WhatsApp Marketing

175 million people message a business on WhatsApp every day (Wapikit, 2025). Your customers are already on WhatsApp. They already expect to hear from brands there. The question is not whether your Shopify store should use WhatsApp. It is how quickly you can start. The good news: sending WhatsApp messages from your Shopify store does […]

WhatsApp is not just a messaging app anymore. In 2026, it is a full commerce platform where customers discover products, ask questions, and complete purchases without ever leaving the chat. With 3+ billion monthly active users and business features evolving rapidly, WhatsApp is reshaping how Shopify merchants sell online. The shift is already happening. Conversational

WhatsApp marketing delivers 1.7x more revenue per recipient than email and achieves 5x higher click-through rates (yCloud, 2026). Those numbers sound too good to be true until you understand why: WhatsApp sits in the same feed as messages from friends and family. Your marketing message gets treated like a personal conversation, not promotional noise. But

You know WhatsApp restock alerts get 98% open rates compared to email’s 65%. You know they convert faster because customers see them within minutes. But how do you actually set them up on your Shopify store? Which app do you pick? What does the WhatsApp Business API require? How much will it really cost you

Your customers open 98% of WhatsApp messages within minutes. Your marketing emails? Maybe 20% if you are lucky. That gap is why Shopify stores are rapidly adding WhatsApp to their notification stack, and why 175 million people now message a business account on WhatsApp every single day (yCloud, 2026). But setting up WhatsApp notifications on

98% open rates on WhatsApp. $68 ROI per dollar on email. Both channels claim to be the best for Shopify notifications, and both have the data to back it up. The problem is that these numbers measure completely different things, and choosing the wrong channel for your store costs real money. Most Shopify merchants default

WhatsApp back in stock alerts are automated restock notifications sent through WhatsApp to customers who opted in when a product was sold out on your Shopify store. Instead of relying on email alone, these alerts land directly in the messaging app that 3.2 billion people already use every day (Wapikit, 2025). The difference in performance