-tier automated flows (cart recovery, onboarding) achieve $2.42+ RPR on highly segmented lists.
<0.5%
Excellent Unsubscribe Rate
Under 0.5% per send = healthy list. Above 2.0% = critical fatigue. Proper segmentation is the difference. Stimulate Agency 2026
4–6
Messages Per Month
Optimal send cadence to maximize engagement without driving opt-outs or burning relationship capital. Mailchimp 2026
01
SMS carries significant legal risk. Unlike many providers, we follow USA TCPA regulation to a T — automating compliance in the background so you can rest easy.
02
Send to ultra-targeted audiences, automate messages based on customer actions, and analyze what really drives new revenue. Instantly get a return.
03
Make money as you sleep. Welcome Series, Abandoned Carts, Winbacks, Shipping Notifications — customized flows for each customer.
The Numbers Don't Lie
Ready to talk to a strategist? Take advantage of our performance-based service.
Schedule a Free ConsultationROI Calculator
Top ecommerce stores generate 39–44% of their revenue from email. See what that means for your store.
ZinMarketing Flow System™
Use this simulator to calculate the ROI on topgrading your flows. Then tell me where else you can get that type of return on marketing spend.
Enter Your Business Metrics
Current State (Basic Flows)
$2,500/mo
5% Contribution
With ZinMarketing Flow System™
$7,500/mo
15% Contribution
Your ROI Results
Monthly Increase
$5,000
Monthly ROI
82%
Annual Increase
$60,000
Annual ROI
1,455%
New Subscribers/mo
800
Payback Period
0.7 mo
One Time Investment
$3,750
Revenue Breakdown by Flow
Projections based on ZinMarketing's average client results. Individual results vary by list size, niche, and current email maturity.
Free Email Audit
We review your email program and show you exactly where revenue is being left on the table. No cost, no obligation.
Book Your Free AuditAre your critical automations in place? We check every flow opportunity against top-performing ecommerce benchmarks.
Open rates, click rates, revenue per send — benchmarked against the top-performing ecommerce brands in your niche.
Are your emails landing in the inbox? We check sender score, authentication setup, and spam complaint rate.
Are you sending to the right people? We review how your list is structured, maintained, and deployed.
Do you know what's actually working? We audit your tracking and attribution so you can make data-driven decisions.
Book a 30-minute call and we'll review your account live.
Book Your Free AuditOur Team
We're your full-service partner in email content creation, design, and strategy. With our proven processes and personalized human touch, we implement a customized email marketing plan optimized to convert leads, engage customers, and skyrocket sales.
Founder & CEO · Rancho Mirage, CA
Mitch started his career at IBM and Oracle, where he built the sales and marketing instincts that still drive ZinMarketing today. After leaving corporate, he built his own company teaching sales skills nationwide — then discovered direct response marketing and was mentored by Jay Abraham, widely regarded as the world's highest-paid marketing consultant.
He founded ZinMarketing in 2007 with one goal: help companies unlock the revenue hiding in their email list. After 5,389 campaigns and $26M+ in revenue generated, the core principles haven't changed — but the results keep getting better.
1977–1980
B.Arts, Economics — University of Alberta
IBM · Oracle
Marketing Representative
Net Nanny · Jaws Technologies
VP Marketing & VP Alliances
The Internet Marketing Center
VP Sales & VP Marketing
2007 — Present
Founder & CEO, ZinMarketing
Published Author · 3 Books
"He is a 'doer' not a 'talker' and can backup what he says — something equally rare today."
— LinkedIn recommendation
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Mitch regularly shares insights on email strategy, ecommerce growth, and what's actually working in DTC marketing right now — straight from 19 years in the trenches.
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ZinMarketing works a little differently than most agencies. We begin with a free initial analysis to review your current numbers and sales metrics. From there, we brainstorm 3–5 effective automated email flows and weekly strategies, customized to you.
The job isn't done until you're seeing the promised results.
People matter. Do they care? Are they talented? Do they have integrity? The answer is a resounding yes.
Schedule your free initial consultation to chat with a creation expert and learn how our process works.
Schedule a Free ConsultationContact Us
Book a free discovery call. We'll review your current setup and show you exactly where the revenue opportunities are.
Response Time
Within 24 hours
Discovery Call
30 minutes, free
Performance-Based
No results, no pay
Free Offer · Established Ecommerce Brands Only
Our team has developed a Klaviyo flow that integrates with your Shopify store, captures leads, and generates revenue fast — the first implementation is completely free.
Get Your Free Klaviyo Flow →24hrs
Deploy our Klaviyo flow and start generating sales within 24 hours of implementation.
$100K
Stores have seen up to $100,000 in monthly revenue from this strategy alone.
Free
Get the first implementation free. See the impact, then decide if you want more.
Proven Case Study
While most store owners remain unaware of this game-changing strategy, those who have embraced it have witnessed extraordinary results. For a limited time, you can get this revolutionary Klaviyo flow absolutely free.
$283K
Total revenue — first 90 days
$119K
42% directly from Klaviyo
7 flows from our ZinMarketing Playbook. Flows generated $38K, campaigns $80K. In just the last 30 days: $106K total — $67K (64%) from Klaviyo alone.
The numbers are clear — our impact is substantial and growing.
Client Testimonial
Conditions apply — for established brands, not startups.
Done-For-You · Pay Once · Results Guaranteed
No subscriptions. No retainers. Just results.
7 flows, 29 emails — custom-built for your brand using our battle-tested system. Results in 30 days or every penny back.
Get Started — Book a Call →$56K
Found 22% new revenue within 30 days. Customized flows. No additional ad spend.
$1.7M
They had zero flows in place. Continued growing all year with our flow structure.
33%
The X-Flow starts working in 24 hours. No one else is using this approach.
$127K
Already had email in place. Added net new revenue starting Month 1.
I'd like to do all this hard work for you — give you the flows, design and copy, ready to go — so you can concentrate on getting new business and converting existing customers into bigger buyers more often.
My office does all the heavy lifting: designs, writes, and installs all the email flows. You sit back and watch your email earnings get fatter each month.
Book a time on my calendar. I'll ask a few questions and show you exactly how we install extra earnings in your account — fast.
See the Results in Action
"Mitch and his team have been responsible for a big chunk of revenue in the past 3 years."
— Don
"ZinMarketing built a new site for me, then installed his email system. Life-changing revenue."
— Aliki
"We launched our brand with Mitch's team. Now we are on the map and growing."
— Patrick
Attention: Ecommerce Store Owners
Get Engaged Customers. Do Less Work. Make More Sales. Or Get Every Penny Back.
We capture your voice so perfectly, your customers will think you wrote it yourself.
Get Started — Book a Call →Writing takes 3–6 hours you don't have — newsletters keep falling to the bottom of the list.
No one captures your voice like you can — freelancers sound generic, AI needs editing.
Consistency is impossible — you start strong for 2–3 sends, then go dark for months.
Your content sits unused — blog posts, podcasts, product stories never reach your list.
Capture your authentic voice systematically — not guessing at it.
Write newsletters for you using your existing blog posts, podcasts and product stories.
Design them professionally matching your website aesthetic — mobile optimized.
Set them up in Klaviyo — you just review and approve. Done.
100% money-back guarantee — if it doesn't sound like you, every penny back.
If they don't sound exactly like your brand — full refund. No questions asked.
📝 CONTENT
6 Complete Articles
3 per newsletter, written in your authentic voice using your existing content.
🎨 DESIGN
Custom Klaviyo Template
Designed to match your website. Mobile-optimized and reusable forever.
🎯 STRATEGY
60-Min Voice Capture Call
We learn your brand, mission, and tone deeply before writing a word.
🛡️ GUARANTEE
100% Money-Back
If they don't sound exactly like you → full refund. No questions asked.
Continue at $900/month for 2 newsletters — or $1,200/month weekly.
"After the first newsletter, I was shocked — it sounded exactly like I wrote it."
— Sarah M., Sustainable Home Goods
"We tried freelancers, AI tools, everything. ZinNewsletters is the only thing that worked. Open rates doubled."
— James T., Premium Wellness Brand
"The ROI is insane. 6 hours saved per newsletter, engagement up, community finally growing."
— Maya L., Artisan Fashion
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A 30-minute show built for DTC founders. No fluff, no scripted talking points. Just candid conversations about what actually moved the needle — from the people who lived it.
Hosted by Mitch Tarr, Founder & CEO of ZinMarketing — 19 years, 5,389+ campaigns, $26M+ in revenue generated.
Every guest has built or scaled a real ecommerce business using email — not consultants talking theory.
Every episode ends with something you can implement in your store the same week. No padding.
Mitch has seen every trend, platform shift, and algorithm change — he asks the questions others miss.
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A local garden center's content strategy that lets it compete — and win — against national big-box retail giants.
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What actually differentiates winning brands — and the positioning moves that make customers choose you over everyone else.
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Topics We Go Deep On
Flows & Automation
Welcome series, abandoned cart, win-back, post-purchase — building the sequences that earn while you sleep.
Klaviyo Mastery
Advanced segmentation, A/B testing, deliverability, and revenue attribution inside Klaviyo.
List Growth
Pop-up strategy, lead magnets, paid acquisition — how to grow a list that actually converts.
Campaign Copywriting
Subject lines, preview text, offer framing — the words that make people click and buy.
SMS + Email Together
How to layer compliant SMS alongside email for maximum reach without list fatigue.
Agency Insights
What great agencies do that average ones don't — and how to spot the difference before you hire.
New episodes on email strategy, Shopify growth, and what's working right now.
Free Discovery Call
30 minutes. No pressure. We'll review your current setup and show you exactly where the opportunities are.
Email Program Review
We look at what you have and what you're missing.
Revenue Gap Analysis
See exactly how much email should be generating for your store.
Custom Growth Roadmap
A clear 3-step plan tailored to your business — yours to keep.
"ZinMarketing increased our revenue more than 788% from Q1 to Q4. It continues to rise."
— Emily Y., Verified Client
$26M+
Revenue Generated
5,000+
Campaigns Sent
44%
Avg. Revenue Lift
Our Clients
From lean Shopify stores to major ecommerce brands — we've helped them all generate more revenue from email.
$26M+
Revenue Generated
5,389
Campaigns Sent
44%
Avg. Revenue Lift
14+
Years Experience
3 Media Web
HP
HERev
Black Volt
Jakroo
MenoLabs
HelloAbound
Camping World
Infinity Seat
Best Flowers
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
WestPoint Thoroughbreds
"ZinMarketing increased our revenue more than 788% from Q1 to Q4 in 2020 and it continues to rise."
— Emily Y., Verified ZinMarketing Client
Join Our Clients — Book a Free Call2026 Market Data
Platforms change. Algorithms shift. Ad costs surge. The one constant: brands that own a direct line to their customers win. Here's what the 2026 data says.
01 — The Acquisition Cost Crisis
In 2026, acquiring a single purchase from a new customer costs between $68 and $84 for a typical online store. That's a 40–60% increase from 2023 to 2025 alone — the steepest short-term climb the industry has recorded.
The math is simple: if you're not making money on repeat purchases, you're not making money. Every new customer is a loss unless you bring them back.
$68–84
Average CAC in 2026
Cost to acquire one new customer for a typical ecommerce store — up 40–60% since 2023.
Source: Let's Talk Shop — DTC Customer Acquisition Cost Benchmarks (2026)
5×
Cheaper to Retain Than Acquire
Customer retention is documented as 5× less expensive than acquiring new customers.
60%
of DTC Revenue From Returning Customers
Returning customers generate 60% of DTC brand revenue — sustainable businesses are built on repeat purchases, not one-time transactions.
60–70%
Conversion Rate: Existing Customers
Loyal, existing customers convert at 60–70%, compared to just 5–20% for new cold prospects. Email is the primary channel that builds this relationship.
+33%
LTV Lift From a 2-Point Retention Gain
A 2-percentage-point improvement in monthly retention (e.g., 8% → 6% churn) extends average customer lifetime from 12.5 to 16.7 months — a 33% lift in LTV from one quarter of focused retention work.
Source: Swell — Subscription Retention Strategies That Actually Work for DTC Brands (2026)
02 — The Return of Direct Relationships
The data makes a clear case: the most defensible position in ecommerce isn't a great product or a clever ad — it's a direct, owned relationship with your customer base.
Email is the infrastructure that makes that relationship scalable. Not social media (rented attention). Not paid ads (expensive and temporary). Email — the channel you own, that converts at 3–14× the rate of cold traffic.
Calculate your email revenue potential →03 — Structural Shifts in Market Defensibility
As analytics and operations become increasingly automated via AI, strong direct relationship management remains one of the few core competitive advantages that AI cannot replicate. You can automate the sending — but you can't automate the trust.
Cookies are fading. Attribution is less precise. User opt-outs create persistent data blind spots. Teams can only unlock advanced AI and analytics value once a clean, direct first-party data foundation is in place. Email is that foundation.
Get a free email audit for your store →The Automation Gap
As analytics and operational processes become increasingly automated via AI, strong relationship management remains one of the few core competitive advantages that AI cannot automate.
The First-Party Data Mandate
Performance tracking numbers are increasingly modelled, attribution is less precise, and cookies are fading. Teams can only unlock advanced AI value once a clean, direct first-party data foundation is in place.
What This Means For Your Store
ZinMarketing has spent 19 years and 5,389+ campaigns proving exactly this — for brands ranging from lean Shopify startups to major ecommerce retailers. Our performance-based model means we only win when you do.