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From market research to a CRM experimentation platform — the full cycle of moving a DTC store to subscriptions

Domestic and overseas pet-market research, customer-journey design, page improvements, content strategy, and a Cafe24-integrated CRM experimentation platform — a case where one team carried strategy and execution end to end.

Client
9dogcat (cat subscription commerce)
Period
2026
Role
Full cycle — from strategy through execution and platform build
In progress
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16 slides
Market research
Before/after, 3 pages
Page improvements
9 categories
Cafe24 API integration
~$37
Monthly infrastructure cost

The Problem

  • A single-purchase-centric store needed to shift toward recurring subscriptions
  • The limits of the typical outsourcing model, where strategy (market analysis) and execution (pages, content, CRM) run in separate silos

Approach

  • Strategy set through 16 research slides (domestic/overseas pet market, competitors, SWOT) → a Customer Journey Map → a subscription-conversion flowchart
  • Before/after improvements to the hero, main, and subscription pages; a blog content-series strategy plus card-news production
  • A Cafe24 API-integrated CRM experimentation platform: cohort setup → A/B messaging → KPI tracking (≈$37/month infrastructure)

Systems Built

ModuleDescription
Market research & strategy
CJM & flowchart
Page before & after
Content strategy & card news
CRM experimentation platform

Screens

9dogcat project hub — market research, CJM, content deliverables

Tech Stack

Next.jsTypeScriptPrismaPostgreSQLCafe24 APIAWS

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