Email marketing trends indicate that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), along with evolving email personalization and segmentation tactics, points to the promise of this long-standing communication channel.
Let’s look at the latest email marketing trends to advance your marketing reach.
As technology advances rapidly, one can assume that older tools like email are on the way out. But, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Email is one of the most common forms of communication worldwide. A study by the Radicati Group projects that the total number of business and consumer emails sent and received per day will grow to over 333 billion by the end of 2022. And, the number of worldwide email users will grow to over 4.2 billion by the end of 2022.
In case you need a little more proof, here are 10 compelling email marketing statistics for 2022, courtesy of Hubspot:
Future-proof your marketing efforts by adopting an intelligent email marketing strategy. Here are six email marketing trends to look out for in 2022:
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Content fatigue: we all feel it. With the sheer volume of information we see daily, a one-size-fits-all approach is no longer effective in marketing communications. Therefore, creating highly personalized, engaging content should be high on your list of email marketing goals.
There’s more to email personalization than gathering generic data. You need to know more about your customers to learn what content they’re most interested in receiving. Then, use segmentation to tailor content to your customers’ needs, building relationships and establishing trust.
See how Personalize can help you create targeted content that increases response rates.
User-generated content (UGC) is unpaid content created by your existing customers. This content could be an unboxing video of your product, a positive review, a before and after photo, or any number of other things your customers come up with.
These first-hand accounts build familiarity with your brand and trust in your product or service — not to mention they can significantly boost your conversion rate. Yotpo’s benchmark study discovered that the average conversion rate of site visitors who saw user-generated content is 166% higher than the conversion rate of those who didn’t.
Start incorporating UGC into your email marketing strategy to establish yourself as an authentic brand with raving fans and happy customers.
As inbound marketing drives interest in your product or service, you need a method to determine which leads require urgent follow-up. Lead scoring models help sales and marketing teams understand and gauge prospects' interest levels.
Evaluating your leads and analyzing prospect behavior and data is the best way to create a continuous stream of quality leads. You can use a tool like Personalize to score your leads or use it with your lead scoring methodology to boost your marketing qualified leads (MQLs).
Sadly, “dynamic content” does not indicate the usage of superheroes or explosive language in your emails (but it could).
Dynamic content, also known as adaptive content, refers to the use of content blocks in an email that are specific to a customer’s interest or demographic. Dynamic content blocks are “dropped in” to predetermined areas of an email message, reducing bounce rate and increasing conversions.
The increased usage of mobile phones and wearable devices necessitates the move to mobile-focused (and not just mobile-friendly) messaging.
The amount of information a contact can view on a phone or tablet is vastly different than what they can see on a smartwatch. While responsive marketing for smartphones and mobile devices is not new, creating targeted messaging for even smaller devices is a fresh challenge for marketers.
For many marketers, email opt-in requirements seem restrictive.
But double opt-in consent is actually beneficial. Consenting indicates a recipient is genuinely interested in your offering and wants to engage with you — at least initially. It’s up to you to win the contact’s long-term interest and loyalty after that.
The California Consumer Privacy Act took effect in January 2020 and mimics the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) law. Both laws give individuals more control over their data, restrict what organizations can do with that data, and give regulators the power to fine non-compliant organizations.
With a saturated online marketplace, shoppers are inundated with options and marketing emails. You need to provide nothing short of a stellar email experience to stand out.
Fortunately, there are numerous tools at your disposal — all you have to do is put them to work. These days, the emails that stand out most incorporate animated GIFs and interactive features.
These additions invite engagement with your email, which, in turn, build curiosity about what other interesting things a visitor might find on your website. In an email from the wedding planning site, Zola, this GIF gives a sneak peek into how their guest management tool works. It’s a clever way to showcase their fun and user-friendly platform.
Would you be surprised to learn that birthday emails rack up 481% higher transaction rates than regular promotional emails and 342% higher revenue per email? These stats tie back to an earlier item on our list — personalization.
Customers love receiving unique promo codes and rewards for their birthday, for their loyalty to the brand or for leaving a review on a recent purchase. If you aren’t taking advantage of customer appreciation emails, now is a good time to start.
Are you ready to ramp up your email marketing efforts in 2020 and beyond? Make sure you have the right tools to get started.
Personalize is an AI-powered personalization tool that reveals the products and services your customers are most interested in, giving you 50% better response rates and increased revenue.
Personalize hooks directly into your CRM or email platform, providing the data you need to build automated personalized campaigns – your way!
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