Let’s be honest: We’re all culprits of online window shopping. In today’s digital age, it’s all too easy to mindlessly scroll through an ecommerce site as a solution to boredom or procrastination. Yet, more often than not, we end up closing the tab without checking out or even adding items to the cart. If you’re reading this, you’re probably also familiar with what’s happening behind the scenes: a team of nervous marketers watching as their…
When Google Chrome stops supporting third-party cookies in 2022, it will be the end of a nearly 30-year era in digital marketing as the industry decisively shifts toward consumer privacy. Though marketers shouldn’t lose sleep over the coming change to data collection practices, it’s important to spend 2021 securing alternate data sources to compensate. One of the primary ways that you can ensure you’re ready for this cookie-less future is by collecting your own sources…
So far, we’ve covered a lot of ground (if you haven’t yet, check out Email Marketing 101: Audience Building and Email Content). We discussed building an audience, creating segmentation, and also outlined best practices for putting your email together. Next in line is how to launch your campaign, analyze results, and maximize your performance. On how to build your audience and email content: Launching Your Campaign There are a few different ways to structure your…
Email is the lifeblood of e-commerce brands. Why? Because email marketing is one of the most engaging and (if planned well) cheapest marketing strategies out there. With email marketing, you have a lot of freedom — you could control the flow of information your audience gets, the time they get it, and create different paths based on your needs. If you’re just getting started with email marketing, it may seem a little daunting. However, we’re…
Businesses lose an average of 22.5% of their email database every year. People change emails, opt-out for a variety of reasons, and become inactive. An all too true marketing axiom is that it’s cheaper, faster, and easier to get business from an existing customer than to win a new customer. When subscribers aren’t engaging with your email, it’s essential to re-engage them before they’re gone for good. Not only will you lose business from those…
When it comes to businesses and dealing with customers, first impressions really do matter — so it’s no surprise that most companies consider the welcome email as one of the most important emails in the customer onboarding journey. However, many brands don’t go that extra mile to invest time in creating an automated onboarding email sequence, which is what distinguishes a good impression from a lasting one. A New Way to Stay Engaged Let’s take…
In the Sex and the City movie, Big can’t find his own words to apologize to Carrie for jilting her at the altar, so he plagiarizes love letters from famous men to their paramours. While these missives helped win Carrie back, it was the simple, sweet letter from Big that actually swayed her — and it will be your original words that win over your customers and drive your holiday sales. Last year, email was…
Brand Awareness is something on the minds of so many marketers — especially with the holidays on the horizon. We offer five tips to help ensure your holiday campaigns drive the most impact.
Father’s Day is right around the corner, and e-commerce brands have already started prepping for it. In this post, learn 3 quick tips that will unlock more sales on this moneymaker holiday.
Email marketing can be one of the most powerful organic or paid channels in any marketing campaign. These 7 strategies will help you make the most of engaging with your customers in their inbox.
