Email-Marketing-is-Changing.pdf

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What Marketers Need to Know 89% 69% 10% 5% 9% 8% 18% 15% 18% 27% DELETE UNSUBSCRIBE LOOK AT IT ON MY COMPUTER READ IT ANYWAY DON’T KNOW CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING A POORLY FORMATTED MOBILE EMAIL EMAILS VERSUS TRIGGERED EMAILS THE RISE OF MOBILE MARKETING Is Changing Triggered Emails* Emails* June2011-Dec 2011 June 2012 - Dec 2012 EMAIL OPEN RATES EMAIL OPEN RATES Triggered emails are behavioral based. For example, if a customer leaves items in a shopping cart, the ecommerce company will send an email reminding them to finish their order. 10% Q1:2011 Q1:2013 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% HIGHER OPEN RATES *Data Courtesy : Epsilon % % % % % 12.1% 6.8% 20.6% 29% Despite this rise in mobile usage, only 2% of companies have an advanced mobile email marketing strategy. 39% 37% 16% 6% 2% NON EXISTENT BASIC MODERATE QUITE ADVANCED ADVANCED 2012 2013 How To Reduce Email Deletes And Unsubscribes TIP #1: FORMAT EMAILS FOR MOBILE Always keep in mind how your email will appear on mobile. TIP #2: WRITE EMAILS FOR MOBILE Think about the environment in which people will read your emails. KEEP THE DESIGN SIMPLE NEVER GO OVERBOARD WITH GRAPHICS GET TO THE POINT QUICKLY PLACE CTA CLOSE TO TOP OF THE MESSAGE BODY Consumers were asked what they do if they get an email on mobile that doesn’t look good. These were their responses: 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 0% 12.1% 6.8% 20.6% 72.6% 29% 58.9% 50% TIP #1 : EYE CATCHY SUBJECT To ensure people open your emails, make the subject: SHORT CATCHY CURIOSITY PROVOKING OPENING AN ACCOUNT PUTTING ITEM IN A SHOPPING CART VIEWING A PRODUCT COMPLETING AN ORDER TIP #2 : TRIGGERED EMAILS To ensure people open your emails, send emails that are based off their action(s) such as : 78.9% 40.7% 18.8% JUMP JUMP FALL SOURCES http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Mobile-Targeting-Drive-Up-Email-Opens/1010111 http://www.bluehornet.com/news/full/new-survey-reveals-shifting-consumerviewson-email-marketing http://www.econsultancy.com/us/blog/62486-marketers-still-need-to-work-on-mobile-email-stats Epsilon Sampling Data for Open Rates: Q1 2013 6.1 Billion Emails Q4 2012 7.3 Billion Emails Q3 2012 6.4 Billion Emails Q2 2012 7.3 Billion Emails Q1 2012 7.1 Billion Emails Q4 2011 8.5 Billion Emails Epsilon Sampling Data for Triggered Emails: Q1 2013 360 Million Emails Q4 2012 360 Million Emails Q3 2012 166 Million Emails Q2 2012 193 Million Emails Q1 2012 165 Million Emails (Open Rates) (Open Rates) Email marketing has been used for years to keep in contact and maintain relationships with customers. Lately, with the increasing use of smartphones, we’ve seen the effectiveness continue to rise.

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  • What Marketers Need to Know

    89%69% 10% 5%9% 8%18% 15%18% 27%

    DELETE UNSUBSCRIBELOOK AT IT

    ON MY COMPUTERREAD IT ANYWAY DONT KNOW

    CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING A POORLY FORMATTED MOBILE EMAIL

    EMAILS VERSUS TRIGGERED EMAILS

    THE RISE OF MOBILE

    MARKETINGIs Changing

    Triggered Emails* Emails*

    June2011-Dec 2011 June 2012 - Dec 2012

    EMAIL OPEN RATES

    EMAIL OPEN RATES

    Triggered emails are behavioral based. For example, if a customer leaves items in a shopping cart, the ecommerce company will send an email reminding them to finish their order.

    10%

    Q1:2011 Q1:2013

    20%

    30%

    40%

    50%

    60%

    HIGHER OPEN RATES

    *Data Courtesy : Epsilon

    72.6%

    58.9%

    10%

    20%

    30%

    40%

    50%

    60%

    70%

    80%

    0%

    12.1%

    6.8%

    20.6%

    72.6%

    29%

    58.9%

    Despite this risein mobile usage,

    only 2% of companies have

    an advanced mobile email

    marketing strategy.

    39% 37% 16% 6% 2%NON EXISTENT BASIC MODERATE QUITE ADVANCED ADVANCED

    2012 2013

    How To Reduce Email Deletes And Unsubscribes

    TIP #1: FORMAT EMAILS FOR MOBILE

    Always keep in mind how your email

    will appear on mobile.

    TIP #2: WRITE EMAILS FOR MOBILE

    Think about the environment in which

    people will read your emails.

    KEEP THE DESIGN SIMPLE

    NEVER GO OVERBOARD WITH GRAPHICS

    GET TO THE POINT QUICKLY

    PLACE CTA CLOSE TO TOP OFTHE MESSAGE BODY

    Consumers were asked what they do if they get an email on mobile that doesnt look good. These were their responses:

    10%

    20%

    30%

    40%

    50%

    60%

    70%

    80%

    0%

    12.1%

    6.8%

    20.6%

    72.6%

    29%

    58.9%

    50%

    TIP #1 : EYE CATCHY SUBJECT

    To ensure people open your emails,

    make the subject:

    SHORT

    CATCHY

    CURIOSITY PROVOKING

    OPENING AN ACCOUNT

    PUTTING ITEM IN A SHOPPING CART

    VIEWING A PRODUCT

    COMPLETING AN ORDER

    TIP #2 : TRIGGERED EMAILS

    To ensure people open your emails,

    send emails that are based off their

    action(s) such as :

    78.9% 40.7% 18.8%JUMP JUMP FALL

    SOURCEShttp://www.emarketer.com/Article/Mobile-Targeting-Drive-Up-Email-Opens/1010111

    http://www.bluehornet.com/news/full/new-survey-reveals-shifting-consumerviewson-email-marketing

    http://www.econsultancy.com/us/blog/62486-marketers-still-need-to-work-on-mobile-email-stats

    Epsilon Sampling Data for Open Rates:

    Q1 2013 6.1 Billion Emails

    Q4 2012 7.3 Billion Emails

    Q3 2012 6.4 Billion Emails

    Q2 2012 7.3 Billion Emails

    Q1 2012 7.1 Billion Emails

    Q4 2011 8.5 Billion Emails

    Epsilon Sampling Data for Triggered Emails:

    Q1 2013 360 Million Emails

    Q4 2012 360 Million Emails

    Q3 2012 166 Million Emails

    Q2 2012 193 Million Emails

    Q1 2012 165 Million Emails

    (Open Rates)

    (Open Rates)

    Email marketing

    has been used for years to keep in

    contact and maintain relationships with

    customers. Lately, with the increasing

    use of smartphones, weve seen the

    effectiveness continue to rise.