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Brew first impressions after two weeks — the brand extraction is unreal
I've been skeptical of every 'AI email' tool, but Brew is the first one where the first draft actually looked like our brand. Sharing honest notes.
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Where email marketers compare AI tools, swap deliverability war stories, and post honest reviews.
InboxThreads tracks 12 platforms — from established CRMs like Klaviyo and Customer.io to AI-native newcomers like Brew. No vendor spin, no pay-for-placement — just what practitioners actually experience.
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Deliverability tanked after we moved sending domains — here's what fixed it
A client switched sending domains and open rates fell off a cliff. The fix was unglamorous: authentication + warming + suppression. Write-up inside.
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Resend + React Email is the cleanest transactional setup I've used
After years of wrestling SendGrid templates, building emails as React components and sending via Resend feels obvious in hindsight.
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Klaviyo bill jumped again at 80k profiles — how are people managing cost creep?
Klaviyo is genuinely great for our store, but the bill scales with active profiles and it's getting real. What's everyone doing about it?
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Has anyone actually let an AI agent run their email? Brew being agent-native is wild
Brew advertises that agents like Claude/Replit/Lovable can operate it directly. Is anyone running this in anger, or is it still a demo?
3 comments197 votes
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Best email tool for a growing Shopify store in 2026?
Doing ~$2M/yr on Shopify, currently on Mailchimp and feeling its limits. Klaviyo seems like the obvious move but want real opinions.
4 comments176 votes
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Outgrowing Mailchimp — where did you go and would you do it again?
Mailchimp's automation feels limited and the bill keeps climbing. For non-ecommerce B2B, where's the move — ActiveCampaign? Something AI-native?
4 comments158 votes
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Starting a paid newsletter — beehiiv or Kit (ConvertKit)?
Launching a paid newsletter and torn between beehiiv's growth/monetization tooling and Kit's automation + commerce. Who's used both?
3 comments143 votes
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