What email marketing platform do you recommend?

For D2C and ecommerce, Klaviyo. For SMBs needing a simple platform, Mailchimp or Brevo. For businesses in the Zoho ecosystem, Zoho Campaigns. We assess your list size, integration requirements, and budget before recommending a platform.

How many emails do you send per month?

Our standard plan includes up to 6 broadcast campaigns per month plus unlimited automated flow emails. We always prioritise email quality over quantity.

Can you import our existing email list?

Yes. We import existing lists with deduplication and validation. Lists over 6 months old require re-engagement campaigns before full broadcast to protect deliverability.

What open rate can I expect?

Industry average open rates in India vary by sector — B2B typically achieves 25-35%, ecommerce 18-28%, and transactional emails 45-60%. With proper segmentation and list hygiene, our clients typically see open rates 30-50% above the unoptimised baseline within 3 months.

Do you write the email copy or just design and send?

We provide full-service email management including strategy, copywriting, design, and delivery. All campaigns are created by us and approved by you before sending.

Capability · Email Marketing and Automation

Email Marketing That Nurtures Leads Into Paying Customers.

Lifecycle email campaigns, drip sequences, and newsletter management using Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zoho Campaigns — for Indian businesses that want email to generate revenue, not just open rates.

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India-native expertise 15+ Industries served AI-assisted execution

Avg. ROI per rupee spent on email

25-40%

Typical open rate improvement

Campaigns per month in standard plan

Starting monthly retainer

Case: D2C Skincare Brand — Klaviyo Email Program

38% Email-attributed revenue share · 4.2% Abandoned cart recovery rate

Covers: Klaviyo · Mailchimp · Zoho Campaigns · ActiveCampaign · HubSpot Email · Brevo

What is Email Marketing That Nurtures Leads Into Paying Customers?

Email marketing delivers the highest ROI of any digital marketing channel — consistently measured at Rs40-Rs50 return per rupee spent in mature programs. For Indian businesses, email remains underutilised relative to its commercial potential because most organisations either send infrequent blast campaigns without segmentation, or have sophisticated platforms sitting idle because no one has built the flows.

The distinction between email marketing that works and email marketing that does not is almost entirely in the automation and segmentation architecture. An email to a subscriber who just visited your pricing page should say something very different from an email to someone who has not opened a campaign in 90 days.

At ClickFq Venture Labs, we build email programs that compound in value over time. Every subscriber added to a well-constructed lifecycle automation becomes more valuable month over month — receiving the right message at the right stage of their journey, automatically.

Why most email marketing programs in India underdeliver.

Low open rates and high unsubscribes

Sending the same email blast to your entire list regardless of where people are in the customer journey is why open rates drop below 10% and unsubscribe rates spike.

Emails that look broken on mobile

Over 70% of Indian email opens happen on mobile. Emails designed for desktop that render as broken layouts on mobile destroy credibility and click-through rates.

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No automation or lifecycle sequences

Sending manual campaigns without any automated lifecycle flows is leaving significant revenue on the table every month.

Measuring opens, ignoring revenue

Open rate is a vanity metric. Email revenue per recipient, conversion rate to purchase, and list growth rate are the metrics that connect email to business outcomes.

Every deliverable in this engagement.

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Email Platform Setup and Segmentation

Platform selection, list migration, audience segmentation by behaviour, demographics, and lifecycle stage — the foundation for relevant, high-converting campaigns.

KlaviyoSegmentationList Setup

Automation and Drip Sequences

Welcome sequences, abandoned cart recovery, post-purchase flows, re-engagement campaigns, and win-back sequences built to run automatically 24/7.

Welcome FlowCart RecoveryRe-engagement

Campaign Creation and Delivery

Up to 6 broadcast campaigns per month — newsletter design, copywriting, A/B subject line testing, scheduling, and delivery optimisation.

Newsletter DesignCopywritingA/B Testing

Analytics and Revenue Attribution

Monthly report tracking open rate, click rate, revenue per email, list growth, deliverability health, and conversion attribution to email channel.

Revenue AttributionDeliverabilityList Growth

Mobile-First Email Design

All emails designed mobile-first, tested across Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, and major email clients before every send.

Mobile-FirstEmail Client TestingResponsive Design

How we work, phase by phase.

Days 1-14

Setup and Migration

Platform configuration, list import and segmentation, domain authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), template design, and automation flow architecture.

Days 15-30

Automation Launch

Welcome sequence activation, lifecycle automation deployment, first campaign broadcast, and deliverability baseline establishment.

Month 2+

Optimise and Scale

A/B test iteration, list hygiene, engagement segmentation, revenue attribution reporting, and monthly strategy reviews.

Results from live engagements.

Case: D2C Skincare Brand — Klaviyo Email Program

38%

Email-attributed revenue share

4.2%

Abandoned cart recovery rate

28%

Average open rate

ROI on email investment

A D2C skincare brand with 12,000 subscribers and a 9% open rate saw email-attributed revenue grow to 38% of total revenue after rebuilding segmentation, launching a 5-step welcome flow, abandoned cart sequence, and post-purchase re-engagement flow.

Results are client-specific. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Everything you need to know.

Email marketing platforms for Indian businesses

Klaviyo is the gold standard for D2C and ecommerce email marketing with deep Shopify and WooCommerce integration and behaviour-based segmentation. Mailchimp is best for businesses with smaller lists that need a simple, reliable platform. Zoho Campaigns is the right choice for businesses already in the Zoho ecosystem, particularly those using Zoho CRM where the native integration means email campaign data flows directly into deal records.

The 5 email automations every Indian business needs

The welcome sequence — a 3-5 email series triggered when someone joins your list. Abandoned cart recovery for ecommerce — a 3-email sequence that recovers 4-8% of abandoned carts on average. Post-purchase flow — order confirmation, shipping update, delivery confirmation, review request, and cross-sell recommendation within 30 days. Re-engagement sequence — targeting subscribers who have not opened an email in 60-90 days. Browse abandonment for ecommerce — triggered when a subscriber views a product page but does not add to cart.

Email deliverability: why your emails might be going to spam

The key components are domain authentication (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records must be correctly configured), list hygiene (removing hard bounces and long-term unengaged subscribers regularly), sending reputation, and engagement signals. Indian businesses frequently have deliverability problems caused by missing DMARC records and bloated lists with high proportions of unengaged subscribers. We conduct a full deliverability audit at the start of every email engagement.

Email and WhatsApp: the complementary channel strategy

Email and WhatsApp serve different roles. Email is the right channel for longer-form content — newsletters, detailed offers, educational sequences. WhatsApp is the right channel for immediate, time-sensitive communications — appointment reminders, order updates, flash offers, and lead qualification. The two channels are complementary, not competitive. Businesses that use both see significantly better customer lifetime value than those relying on either alone.