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21-day cafe win-back: the Zalo OA template that consistently re-converts

Most café owners send win-back at day 30 because that's the default in the tool they use. Day 21 works better for Vietnamese specialty cafés because the habit hasn't broken yet — it's just paused. This playbook is the exact sequence we run for cafés on PEKO.

When it fires

Customer last visited 21 days ago AND was previously logging 4+ visits/month AND has an opted-in Zalo OA contact. PEKO marks the cohort each morning at 8am and stages the send for 10am.

Message copy that works

Subject (Zalo OA template): 'Cốc quen của bạn ở [tên quán] đã sẵn'. Body, three short lines: (1) name the drink they ordered most often; (2) acknowledge it's been a while, no apology language; (3) a small token — not 50% off, something like 'free upsize today only'. CTA: a single tap-to-call or directions link.

Cadence + timing

Send once. Don't follow up if no response — that's the difference between win-back and harassment. If they return, automatically suppress them from win-back for 60 days.

Expected lift

Cafés running this exact sequence see 14–22% re-conversion within 14 days. Below 10% usually means your token is wrong (too generic or too small). Above 25% usually means your dormancy threshold is too aggressive.

Guardrails — don't skip these

Suppress anyone you flagged as 'do not contact'. Suppress birthdays (separate flow). Never include staff phones in the send list. Don't run this and a punch-card promo in the same week.

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