WhatsApp commerce
WhatsApp is where Shopify customers DM you, ask about a size, abandon a cart, and disappear — without anyone closing the loop. This pillar covers the operational work of turning WhatsApp into a real Shopify-native commerce surface: Click-to-WhatsApp Ads that lower CPL vs. landing-page form-fills, in-thread checkout, cart-to-WhatsApp recovery flows, IG DM → WhatsApp handoff, and the AI agent reading your live Shopify catalog so it answers product questions without making things up. Written for the Shopify operator who already has the customers — the question is what stops them from leaking out the bottom of the funnel between a chat and a confirmed order. We assume Shopify is the source of truth and bitChat, bitCRM, and AI Studio are the WhatsApp commerce layer on top.
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