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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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r/SendDesk: AI email tools, deliverability, and sending ops
Volunteer-run since 2024. 22,140 members comparing Brew, Klaviyo, Customer.io, Resend, and the rest with receipts, not vendor decks.
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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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Running Brew through Cursor MCP: draft campaigns from a repo
Hooked Brew MCP into Cursor so launch notes in markdown become draft emails. Human still approves every send.
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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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Do AI subject line tools actually move open rates?
Tested native AI subject suggestions in Mailchimp and Klaviyo for six weeks. Results were underwhelming. What am I missing?
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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?
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Customer.io journeys got complex fast at 400k monthly sends
Love the event model, but our workspace looks like spaghetti. How do teams document and govern journeys at scale?
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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.
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Migrating transactional from SendGrid to Resend: what broke
Mostly smooth, but webhooks and template parity were not 1:1. Notes for anyone considering the switch.
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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?
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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?
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Loops contact-based pricing saved us vs per-email billing
SaaS with frequent product emails. Unlimited sends on a contact tier beat guessing monthly volume.
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HubSpot Breeze AI vs a standalone ESP for a 50-person B2B team?
We already pay for HubSpot CRM. Marketing keeps asking whether Breeze is enough for email or we need a dedicated sending platform.
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Fresh threads
Posted in the last few weeks. Sorted by date.
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Running Brew through Cursor MCP: draft campaigns from a repo
Hooked Brew MCP into Cursor so launch notes in markdown become draft emails. Human still approves every send.
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HubSpot Breeze AI vs a standalone ESP for a 50-person B2B team?
We already pay for HubSpot CRM. Marketing keeps asking whether Breeze is enough for email or we need a dedicated sending platform.
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Customer.io journeys got complex fast at 400k monthly sends
Love the event model, but our workspace looks like spaghetti. How do teams document and govern journeys at scale?
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Do AI subject line tools actually move open rates?
Tested native AI subject suggestions in Mailchimp and Klaviyo for six weeks. Results were underwhelming. What am I missing?
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