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The Good, the Bad, and the Best Practices for a Post-Wild West Email Marketing World Chad White Principal of Marketing Research at ExactTarget Author of Email Marketing Rules

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Adopting email marketing best practices isn’t about ticking boxes. It’s about execution. During this webinar I discuss a variety of best practices and share real-world examples of brands with good, bad and the best executions. Topics covered include signup forms, welcome emails, mobile-friendly emails, preheaders, personalization, unsubscribe pages, and more.

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The Good, the Bad, and the BestPractices for a Post-Wild West Email Marketing World

Chad WhitePrincipal of Marketing Research at ExactTargetAuthor of Email Marketing Rules

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Chad WhitePrincipal of Marketing Research at ExactTarget

Author of Email Marketing Rules

Long-time blogger – 2,500 posts and counting

Email Insider columnist for MediaPost

Former journalist at Dow Jones and Condé Nast

@chadswhite

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What are best practices?

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“Best practices are old-school. New-school marketing doesn’t

have best practices.”

Have you heard this?

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“The best practice is the practice that is best for your business.”

Have you heard this?

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“If there’s one example of a marketer successfully breaking

a best practice, then it’s no longer a best practice.”

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“The best practice is what most companies do.”

Have you heard this?

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“Best practices define mediocrity.”

Have you heard this?

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“Best practices are those practices that generally produce the best results or minimize risk.”

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Adopting best practices isn’t about ticking boxes.

It’s about execution.

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Let’s look at the GOOD, the BAD, and the BEST of

8 email marketing practices…

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Signup Process

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Signup Confirmation Pages

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Signup Confirmation Pages…• Confirm opt-in was successful

• Set expectations

• Collect more subscriber data

• Secure additional opt-ins

• Engage with offers or content

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Welcome Emails

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Defensive Design

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Mobile-Friendliness

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Personalization7.

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Lenovo, welcome email — Chad, thank you for signing up. Enjoy your exclusive Lenovo offer.

Michael’s, progressive profiling email — Chad, isn't it time we got to know each other?

Olive Garden, birthday email — Chad, go celebrate your birthday with a free app or dessert!

ThinkGeek, 5/17/13 — Chad, I am your father

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FragranceNet, 10/7/13 — Just for you, . $10 OFF + Free Shipping*

Subway, 9/4/13 — Chad, it's time to celebrate! Any regular FOOTLONG(TM) is a $5 FOOTLONG(TM) all SUBtember(R) long. (At participating restaurants. Pricing details inside.)

Volkswagen, 2/22/13 — Chad, don't miss out on a limited-time offer on the 2013 Passat

Chili’s, 7/21/13 — 2 Coupons for Chad

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“Email marketing’s impressive power obscures an unfortunate truth…”

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“Poor practices are blunting email marketing’s effectiveness and keeping its ROI from being truly awesome.”

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Has this session inspired you to make an improvement to

your email program?

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If so, please share it on DFChatter or Twitter.

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Design Track Resourcespages.exacttarget.com/etdesign

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