<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MyBranz</title><description>MyBranz is an independent publication covering AI, marketing, ecommerce technology, and direct-to-consumer growth for operators and marketers.</description><link>https://www.mybranz.com/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Selling to Fleets and Consumers From One Shopify Store</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/selling-to-fleets-and-consumers-from-one-shopify-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/selling-to-fleets-and-consumers-from-one-shopify-store/</guid><description>One storefront, three buyers: drivers, independent shops and diesel fleets. How to segment pages, terms, local SEO and email, using Module Repair Lab.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>b2b</category><category>shopify</category><category>fleet</category><category>customer-segments</category><category>local-seo</category></item><item><title>Made-to-Order Delivery Promises and Holiday Cutoff Dates</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/made-to-order-delivery-promise-holiday-cutoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/made-to-order-delivery-promise-holiday-cutoffs/</guid><description>How Creo Fleur Atelier frames a 5 plus 5 day promise, and how to work backward from December 24 to set honest holiday cutoffs for your own made-to-order brand.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>fulfillment</category><category>made-to-order</category><category>holiday</category><category>shipping</category><category>customer-experience</category></item><item><title>Shopify SEO Agent: Automating Fixes and Blog Posts Safely</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-seo-agent-blog-posts-and-fixes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-seo-agent-blog-posts-and-fixes/</guid><description>A Shopify SEO agent can handle titles, alt text, schema, and draft blog posts. Learn what to automate, what to keep human, and how to approve AI content safely.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>seo</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>shopify</category><category>content-marketing</category><category>search-console</category></item><item><title>All-in-One Marketing App for Shopify vs Agency vs In-House</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/all-in-one-marketing-app-for-shopify-vs-agency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/all-in-one-marketing-app-for-shopify-vs-agency/</guid><description>Choosing between an in-house hire, an agency, or an all-in-one marketing app for Shopify? Compare cost, speed, control and quality, then match it to your stage.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>shopify</category><category>marketing-automation</category><category>agency</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>budgeting</category></item><item><title>Mail-In Service Logistics: Inbound Shipping and Warranty</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/mail-in-service-logistics-inbound-shipping-and-warranty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/mail-in-service-logistics-inbound-shipping-and-warranty/</guid><description>In a mail-in model the customer ships first, so the inbound leg is the conversion risk. Operator notes on packing, updates, turnaround and warranty pricing.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>logistics</category><category>reverse-logistics</category><category>warranty</category><category>customer-experience</category><category>service-business</category></item><item><title>Shopify Ads Agent: AI Creative for Meta Without Wasted Spend</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-ads-agent-meta-creative-testing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-ads-agent-meta-creative-testing/</guid><description>A Shopify ads agent can produce Meta creative by angle, but only if it cannot spend and a human still judges. Here is how to run angle-based tests weekly.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>paid-social</category><category>meta-ads</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>shopify</category><category>creative-testing</category></item><item><title>AI Marketing Agents for Shopify: What They Do and How to Pick</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-marketing-agents-for-shopify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-marketing-agents-for-shopify/</guid><description>AI marketing agents for Shopify read your store, build finished assets, publish to your tools and measure. See what they do, their limits, and a checklist.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>shopify</category><category>marketing-automation</category><category>ai</category><category>ecommerce</category></item><item><title>Selling Bridal Direct to Consumer: A Made-to-Order Playbook</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/selling-bridal-direct-to-consumer-creo-fleur-atelier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/selling-bridal-direct-to-consumer-creo-fleur-atelier/</guid><description>How Creo Fleur Atelier runs bridal as a DTC channel: a wedding-day capsule, a $259 to $499 price ladder, a no-account enquiry form, and the risks to watch.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>bridal</category><category>made-to-order</category><category>high-consideration</category><category>fashion</category><category>lead-generation</category></item><item><title>Shopify Email Marketing Agent: Can AI Build Your Klaviyo Flows?</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-email-marketing-agent-klaviyo-flows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/shopify-email-marketing-agent-klaviyo-flows/</guid><description>A Shopify email marketing agent can plan and build whole Klaviyo flows, not just subject lines. Here is what to hand over, what to keep, and how to review it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>email-marketing</category><category>klaviyo</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>shopify</category><category>lifecycle-marketing</category></item><item><title>The Marketing Agents Loop: Audit, Build, Publish, Measure</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/marketing-agents-loop-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/marketing-agents-loop-explained/</guid><description>A marketing agents loop is a closed cycle of audit, build, approve, publish and measure. See what each stage needs, where loops fail, and how Tilly runs one.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai-agents</category><category>marketing-automation</category><category>shopify</category><category>ai</category><category>workflow</category></item><item><title>Repair vs Replace: Pricing a DTC Service Against the Dealer</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/repair-vs-replace-dtc-pricing-against-the-dealer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/repair-vs-replace-dtc-pricing-against-the-dealer/</guid><description>How to anchor price, speed and warranty against an incumbent and back up the comparison. Module Repair Lab&apos;s dealer-versus-repair pitch as the case.</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>pricing</category><category>positioning</category><category>right-to-repair</category><category>automotive</category><category>value-proposition</category></item><item><title>Productizing a Service on Shopify: One SKU per Problem</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/productizing-a-service-on-shopify-module-repair-lab/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/productizing-a-service-on-shopify-module-repair-lab/</guid><description>How to sell a service through a Shopify catalog: fixed-price SKUs, long-tail search, page anatomy and when to quote. Module Repair Lab as the case.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>shopify</category><category>service-business</category><category>seo</category><category>catalog-strategy</category><category>productized-service</category></item><item><title>How to Write a Made-to-Order Returns Policy Customers Trust</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/made-to-order-returns-policy-creo-fleur-atelier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/made-to-order-returns-policy-creo-fleur-atelier/</guid><description>A teardown of how Creo Fleur Atelier softens a strict made-to-order policy with a plain-language summary, a fair cancellation window, and a reusable template.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>returns</category><category>made-to-order</category><category>policy</category><category>customer-experience</category><category>fashion</category></item><item><title>Module Repair Lab Sells Mail-In Repair Like a DTC Product</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/module-repair-lab-mail-in-repair-as-a-dtc-product/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/module-repair-lab-mail-in-repair-as-a-dtc-product/</guid><description>Module Repair Lab sells electronic module repair on Shopify with a clear enemy, three hard claims and a mail-in flow. Operator notes on what to borrow.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>service-business</category><category>automotive</category><category>positioning</category></item><item><title>BFCM 2026 Plan for Shopify Stores: A Week-by-Week Playbook</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/bfcm-2026-plan-for-shopify-stores/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/bfcm-2026-plan-for-shopify-stores/</guid><description>A 10-week, week-by-week BFCM 2026 plan for Shopify stores covering offers, email and SMS, site prep, inventory, support, ads, and the post-sale review.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>bfcm</category><category>black-friday</category><category>shopify</category><category>email-marketing</category><category>promotions</category></item><item><title>ChatGPT Jailbreaking: What It Means for Brands Using AI</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/chatgpt-jailbreaking-what-brands-using-ai-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/chatgpt-jailbreaking-what-brands-using-ai-need-to-know/</guid><description>A plain-English guide to jailbreaking and prompt injection for DTC brands running AI support agents, plus a practical defense checklist before you launch.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai-safety</category><category>prompt-injection</category><category>customer-support</category><category>ai</category><category>risk</category></item><item><title>Margaret&apos;s Fine Consignment Takes 30 Years of Resale Online</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/margarets-fine-consignment-online-secondhand-shopping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/margarets-fine-consignment-online-secondhand-shopping/</guid><description>A Louisville consignment shop with 9 rooms and three decades of trust is now selling online. Here is what the move to Shopify does and does not solve.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>resale</category><category>secondhand</category><category>retail-to-online</category></item><item><title>Creo Fleur Atelier Launches Made-to-Order Silk in Hoboken</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/creo-fleur-atelier-launch-silk-bombers-kimonos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/creo-fleur-atelier-launch-silk-bombers-kimonos/</guid><description>Creo Fleur Atelier is a pattern-led, made-to-order silk house shipping from Hoboken. Here is how the operator side of the launch actually works.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>fashion</category><category>made-to-order</category><category>luxury</category></item><item><title>MYNDR Launches an AM/PM Brain Supplement for Perimenopause</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/myndr-launch-cognitive-support-perimenopause/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/myndr-launch-cognitive-support-perimenopause/</guid><description>MYNDR is a new DTC brand selling a two-part cognitive support system for perimenopausal women. A look at the product, the positioning, and what operators can learn from the launch.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>supplements</category><category>womens-health</category><category>positioning</category></item><item><title>Clear Supplements Launches ClearProteinX Stick Packs</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/clear-supplements-clearproteinx-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/clear-supplements-clearproteinx-launch/</guid><description>Clear Supplements is a new DTC brand launching with a single product: ClearProteinX, a clear whey and collagen protein in stick packs. What the launch gets right and what to watch.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>supplements</category><category>protein</category><category>product-strategy</category></item><item><title>The Martech Stack for a Seven-Figure DTC Brand</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/tech/martech-stack-for-a-seven-figure-dtc-brand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/tech/martech-stack-for-a-seven-figure-dtc-brand/</guid><description>A layer-by-layer breakdown of the martech stack a seven-figure DTC brand actually needs, what to look for in each category, and when to add or cut a tool.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tech</category><category>martech</category><category>dtc</category><category>ecommerce</category><category>shopify</category><category>operations</category></item><item><title>MaxPRO 60 Launches a Five-Ingredient Recovery Topical</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/maxpro60-launch-natural-recovery-topical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/maxpro60-launch-natural-recovery-topical/</guid><description>MaxPRO 60 is a new DTC brand selling a natural recovery and comfort topical for athletes in cream, spray, and roll-on formats. A look at the positioning and the launch mechanics.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>launch-radar</category><category>new-brands</category><category>sports-recovery</category><category>positioning</category><category>wellness</category></item><item><title>How to Measure Marketing Incrementality Without a Data Team</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/measuring-marketing-incrementality-without-a-data-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/measuring-marketing-incrementality-without-a-data-team/</guid><description>A practical guide to testing whether marketing spend is actually driving sales, using geo holdouts, on/off tests, MER, and a spreadsheet, no data team required.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>measurement</category><category>incrementality</category><category>paid-media</category><category>mer</category><category>ecommerce</category></item><item><title>Building an AI Content Workflow for a 2-5 Person Marketing Team</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-content-workflow-for-small-marketing-teams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-content-workflow-for-small-marketing-teams/</guid><description>A practical pipeline for small marketing teams using AI for content: research, briefing, drafting, editing, and distribution, plus how to avoid generic output.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai</category><category>content-marketing</category><category>small-teams</category><category>workflow</category></item><item><title>Launching a DTC Brand on Shopify: A Pre-Launch Checklist</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/launching-a-dtc-brand-on-shopify-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/launching-a-dtc-brand-on-shopify-checklist/</guid><description>A practical pre-launch checklist for new DTC brands on Shopify, covering product, store setup, payments, tracking, email and SMS, and the first 100 customers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>shopify</category><category>launch</category><category>ecommerce</category><category>checklist</category><category>dtc</category></item><item><title>Core Web Vitals for Ecommerce: A Practical Checklist</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/tech/core-web-vitals-for-ecommerce-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/tech/core-web-vitals-for-ecommerce-checklist/</guid><description>A working checklist for fixing LCP, INP, and CLS on ecommerce storefronts, including how to audit a Shopify store and prioritize the fixes that matter.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tech</category><category>core-web-vitals</category><category>ecommerce</category><category>shopify</category><category>performance</category><category>seo</category></item><item><title>The Email and SMS Flows Every Shopify Store Needs</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/email-and-sms-flows-every-shopify-store-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/email-and-sms-flows-every-shopify-store-needs/</guid><description>A practical breakdown of the seven core lifecycle flows for Shopify stores, with trigger, timing, message count, content guidance, and setup priority.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>email-marketing</category><category>sms</category><category>shopify</category><category>klaviyo</category><category>lifecycle-marketing</category></item><item><title>AI Customer Support Agents for DTC Brands: What Actually Works</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-customer-support-agents-for-dtc-brands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/ai-customer-support-agents-for-dtc-brands/</guid><description>A practical guide to deploying AI support agents at DTC brands: which tickets to automate first, knowledge base hygiene, escalation rules, and how to measure results.</description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai</category><category>customer-support</category><category>dtc</category><category>cx</category><category>automation</category></item><item><title>A Subscription Retention Playbook for DTC Ecommerce Brands</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/subscription-retention-playbook-for-dtc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/subscription-retention-playbook-for-dtc/</guid><description>How DTC subscription brands reduce churn: mapping the churn curve, onboarding the first three deliveries, skip and pause flows, save offers, and dunning.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>DTC</category><category>subscriptions</category><category>retention</category><category>churn</category><category>dunning</category><category>lifecycle</category></item><item><title>Headless vs. Theme Shopify: When Headless Is Actually Worth It</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/tech/headless-vs-theme-shopify-when-headless-is-worth-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/tech/headless-vs-theme-shopify-when-headless-is-worth-it/</guid><description>A practical breakdown of when headless Shopify pays off versus a well-built theme, covering cost, team implications, app ecosystem tradeoffs, and a middle path.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tech</category><category>shopify</category><category>headless</category><category>ecommerce</category><category>hydrogen</category><category>performance</category></item><item><title>A First-Party Data Strategy for DTC Brands That Actually Works</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/first-party-data-strategy-for-dtc-brands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/marketing/first-party-data-strategy-for-dtc-brands/</guid><description>A practical guide to collecting, structuring, and activating first-party data for DTC ecommerce, without hiring a data team or over-building for your size.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Marketing</category><category>first-party-data</category><category>dtc</category><category>email-marketing</category><category>privacy</category><category>ecommerce</category></item><item><title>How to Use AI for Product Descriptions That Don&apos;t Sound Generic</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/ai/how-to-use-ai-for-ecommerce-product-descriptions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/ai/how-to-use-ai-for-ecommerce-product-descriptions/</guid><description>A practical system for writing ecommerce product descriptions with AI: brand voice briefs, structured attributes, prompt structure, editing, and SEO checks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI</category><category>ai</category><category>ecommerce</category><category>copywriting</category><category>seo</category><category>dtc</category></item><item><title>DTC Unit Economics Explained: CAC, LTV, and Contribution Margin</title><link>https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/dtc-unit-economics-cac-ltv-contribution-margin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.mybranz.com/dtc/dtc-unit-economics-cac-ltv-contribution-margin/</guid><description>A practical walkthrough of CAC, LTV, and contribution margin for DTC brands, with a worked example 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