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ActiveCampaign + BulkSMS · Education

A 52% open rate from a backend built out of nothing.

A complete email and SMS ecosystem for a car-buying education brand with a loyal audience and no system behind it, tied directly to their YouTube content calendar.

Client
Americas Auto Advisors
Industry
Automotive Education
Platform
ActiveCampaign + BulkSMS
Service
Lifecycle ecosystem
ActiveCampaign cheat-sheet nurture sequence for a car-buying education brand.
ActiveCampaign cheat-sheet sequence, one of six automations in the ecosystem.

The challenge

Cars From Home had a loyal YouTube audience and a growing list, but no backend. Campaigns went out ad hoc, automations were incomplete, list management was manual, and there was no journey carrying viewers toward paid membership. The audience was there. The system to convert it was not.

What I built

I built the full ecosystem from zero, six sequences plus a tagged and segmented list, with SMS running alongside email and the whole thing tied to their YouTube content calendar.

  • Welcome and onboarding for new subscribers
  • Car-buying education drip that earns trust before the ask
  • eBook delivery and nurture for lead-magnet signups
  • Conversion sequence for high-intent contacts
  • Re-engagement and win-back for quiet contacts
  • Birthday offer for a personal touch
  • 1,591 contacts segmented and tagged in a single bulk operation
  • BulkSMS running in coordination with email

The problem

  • Loyal audience, no backend to convert it
  • Ad hoc campaigns and manual list work
  • No path from viewer to paying member

The result

  • 52.33% average open rate across the list
  • 6 active sequences covering the full journey
  • 1,591 contacts segmented and addressable

Results

52.33%
Average open rate
6
Active sequences
1,591
Contacts segmented

A 52% average open rate on a real, segmented list is what happens when the audience trusts the sender and the content matches the moment. The work collected 15-plus named testimonials from the client team along the way. The system now runs in step with their YouTube schedule instead of trailing behind it.

Tools

ActiveCampaign BulkSMS

Have an audience but no system behind it?

The audience is the hard part. Building the backend that converts it is the part I do.

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