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Understanding Journeys & Flows

Learn how Arnio helps route shoppers into the right follow-up based on their buying behavior.

Written by Greg Jones

Overview

Journeys and flows help your brand follow up with shoppers based on what they are doing on your store.

Instead of sending every shopper the same message, Arnio helps identify where each shopper is in their buying journey.

This helps your team follow up with more relevant messages.

Video: Add journeys and flows walkthrough video here.


What is a journey?

A journey is the path a shopper takes before buying.

For example, a shopper may:

  • Visit your store from an ad

  • View a product

  • Leave without buying

  • Return the next day

  • Add the item to cart

  • Start checkout

Arnio tracks these actions so your team can better understand shopper behavior.


What is a flow?

A flow is the follow-up sequence a shopper enters based on their behavior.

For example:

  • A shopper views a product but does not add to cart

  • Arnio detects high buying intent

  • The shopper is routed into a browse follow-up flow

The goal is to help your brand bring shoppers back before they forget about the product.


Recommended Arnio flows

Arnio commonly supports these types of flows:

High-Intent Browse Flow

For shoppers who view products or collections but do not add anything to cart.

This is useful for shoppers who are interested but not ready to buy yet.


Cart Recovery Flow

For shoppers who add an item to cart but do not complete their purchase.

This is useful for shoppers who are closer to buying but need a reminder or stronger reason to finish checkout.


Checkout Recovery Flow

For shoppers who start checkout but do not complete their order.

This is one of the highest-intent moments because the shopper was close to purchasing.


Returning Shopper Flow

For shoppers who come back to your store after a previous visit or purchase.

This helps your brand follow up with shoppers who are showing renewed interest.


Win-Back Flow

For past customers who have not purchased again in a while.

This helps your brand bring previous buyers back instead of only focusing on new customers.


How Arnio decides where shoppers go

Arnio looks at shopper behavior and intent signals.

This may include:

  • Pages viewed

  • Products viewed

  • Collections viewed

  • Cart activity

  • Checkout activity

  • Returning visits

  • Purchase history

When a shopper shows enough intent, Arnio can recommend or route them into the right flow.


What to do next

Make sure your core flows are active.

We recommend starting with:

  1. High-Intent Browse Flow

  2. Cart Recovery Flow

  3. Checkout Recovery Flow

  4. Returning Shopper Flow

These are the best starting points for most brands.

Here are some templates to follow: TEMPLATES


Need help?

If you are not sure which journeys or flows to use, contact the Arnio team.

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