What is a Dynamic Product Block?
A Dynamic Product Block is a content element—often used in emails or web pages—that automatically displays product recommendations based on real-time rules, user behavior, or catalog data. Unlike static product blocks, it updates itself to reflect relevant or trending products without manual editing.
Why Dynamic Product Block matters?
Dynamic product blocks enable scale and relevance in commerce communications. Instead of manually selecting items for each email or page, brands can automate product suggestions that reflect stock levels, trending SKUs, or individual user behavior. This improves personalization, reduces maintenance overhead, and can increase click-through and conversion rates.
How Dynamic Product Block works?
The system ties into your product catalog and user data, then uses rules or predictive logic to determine which products to display in each block. For example, it might show “recently viewed” items, “best sellers,” or “you may also like” based on browsing history or purchase data. In email platforms like Klaviyo, you choose a dynamic product feed instead of a static list. (Klaviyo Help Center) In marketing automation systems such as Braze, dynamic product blocks depend on eCommerce events and catalog setup to render personalized product selections in emails or push messages. (braze.com)
Example in ecommerce
A DTC fashion brand sets up an email flow for cart abandoners. The email includes a dynamic product block that shows the exact items left in the cart, along with a few complementary pieces. When inventory changes or new best-seller styles emerge, the block updates automatically. This dynamic content helps re-engage customers with relevant products and reduces the need for manual campaign updates.
Common mix-ups
- Dynamic product blocks are not the same as static product blocks, where you hand-pick and hard-code which items appear.
- They differ from dynamic content blocks in general, which can vary any content (text, banners, forms) based on user attributes; dynamic product blocks specifically target product suggestions.
- They should not be confused with standalone recommendation engines—the block is a display mechanism, while the engine is the system that chooses which products to show.
Best practices
- Ensure your product catalog is clean and well-synced (accurate inventory, pricing, product metadata).
- Use fallback logic so that if no personalized items are available, the block still shows popular or best-selling products.
- Limit the number of products shown (e.g. 3–6) to avoid overwhelming the recipient.
- Combine with targeting rules—e.g. different product blocks for new vs returning users.
- Test placements (email, cart page, product pages) and A/B test variant logic (recent viewed vs complementary) to find what drives engagement.
Benchmarks / performance expectations
- Dynamic product blocks often outperform static blocks by 10–30% in click-through rate, especially in lifecycle emails.
- In well-optimized campaigns, revenue attributed via dynamic blocks can account for 15–25% of email revenue.
- For brands with large catalogs, dynamic blocks save hours per campaign update and reduce errors in manual selection.
Related terms
Personalization Engine
Product Recommendation Engine
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