Spread more cheer: How to set up 4 types of Shopify automation for your holiday promotions
Let Edit Order + Shopify Flow help you deck the halls with automated promos
As the holidays near, you’re probably searching for a way to amp up excitement for your sales promotions.
How about delighting your customers with some extra goodies for their purchases? They’ll be excited about the added value you’re bringing to the table, and you’ll get more exposure for your brand and demand for your products.
So how does Edit Order make this easier?
On another blog, we covered 6 unique promotions you can automate to give you a holiday boost. Here, we’ll help you behind the scenes and show you how you can set up 4 workflows with Edit Order that simplify the order fulfillment process with automation for these promotions:
Add a free gift with purchase
Add a free gift with a purchase over $100
Add a free gift with a purchase using a discount code
Add an exclusive free gift for loyalty tier customer purchases
Before you get started, make sure that you’re a Plus merchant, have Premium Plus, have downloaded Shopify Flow, and are on the latest version of Edit Order.
Let’s dive right in!
WORKFLOW
Add a free gift with purchase
Once your customer places an order for a certain item, this workflow will instantly add the SKU for your free item!
Here’s how to get set up:
In Edit Order, navigate to View Flow Action.
Set up and save your Free Item
Copy your Action ID, which you can find below:
Once you’re finished, head to Shopify Flow, paste your Action ID, and turn on your workflow! If you have questions or are stuck, check out this more detailed set of instructions.
This option is great for:
A free item with an exclusive purchase (from a special event or collection)
A free sample with a specific purchase (a larger amount of the sampled product or similar item)
A gift with free holiday wrapping
WORKFLOW
Add a free gift with a purchase over $100
Make the most of the holiday spending spirit and automatically add the SKU for your free item promo to orders of more than $100.
This workflow is already available in Shopify Flow as a template.
Here’s how to get set up:
Create your free promo item in Edit Order
Copy the Action ID
Navigate to Shopify Flow
Choose “Edit and add free gift to orders over $100” under Templates
Paste your Action ID for your free promo
Once you’re finished, remember to turn on your workflow!
This option is great for:
Stores with premium products for higher prices
Stores with a large product inventory
Stores with holiday edition items that need to sell out
WORKFLOW
Add a free gift with a purchase using a discount code
Everyone loves a discount! Promote your product with a free gift that your customers will get when they use your code.
This workflow is also available in Shopify Flow as a template.
Here’s how to get set up:
Create your free promo item in Edit Order
Copy the Action ID
Navigate to Shopify Flow
Choose “Edit and add free product to an order based on discount code” under Templates
Insert your own discount code
Paste the Action ID for your free promo
Once you’re finished, remember to turn on your workflow!
This option is great for:
Creating excitement around another product or collection (the free one you're promoting)
Bringing awareness to an exclusive product (the one you're selling)
Upcoming sales to show your customers that there's more where that came from
WORKFLOW
Add an exclusive free gift for loyalty tier customer purchases
Surprise customers in your club or VIP membership with gifts depending on their loyalty tier. While this workflow doesn’t have a template or built-in action in Edit Order, it follows a similar format.
Here’s how to get set up:
Create your free promo item in Edit Order
Copy the Action ID
Navigate to Shopify Flow
Choose a trigger for your workflow
Choose your loyalty tier with Order customer tags
Paste the Action ID for your free promo
Once you’re finished, remember to turn on your workflow!
This option is great for:
Creating buzz around exclusivity
Incentivizing customers to become a member
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Now take it to your store
Start your season of promotions right. Once you've set up and turned on these workflows, you won't have to touch anything at all to continue to delight your customers with that extra holiday goodness.
Interested in more promotion ideas? Get a broad overview of your options and let us know at support@editorder.net which ones you're itching to get the details on.