Add Live Countdown Timers to Drip Emails and Workflows
Embed a Tickvio timer in any Drip campaign or workflow email using the HTML block. No integration needed.
Get Started For FreeDrip is an e-commerce CRM built for online stores. Its visual email builder includes an HTML block that accepts custom code.
Drip's visual workflow builder is where its power lives. Tickvio timers work in every workflow email step.
No Drip integration or API connection is needed.
Tickvio works the same way with other email platforms. See how it integrates with Bloomreach, Omnisend, Mailchimp, and Retention.com. Ready to get started? Set up your first timer or see a live demo.
How to Add a Tickvio Timer
Set Up a Timer for Your Drip Emails
Open Tickvio and create a new countdown timer. Set the deadline date, time, and timezone. Choose a timer design and customise colours to match your Drip email template. For broadcast emails with a sale deadline, select fixed-date. For workflow emails where each subscriber enters at a different time, select evergreen — this gives each person a personal countdown from their first open. Copy the embed code.
Add an HTML Block in Drip's Visual Email Builder
Open your email in Drip's visual email builder. Drag an HTML block from the content panel into your layout — position it above or below your CTA button for maximum impact. Paste the Tickvio embed code into the HTML block. Drip's editor may show a placeholder; send a test email to see the live animated countdown in your real inbox. The same process works in broadcast emails and workflow email steps.
Send or Activate the Workflow
For broadcasts, send or schedule. For workflows, activate the workflow. Drip's revenue attribution will track the impact of timer-enhanced emails directly in your workflow analytics, showing you the revenue generated by contacts who clicked through from emails containing the timer. This makes it easy to measure the ROI of adding countdown timers to your Drip workflows.
Why This Integration Works
Built for Drip's E-Commerce Workflows
Drip's visual workflow builder is where most e-commerce email automation happens — cart abandonment, browse abandonment, post-purchase follow-ups, win-back sequences, and VIP workflows. Tickvio embeds in every workflow email step using the same HTML block method. The timer renders live for every subscriber at every step, regardless of when they entered the workflow.
No Integration or API Needed
No Drip integration, no API key exchange, no webhook configuration. The timer is a hosted image URL placed in Drip's HTML block. This means zero impact on your Drip account's API limits, no permissions to grant, and no third-party app dependencies. Add or remove the timer from any template without affecting your Drip account settings or integrations.
Revenue Attribution Captures Timer Impact
Drip's built-in revenue attribution tracks purchases from every email, including timer-enhanced ones. When a subscriber opens a timer email and makes a purchase within the attribution window, Drip attributes that revenue to the specific workflow and email step. This gives you a clear before-and-after comparison when you add timers to existing workflows.
Most popular ways to use the timer
Timer Use Cases
Cart Abandonment Workflow with Hold Timer
Add a Tickvio evergreen timer to your Drip cart abandonment workflow. Set a 24-hour duration. When a subscriber abandons their cart and opens the recovery email, they see a personal 24-hour countdown creating 'cart hold' urgency. Drip's e-commerce integration triggers the workflow automatically; the timer adds the visual urgency layer that drives faster checkout completion and higher recovery rates.
Flash Sale Broadcast to Engaged Subscribers
Create a Drip broadcast for a 24-hour flash sale targeting your most engaged subscriber segment. Add a Tickvio fixed-date timer counting down to when the sale ends. The timer appears in the hero section of the email, providing visual proof that the offer is genuinely time-limited. Drip's segmentation ensures the right audience sees the offer; the timer ensures they act before it expires.
Post-Purchase Cross-Sell with Time-Limited Offer
In your Drip post-purchase workflow, add a Tickvio evergreen timer to the cross-sell email. Offer a 48-hour discount on complementary products. Each customer who receives the cross-sell email sees a personal 48-hour countdown from their first open. The timer transforms a passive product recommendation into a time-sensitive offer that drives repeat purchases within days of the initial order.
Compatibility Details
Supported features: Broadcasts, Workflows, Visual email builder, A/B testing, Revenue attribution.
Rendering: Animated GIF in Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo, and mobile clients. Static fallback in Outlook desktop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Tickvio need a Drip integration?
No. Use the HTML block in Drip's visual email builder.
Can I use Tickvio in Drip workflows?
Yes. The HTML block works in all workflow email steps.
Will Drip track revenue from timer emails?
Yes. Drip's revenue attribution tracks purchases from every email including timer-enhanced ones.
Which Drip plans support this?
All Drip plans include the visual email builder with HTML blocks.