Starter Story · B2C · founder interview media company
Send deal email sequences around Black Friday and year-end
Hosts say it's worth it; no numbers
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What they did
Starter Story repeatedly runs email sequences and lifetime-deal offers at set times of year such as Black Friday and year-end. Pat argues frequent deal emails are standard marketing and people can unsubscribe.
“At certain times of the years, we've seen that, like Black Friday or end of year or some other like, you know. So, we've kind of done this a lot, and I've been part of that, like writing the emails and getting that set up.”
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