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#231 Aaron Orendorff from Recart: SMS Marketing, AI Innovations, and Shopify Strategies

Ep. 231

Welcome to The Ecom Show, your go-to destination for the latest success stories, tips, and insights from top brands and e-commerce agencies in the game. I’m Daniel, your retention marketing friend and host for today's episode.


In addition to hosting this podcast, I’m also the founder of Budai Media, a leading retention marketing agency that’s worked with 160 6-7 figure e-commerce businesses, and generated more than 60 million dollars of additional revenue through SMS and email marketing in the last five years.


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Today, I’m joined by Aaron Orendorff, the Head of Marketing at Recart. Trusted by more than 185,000 merchants, this SMS SaaS tool stands out as one of the leading SMS and Messenger tools for Shopify. Personally, my team and I love the tool, and we’ve used it to help several of our clients boost their SMS strategy and generate more than six figure revenues. 


https://recart.com/ 


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Here are some key highlights from this episode:

✅ The work culture at Recart vs. Shopify and Common Thread Collective

✅ What sets his current company apart in the world of SMS and messenger tools

✅ How this SMS tool has seamlessly integrated AI and future plans

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