Abandoned Cart Recovery

Technical implementation of cart abandonment tracking and recovery campaigns.

5 min readUpdated 2025-01-11

Approximately 70% of online checkouts are abandoned. The abandoned cart recovery system automatically re-engages these high-intent visitors.

Tracking Implementation

Cart Creation Trigger

When: Checkout modal opened
Data captured: email (if entered), tickets, prices
Storage: Server-side session + cookie backup

Abandonment Detection

Timeout: 30 minutes of inactivity
Or: Tab closed/navigated away
Excluded: Completed purchases

Recovery Window

Email 1: 1 hour after abandonment
Email 2: 24 hours
Email 3: 48 hours (final)
Retargeting: Immediate → 7 days

Abandoned cart flow visualization

Interactive component coming soon

Recovery Email Sequence

Email 1 (1 hour)

Subject: "Your tickets are waiting"
Tone: Helpful, not pushy
CTA: "Complete Your Order"
Conversion rate: 5-8%

Email 2 (24 hours)

Subject: "Still thinking about {event_name}?"
Tone: Social proof, FOMO
CTA: "Reserve Your Spot"
Conversion rate: 3-5%

Email 3 (48 hours)

Subject: "Last chance: {remaining_tickets} left"
Tone: Urgency (if true)
CTA: "Get Tickets Now"
Conversion rate: 2-4%

Performance Metrics

Overall Recovery Rate

Average: 8-15% of abandoned carts

Revenue Impact Example

1,000 checkouts started
700 abandoned (70%)
84 recovered (12%)
at $100 avg = $8,400 recovered revenue

Attribution

Direct: Link clicked from email
Assisted: Returned within 24hr window
All conversions tracked in Analytics.
Abandoned cart recovery is included with Elevate tier. No configuration needed — it activates automatically for all your events.

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