Oowlish
Shopify Sports & Wellness

Subscription & Performance Optimization for a UFC-Affiliated Brand

How Oowlish transformed Wild Society's Shopify platform to handle UFC traffic spikes, boosting subscription retention by 89% and reducing checkout abandonment by 31%.

89%
Retention Boost
156%
LTV Increase
340%
Traffic Handled
Wild Society Nutrition

Project Overview

Wild Society Nutrition is a UFC-affiliated supplement brand experiencing massive traffic spikes during live events. They needed a platform that could handle unpredictable traffic while maximizing recurring revenue from a passionate but price-sensitive audience.

Industry
Sports Supplements & Wellness
Timeline
18+ months (Ongoing Partnership)
Team Size
Ongoing Partnership Team
Tech Stack
Shopify, Stay AI, Klaviyo, CDN Optimization

The Challenge

Wild Society experienced massive traffic spikes during UFC events but struggled with checkout abandonment and subscription retention. Their platform needed to handle unpredictable traffic while maximizing recurring revenue from a passionate but price-sensitive audience.

Massive traffic spikes during UFC events causing performance issues
High checkout abandonment rate of 68%
Low subscription retention at 42%
78% mobile traffic requiring mobile-first optimization

Our Solution

Oowlish provided continuous technical maintenance, implemented Stay AI for subscription management, built custom post-purchase upsell flows with Klaviyo, and optimized performance for extreme traffic spikes.

Subscription Optimization

Stay AI implementation with custom retention strategies boosting retention from 42% to 79%.

Marketing Automation

Klaviyo integration with post-purchase upsell flows generating 31% of total revenue.

Traffic Scalability

CDN, lazy loading, and caching optimizations handling 340% traffic surges without downtime.

Impact & Results

Wild Society's subscription retention jumped from 42% to 79%, checkout abandonment dropped from 68% to 47%, and customer lifetime value increased by 156% — all while handling 340% traffic surges during UFC events.

89% Retention Up

Subscription retention improved from 42% to 79% in 12 months.

31% Abandonment Down

Checkout abandonment reduced from 68% to 47%.

156% LTV Up

Customer lifetime value increased by 156% through subscriptions and automation.

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