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Use case· 4 steps

How do I identify and tag VIP customers in Shopify?

When a customer hits a lifetime-value threshold or 5th order, auto-tag them as "VIP" in Shopify, add to a Klaviyo VIP segment, and alert your CSM team in Slack.

How it works

Set up "Tag VIP ecommerce customers automatically" in 4 steps

  1. 1
    Order trigger
    Shopify Order Created.
  2. 2
    Check LTV
    Shopify Get Customer → if total_spent > $500 OR orders_count >= 5: continue.
  3. 3
    Tag everywhere
    Shopify Update Customer with tag 'vip'. Klaviyo Add to 'VIP' segment.
  4. 4
    Notify team
    Slack to #cs-team: '[Customer] just became VIP — reach out personally.'
FAQ

Common questions about this recipe

What threshold should I use?
Depends on AOV. Typical: top 5-10% by LTV. Run a quick query first to pick the threshold that gives you a meaningful VIP cohort.