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Not losing the customer after the order

In e-commerce the profit is in the second order. Yet most stores know the customer as an order number rather than as a person.

At a glance

  • Order integration
  • Single customer view
  • Support and returns pipeline
  • Abandoned cart follow-up
  • Segmentation and campaigns

Where the losses are

What we see most often with stores:

  • The same customer appears separately from the marketplace and from the site
  • Nothing is done about items left in the basket
  • Returns and support requests disappear into an inbox
  • Support talks to the customer without knowing what they ordered
  • Campaigns go to everyone identically; there is no segmentation
  • Nobody can tell which channel is actually profitable

What the setup includes

The structure we build with stores and marketplace sellers:

Order integration

Orders from your own site and marketplaces imported into the CRM and merged by customer.

Single customer view

Deduplication rules put all of one person's orders, messages and requests on one record.

Support and returns pipeline

Returns, exchanges, shipping and product questions in their own SLA-tracked process.

Abandoned cart follow-up

Automatic reminders and follow-up flows for abandoned carts and failed payments.

Segmentation and campaigns

Segments by order frequency, basket value and category, with email and WhatsApp campaigns.

Channel profitability reporting

Orders, return rates and repeat purchase by channel.

A customer, not an order number

Your e-commerce panel shows orders, not people. If the same person ordered once from the site and twice from a marketplace, the panel shows three separate rows.

On the CRM side we merge them into one customer record. With deduplication on phone and email, one person's whole history sits in one place: what they bought, what they returned, what they asked.

  • One customer record regardless of channel
  • Order history attached to the record
  • Total spend and order frequency fields
  • Return rate visible per customer

Give support conversations context

When a customer writes "where is my parcel" on WhatsApp, asking for the order number wastes time and makes for a poor experience.

With WhatsApp and live chat connected to the CRM, the incoming message lands on the customer record and the agent answers while seeing the last order, its shipping status and past requests.

  • WhatsApp and live chat attached to the record
  • Last order and shipping status on screen
  • Past requests visible
  • Canned replies for common questions

Abandoned carts and failed payments

A customer who added to the basket and left is the audience closest to buying. With no follow-up that audience disappears entirely.

We connect abandoned cart and failed payment events to the CRM: an automatic reminder after a set interval, a discount code where appropriate, a second touch if there is no reply. If they buy, the flow stops automatically.

  • Abandoned carts landing in the CRM
  • A staged reminder flow
  • An invitation to retry after a failed payment
  • The flow stopping once a purchase happens

Segmentation: not the same message to everyone

Sending the same campaign to a one-time buyer and to someone who orders twice a month lowers conversion and wears out the list.

We build segments on order history: new, repeat, high basket value, lapsed. Campaigns go to each segment separately and results are measured per segment.

  • Segments by order frequency and value
  • Interest segments by category
  • A win-back flow for lapsed customers
  • Conversion reporting by segment

Channels and how they connect

Which channel connects which way.

How e-commerce channels connect to Bitrix24
ChannelConnection methodWhat transfers
Your own siteMarket app or REST APIOrders, customers, abandoned carts
MarketplacesAggregator or REST APIOrders, returns, shipping status
WhatsAppBuilt-in channelMessages, order questions
Live chatSite widgetChat history, new requests
EmailMailbox connectionSupport and return requests
TelephonyPhone system integrationCall logs, screen pop

How would this work in your process?

In a free 30-minute call we listen to your workflow and map out how this would run in your company.

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How the setup runs

The typical order in e-commerce setups:

  1. 01

    Channel inventory

    Which channels do you sell through and which can be connected?

  2. 02

    Deduplication rule

    Deciding which field customers are merged on.

  3. 03

    Integrations

    Store and marketplace connections are built and tested.

  4. 04

    Support and returns

    Request processes, SLAs and canned replies are defined.

  5. 05

    Campaign infrastructure

    Segments and automatic flows are built.

What you end up with

  • A single customer view with every channel connected
  • A returns and support pipeline with SLA tracking
  • Abandoned cart and failed payment follow-up flows
  • Segments based on order history
  • Email and WhatsApp campaign infrastructure
  • Order, return and repeat purchase reporting by channel

Frequently Asked Questions

Which e-commerce platforms does it work with?

Bitrix24.Market has ready apps for the common platforms. Where there is none we write a REST integration against the platform's API. For marketplaces we generally use aggregator APIs.

Do we have to use Bitrix24's own store module?

No. You can keep your existing store and use Bitrix24 only for CRM, support and marketing. The store module is an option for those building a sales channel from scratch.

Does stock synchronise too?

If your platform's API supports it, yes. We usually recommend leaving stock management in your existing system and passing only what is needed at the point of sale into the CRM.

Is there a risk of unsolicited marketing?

Consent management is part of the setup. Consent status is held on the customer record and anyone without it is excluded from campaign lists automatically.

How far does it scale?

We have setups running smoothly at a few thousand orders a day. At very high volumes we design an architecture that brings only records with support or marketing relevance into the CRM rather than every order.

Let's configure this around your business

Book a free intro call and we'll walk through your process and show which settings fit you.