Use Cases for Popups With Templates and Step-by-Step Guides

Use Case Library

Popup Use Cases to Grow, Convert and Engage

Discover proven popup use cases designed to help you grow your email list, recover carts, announce offers, and much more.

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Use Cases

Each use case comes with a ready to use template and a step-by-step guide so you can go live with your popups in minutes and maximize every visit.

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Black Friday incentives popup

Incentives

Black Friday Incentives

The right incentive motivates action. Choose one that fits your audience to turn Black Friday traffic into subscribers and customers.

Drive traffic to your live shopping event popup

Increase Sales

Drive Traffic to Your Live Shopping Event

Get more eyes on your live event and turn viewers into buyers.

Build a VIP list before Black Friday popup

Grow Your List

Build a VIP List Before Black Friday

Give early access to your most engaged shoppers and boost conversions from day one.

Promote your products on autopilot popup

Increase Sales

Promote Your Products on Autopilot

Show the right products at the right time to boost engagement and increase order value.

Drive urgency at the end of your Black Friday sale popup

Increase Sales

Drive Urgency at the End of Your Black Friday Sale

Catch leaving visitors with a last-chance popup and guide them straight to your final offers before time runs out.

Recover carts with value-based incentives popup

Increase Sales

Recover Carts with Value-Based Incentives

Offer the right incentive to the right shopper by tailoring your message based on cart value.

Show your Black Friday deals in a catalogue popup

Increase Sales

Show Your Black Friday Deals in a Catalogue

Use a catalogue-style popup to highlight your best Black Friday offers and help shoppers find what they want faster.

Engage visitors with a scratch-to-reveal discount popup

Grow Your List

Engage Visitors With a Scratch-to-Reveal Discount

Surprise visitors with a Black Friday discount, boost engagement and grow your email list.

Build your SMS and email list popup

Grow Your List

Build Your SMS and Email List

Grow your list with subscribers who want Black Friday updates by email and SMS. Perfect for reaching them as soon as your sale goes live.

New deal every day during Black Week popup

Grow Your List

New Deal Every Day During Black Week

Create excitement during Black Week by revealing a fresh offer daily and encouraging visitors to subscribe for updates.

Understand where customers found you popup

Feedback

Understand Where Customers Found You

Learn how your customers discovered your brand with a quick post-purchase question.

Convert window shoppers with a give away popup

Grow Your List

Convert Window Shoppers with a Give Away

Run a competition to engage hesitant visitors and grow your list before they bounce.

Collect post-purchase feedback popup

Feedback

Collect Post-Purchase Feedback

Turn increased Black Friday orders into insights that help you grow.

Turn first-time buyers into subscribers after checkout popup

Grow Your List

Turn First-Time Buyers Into Subscribers After Checkout

Invite non-subscribers to join your list post-purchase with a chance to win their Black Friday order.

Build anticipation and drive action with countdown bars

Increase Sales

Build Anticipation and Drive Action

Show when your Black Friday sale starts to build anticipation, and when it ends to drive urgency.

Incentivise bigger orders with a free gift popup

Increase Sales

Incentivise Bigger Orders With a Free Gift

Boost order size with a free gift for higher-value orders.

Build trust in the cart popup

Increase Sales

Build Trust in the Cart

Build trust where it matters most by highlighting your unique selling points in the cart.

Nudge customers to unlock free shipping popup

Increase Sales

Nudge Customers to Unlock Free Shipping

Motivate customers to add just a little more by showing how close they are to free shipping.

Offer help to visitors in real time popup

Support

Offer Help in Real Time

Let visitors call you directly during opening hours if they get stuck or have questions.

Support visitors after hours popup

Support

Support Visitors After Hours

Let visitors submit a question when you’re offline, so they’re not left hanging.

Convert visitors from paid ads popup

Grow Your List

Convert Visitors from Paid Ads

Show a targeted popup to visitors coming from your paid ads to increase conversions.

Reward existing subscribers with a scratch card popup

Existing Subscribers

Reward Existing Subscribers With a Scratch Card

Reward your most loyal audience with a surprise they can only unlock on your site.

Collect new subscribers with a spin to win popup

Grow Your List

Collect New Subscribers with a Spin to Win

Grow your list and learn more about new subscribers like preferences, favorite brands or birthdays without hurting your conversion rate.

Help shoppers find the perfect Christmas gift popup

Grow Your List

Help Shoppers Find the Perfect Christmas Gift

Guide visitors to the perfect gift with a short quiz that makes Christmas shopping easier while boosting engagement.

Grow orders with tiered discounts popup

Increase Sales

Grow Orders with Tiered Discounts

Boost order value this Christmas with tiered discounts that encourage bigger carts and higher revenue.

Promote digital gift cards popup

Increase Sales

Promote Digital Gift Cards

Promote digital gift cards as the perfect last-minute option and let shoppers spread Christmas cheer instantly.

Increase orders before shipping cutoff popup

Increase Sales

Increase Orders Before the Shipping Cutoff

Highlight your final shipping date with a countdown timer. Create urgency that motivates shoppers to order before it’s too late.

Boost conversions with Christmas spin to win popup

Grow Your List

Boost Conversions with Christmas Spin to Win

Engage Christmas shoppers with a Spin to Win popup. Capture subscribers, boost conversions, and add festive fun to your store.

Incentive ideas for Christmas campaigns popup

Incentives

Incentive Ideas for Christmas Campaigns

Find the right incentive to capture subscribers and drive more holiday purchases this season.

Grow loyalty with a 24-day Christmas calendar popup

Grow Your List

Grow Loyalty with a 24-Day Christmas Calendar

Engage shoppers daily with a 24-day Christmas calendar. Share rewards, spark excitement, and build lasting loyalty all season.

Convert shoppers by asking about free shipping popup

Grow Your List

Convert Shoppers by Asking About Free Shipping

Start with a simple question to catch attention. By asking if shoppers want free shipping, you spark curiosity, encourage clicks, and drive more conversions.

Reward customers with a voucher popup

Grow Your List

Reward Customers with a Voucher

Drive Christmas repeat purchases with a Spin to Win popup that rewards customers after checkout and keeps them coming back.

Christmas advent calendar popup

Grow Your List

Engage Shoppers with a Christmas Advent Calendar

Surprise your audience every week with a Christmas Advent Calendar. Build excitement, capture emails, and keep shoppers coming back all season.

FAQ

The most effective popup use cases help grow your email list with incentives, reduce cart abandonment with exit-intent offers, promote sales like Black Friday, and guide visitors to action with page-specific messages. These are proven tactics used by brands to drive conversions at every stage of the funnel.

If you’re looking for popup ideas, the key is matching the popup’s goal to visitor intent. For example, use a gamified popup to engage paid traffic, or offer free shipping to close a sale. Our use case library is built to help you find ideas that align with your specific conversion goals.

Popups still work—if they’re relevant. Visitors ignore or dismiss generic messages, but when you use page-level targeting (like showing a free shipping offer in the cart), the popup becomes helpful, not disruptive. It’s all about timing and context.

Our use case library includes popup templates for growing your list, recovering carts, promoting seasonal sales like Black Friday, and more. Each template is customizable, so you can launch campaigns quickly without needing a designer or developer.

To grow your email list, offer a 10% discount to first-time visitors, give early access to Black Friday sales, or run a giveaway. These use cases are all designed to convert traffic into subscribers—fast.

Use an exit-intent popup that triggers when a user is about to leave the cart. Offer free shipping or a surprise discount to recover the sale. We have a complete step-by-step guide for this exact use case.

Start with a VIP list popup before the sale, then use a countdown popup for urgency, and finish with a last-chance exit popup to recover final-day sales. These Black Friday marketing ideas are tested and built into our use case templates.

Every use case in our library includes a step-by-step guide and a ready-to-use template. You can launch any popup in minutes—no code or technical help needed.

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