Perennial

About

Built on
real experience.

Perennial is a lifecycle and retention marketing practice built around one belief: lasting customer relationships are a strategic advantage, not a nice-to-have. We exist to help DTC and e-commerce brands build them deliberately — with the systems, creativity, and operator knowledge to back it up.
Tommy Gorecki
Founder · Perennial Marketing Group
9+ Years in lifecycle & retention marketing
75+ Brands worked with across DTC and e-commerce
Full-stack Strategy through execution, campaigns through infrastructure

Perennial was founded on a straightforward premise: most brands know they should be doing more with their email and SMS programs — they just don't have the time, the expertise, or the bandwidth to run them well. That's the gap Perennial was built to close.

Over nine years working in lifecycle marketing, I've sat across from brands at every stage — early-stage launches finding their first customers, growing DTC brands trying to scale retention without losing their voice, and established players rebuilding programs that had gone stale. That range of experience shapes how I approach every engagement: with the operational depth to know what actually works, and the brand sensibility to make sure it feels right.

"Culturally tapped in and relentlessly curious — connecting insights to ideas that actually move people."

My background spans go-to-market strategy, conversational marketing, scalable lifecycle systems, retail partnerships, and experiential activations — with a consistent through-line of building brand-to-customer experiences that feel seamless rather than transactional. That breadth is part of what makes Perennial useful beyond just the inbox.

Perennial is deliberately small. Working with a focused number of brands at a time means every client gets consistent, senior attention — not a rotating cast of account managers, not templated work that gets recycled across the portfolio. The work is specific because specificity is what makes it perform.

Most clients come in looking for help with their email program and stay because the work compounds. Flows get sharper. Segmentation gets smarter. The program starts earning more on its own. That's the version of growth the name Perennial is meant to reflect — not a spike, a relationship.

Brands worked with

Across the spectrum
of modern DTC.

A selection of brands we've worked with across retention, lifecycle strategy, and program management.

Downeast Coffee
Rite of Way
Athena Club
Nelle Atelier
Sincerely Yours
Bask Suncare
Firsthand Supply
Cadence
Noughty Wine
Names for Good
Yes Society
Brave Pudding
High Light Rituals
Handy Famm
Wyn Beauty
Noémie
& more

75+ brands across CPG, beauty, fashion, beverage, wellness, and beyond

Deep in DTC.
Fluent across categories.

Nine years across a wide range of consumer categories means the pattern recognition travels. We know what performs in beauty isn't the same as what performs in consumables — and we build accordingly.

CPG Beauty Fashion & Apparel Beverage Wellness Personal Care Jewelry & Accessories Home & Lifestyle Technology Sport & Outdoor Consumables Cannabis & CBD
How we work

The principles
behind the practice.

01
Growth should be lasting.

Retention isn't a department — it's a discipline. We build programs designed to compound over time, not just hit this month's send quota. Every decision we make is oriented toward the long arc of the customer relationship.

02
Performance and brand aren't in conflict.

The best-converting email is usually also the most on-brand one. We don't separate creative quality from commercial outcomes — sharp copy, considered design, and strong performance are the same goal, not a trade-off.

03
Specificity beats scale.

We work with a deliberately small number of clients. Not because we can't grow — because consistent, specific attention is what produces results. A focused partner beats a large agency every time.

04
The inbox is one part of the journey.

Lifecycle marketing touches every stage of the customer relationship. We stay curious about what's happening before and after the email — site experience, loyalty, brand positioning — because context makes the channel work harder.

Sound like
a fit?

We're selective about who we work with — and that works in your favor. If it's a good match, you'll get our full attention on your program. Reach out and let's figure out if that's the case.