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EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 13 MIN

41. Email Personalization 101: Trigger links, custom fields & segments explained

from What Would They Do? The Customer Experience Podcast For Online Business · host Nadine Nethery | Customer Experience Strategist & Copywriter

In today’s episode, we’re exploring the concept of hyper-personalization, and how you can create a standout customer journey using the email platform you’re already using.This episode answers a brilliant listener question:“I would love to personalize my customer experience, but I feel I'm missing the tech tools to make it happen.”The good news? You don’t need a fancy tech stack or a marketing team to make personalization work for you. All you need is a strategic mindset, your email platform, and a willingness to go one step further than most.From segmenting your list based on behavior and past purchases to setting up simple but powerful trigger links and conditional content, I’ll show you how to turn basic tools into a personalized customer experience engine.What we cover:What true personalization really meansWhy personalization boosts conversions, loyalty, and engagementHow to set up segmentation so it actually drives resultsTrigger links, custom fields, and saved segments explainedReal-life examples of how I personalize emails within my businessTry Drip for FREE (no credit card required) right here. (affiliate link)View the episode transcript here.GRAB YOUR FREE RETENTION GAMES TICKET RIGHT HERE 🎟️Where to from here?Join Retention Lab🧪, the membership for savvy online business owners determined to grow their revenue, referrals and repeat business without more marketing. Join here!Find out how you can get my strategic customer experience brain on your brand here.Grab the FREE State of the Customer online business industry report with first-hand findings, gaps & opportunities PLUS proven strategies to boost your customer experience. Download FREE here!Check out my favourite CX tools and resources here.😍 Love the show?Hit subscribe or follow so you never miss a new episode.Submit your question so I can answer it in an upcoming episode (or invite the perfect guest expert!).Leave a positive review to help the show get found by more small business owners just like you. To leave a review:👉 Find What Would They Do? on Apple Podcasts👉 Scroll to ‘Ratings & Reviews’👉 Tap on the stars to rate the show before writing a reviewPost a screenshot with your key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @candocontent and #WWTDpod so I can repost your content.

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