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Watch a video recording of this webinar to see Danielthis webinar to see Daniel Burstein and reporter 

Courtney Eckerle guide you th h th t tithrough the presentation and answer questions from 

the audience. 

http://bit.ly/5tacticstopersonalize

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Join the conversationJoin the conversation

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FEATURING THEFEATURING THELATEST RESEARCHLATEST RESEARCH

EmailEmailEmailEmailMarketingMarketing

Five tactics to personalize yourFive tactics to personalize yourFive tactics to personalize your Five tactics to personalize your message for better results message for better results 

Sponsored by:Sponsored by: 

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IntroductionsIntroductionsDaniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content

/ k hMECLABS/MarketingSherpa@DanielBurstein

Courtney Eckerle, ReporterMECLABS@courtneyeckerle

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Chart 3.30 Tactics utilized to improve email relevance and engagementWhi h f th f ll i t ti i i ti i t i th l d t f il t t d li d tWhich of the following tactics is your organization using to improve the relevance and engagement of email content delivered to subscribers?

39%39%

37%37%

Automatically send email based on triggers

Segment email campaigns based on 37%37%

36%36%

Segment email campaigns based on behavior

Dynamically personalize email content (e g  first name in subject line, geo‐…

S t il i b d l

Dynamically personalize email content (e.g.  first name in subject line, geo‐

location content)

28%28%

21%21%

Segment email campaigns based on sales cycle

Allow subscribers to specify email preferences via a robust preference …

18%18%

14%14%

Include surveys, trivia or games

Use loyalty / reward programs

12%12%

11%11%

Dedicate resources  to produce content for each stage in the buying process

Make use of animated  GIF images or video in design

6Source: ©2013 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey Methodology: Fielded December 2012, N=626

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Chart 4.21 Email campaign element testing and optimizationWhi h f th f ll i il i l t d ti l t t t ti i f ? Pl l t ll th t lWhich of the following email campaign elements do you routinely test to optimize performance?  Please select all that apply.

86%86%62%62%

Subject line

Call‐to‐action

58%58%48%48%47%47%

Message (eg greeting, body, closing)

Days of the week sent

Layout and images

Message (e.g. greeting, body, closing)

46%46%44%44%44%44%

Time of day sent

Landing page

Target audience 44%44%42%42%

32%32%26%26%

Target audience

Personalization

From line

Layout and images specifically for 26%26%Layout and images specifically for mobile viewing

Other

None of the above

22%%

22%%

7Source: ©2013 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey Methodology: Fielded December 2012, N=264

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Self‐ assessment…

How often do you test personalization tactics?How often do you test personalization tactics?How often do you test personalization tactics?How often do you test personalization tactics?

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What you are goingWhat you are going to learn…

• Creative ways to add a personal touch to email sends• Creative ways to add a personal touch to email sends

• Personalization in subject lines

• Why you should extend personalization to the landing page

• Tips on quickly personalizing a template• Tips on quickly personalizing a template 

• How to get just enough information from the consumer

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Not this…Not this…Not this…Not this…

The “batch and blast” approach Many marketers fall into the pattern of sending general emails to an entire database over and over again – batch and blast – because they are unsureagain – batch and blast – because they are unsure of how to move to a more targeted approach. 

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But this….

Humanize content Humanize content Humanize content Humanize content 

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Three key ideas: Three key ideas: To increase the odds that your emails will find a receptive audience, add human elements 

to your email. 11

y

These elements make emails seem more personal, even if you don’t necessarily incorporate any personal 

information

22information. 

With the rise of social media, your customers expect more than information; they expect personality. 

33

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Personalize your template* Personalize your templateWith an already created template, it is often easy to 

l h f k h

• Personalized with full name

personalize it with a few quick changes: 

• Personalized with full name

• Comes from an actual person (“From:” field)

• Signed by an actual person

• Conduct A/B tests by sending different versions of 

an email to different segments of your list 

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Chart 3.34 Subscriber segmentation attributesC t b ib d t i t t li t b d th f ll i tt ib t ?Can you segment subscriber data into separate lists based on the following attributes?

55%55% 29%29% 16%16%Email engagement behavior

53%53% 30%30% 16%16%Purchase history

38%38% 43%43% 19%19%Location in sales pipeline

38%38% 43%43% 19%19%User‐declared personal preferences

28%28% 49%49% 22%22%Email viewing device habits

Yes No Don’t know

15Source: ©2013 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey Methodology: Fielded December 2012, N≥115

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Case Study

Challenge• Marketing team was moving away from batch and blast in favor of 

trying targeted marketing for the first time. 

Campaign • Chose a group of subscribers who were one‐time big spenders    g p g pon the site. • Sent this audience a one‐time promotion to generate revenue,as well as test the viability of the audience as an email segmentas well as test the viability of the audience as an email segment 

• Instead of the generic, vague messaging common to batch andblast emails, they focused on a personal connection. 

•Source: Email Marketing: 208% higher conversion rate for targeted emails over batch‐and‐blast 

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From: Devin Kimura, CEO

Subject: Exclusive 20%Exclusive 20% discount just for you, Cortney, From Artbeads’From Artbeads’ CEO Devin Kimura  

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Case Study

A b k h li i i bj li dChallenge • Aweber knew that personalization in subject lines and 

greetings improved results at other companies. However, they were skeptical it could work with their audience. 

• Marketing team decided to conduct a test to find out if li ti ll d diff

Campaign 

personalization really made a difference. • Rather than testing one email, the team chose to test seven 

consecutive emails throughout the month. • Team sent basic A/B test on each of the designated days. A 

random half of its list would receive a normal, unaltered email (A) and the second half would receive a test email (B). ( ) ( )

•Source: Email Marketing: 17.36% higher average clickthrough rate in 7 personalized subject line tests 

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A/B subject line testsA/B subject line testsA/B subject line testsA/B subject line testsEmail A:

E il M k i Ad i F 2 G (Wh K WhEmail Marketing Advice From 2 Guys (Who Know What They’re Doing)

Email B: 

[First Name], Email Marketing Advice From 2 Guys (Who Know What They’re Doing) 

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Results

higher average open rate for personalized          5 13% subject line over regular email 5.13% 

higher clickthrough rate for personalized subject line over regular email 17.6%  j g

What you need to know: Focusing on a single change to a single!!

What you need to know: Focusing on a single change to a single part of the email across multiple sends allows a definitive conclusion to be drawn from results. 

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What you need to know:What you need to know:

!!!!

Never lose sight of keeping a compelling offer 

and clear call‐to‐action when developingand clear call to action when developing 

creative, eye catching email content. 

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Case Study

Challenge • Helzberg’s charms jewelry were such a strong seller that customers 

were almost too familiar with the product. • The online marketing team wanted to promote them but needed• The online marketing team wanted to promote them, but needed 

to find a way to make them catch customer’s attention again, and speak to them directly. 

• The team designed a promotional campaign that addressed the

Campaign The team designed a promotional campaign that addressed the customer directly, by having the charms spell out their name as a greeting. 

•Source: Email Marketing: Helzberg Diamonds garners 288% sales lift with animated, personalized promo 

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Subject: This free bracelet has your yname on it

Personalization: Charms spelling out the subscriber’s name weresubscriber s name were  animated to  swing back and forth on the chain

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Results

increase in sales compared to the 288% previous week promoting the same collection 

to the same audience288% 

higher open rate than Helzberg's average for i l il

55% promotional emails

higher clickthrough rate85% 

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Case Study

Challenge • Moosejaw wanted to find a creative way to insert a human element 

that would help them stay relevant and sell an experience to their customers.customers. 

• Moosejaw used “madness” campaigns centered on things such as a b k k h h l d k h

Campaign break‐up service, a kissing service that helped customers kiss their crush on New Year’s Eve, and a pizza bribe service that helped subscribers motivate friends and family through food. 

• They actually performed these services, and posted several videos of their representatives on YouTube having these conversations. 

•Source: Email Relevance: 8 tactics for leveraging timing, segmentation and content 

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For Moosejaw, this

ResultsResultsFor Moosejaw, this approach was both human, and reflective of the brandthe brand. 

The tone of the campaignmirrored thecampaign mirrored the personality of the company.

The electronic communications were a translation 

As many disengaged subscribers opened the “100% madness” emails as opposed to those featuring product information or special offers

2X2Xof customer interactions and experiences in‐ featuring product information or special offers. pstore. 

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What you need to know:What you need to know:Once you personalize your email message, 

b fi b f ll i

yy

you can see even more benefit by following through with a personalized landing page. 

!!

Following through with personalization from email to landing page canfrom email to landing page can 

distinguish even mundane sends. 

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Case Study

• HP Education Services sent out print catalogs for their IT pro courses,Challenge 

HP Education Services sent out print catalogs for their IT pro courses, but began testing web and email as costs mounted. 

• Needed to convey huge amounts of information in an email campaign, and have a long lifeand have a long life. 

• The team merged their most powerful resources – an online course l HP d d b f h d f

Campaign 

catalog at HP.com and a database of thousands of past customers.• Instead of speaking generally, the email sent suggested one course 

based off of one they had taken in the past, and the location was chosen to be near to their office.

• The customer’s first and last name were in the URL of the landing page they were directed towards. 

•Source: HP Tests Personalized Web Landing Pages for Email and Direct Mail Campaigns ‐‐ Data & Samples 

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HP’s personalized email, featuring: • Call‐to‐action to go to personal landing page• A recommended courseI f i h• Information on that course• Ability to browse full schedule

HP’s personalized landing page, featuring: • Recommended class• Value proposition• Location• Registration

ll l• Full course catalog

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Results

email recipients went to their personal landing 16 5% pages. 16.5% 

of those visitors clicked again to either register or surf other course options on the site.

63% or surf other course options on the site. 

f h h d h dof those who visited the site converted into purchasing courses31% 

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Collect information graduallyCollect information gradually* Collect information gradually Collect information gradually 

It is a delicate balance for marketers to obtain 

necessary customer information, without 

asking for so much that it creates friction forasking for so much that it creates friction for 

the customer. 

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Chart 3.24 Form data collectionWhi h f d t d ll t i th i t ti f il ?Which form data do you collect in the registration process for your email program?

100%100%70%70%

Email address

Name

35%35%35%35%33%33%

ZIP code

State

l h b 33%33%29%29%

26%26%

Telephone Number

Country

Street Address

22%22%12%12%12%12%

Other

Age

Gender 12%12%8%8%3%3%

Gender

Salutation

Fax Number

38Source: ©2013 MarketingSherpa Email Marketing Benchmark Survey Methodology: Fielded December 2012, N=347

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Don’t Go OverboardDon’t Go OverboardDon’t Go OverboardDon’t Go Overboard

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Don’t go Overboard Don’t go Overboard Effective email marketing goes back to relevancy

– catering to the needs and interests of g f

individual customers.  This should be the 

foundation of a marketing campaign. 

• If you ask for too much information, you can kill the conversion rate on 

f f g p g

y , ythe registration page. If you ask for too little, it can be difficult to segment your database. 

• One effective tactic can be to gradually ask for information from a customer, as they become more comfortable with your company. 

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Case Study 

• Scotts Miracle‐Gro, a lawn and garden products company, wanted Challenge

, g p p y,to use their email newsletter to deliver locally relevant content to their subscribers. Campaign• Once a consumer registered on Scotts’ website, Scotts invites the 

consumer to become a subscriber to their email newsletter, Lawn d d d l ff

Campaign

Care Update,  to receive expert advice and special offers. • By using one simple request of a subscriber’s zip code, Scotts was 

able to provide valuable product information based on that region’s soil or climate. 

• By providing specific links in the newsletter, the email can lead the consumer back to website for further information and helpconsumer back to website for further information and help. 

•Source: Email Marketing How‐to: 5 steps to improve your email newsletter 

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Case Study 

• Marketing team wanted to keep the barrier to sign up for their list Challenge

g p g pas easy as possible.

• Still wanted to capture all the information they needed, but they only captured email addresses, so until a purchase was made and they could begin targeting based on purchase behavior they hadthey could begin targeting based on purchase behavior, they had nothing else. 

Campaign• The marketing team bypassed the challenge of asking for too much 

too fast through what they called “progressive profiling.”• Launched a three part new series of welcome emails that would be

Campaign

Launched a three part new series of welcome emails that would be sent out over the space of seven days.  

• Helped improve segmentation without hurting conversion rates, increased revenue by 27%.

•Source: Email Marketing: New tactics for display ads, segmentation and discount promos

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Freshpair.com welcome seriesFreshpair.com welcome seriesFreshpair.com welcome seriesFreshpair.com welcome seriesEmail #3Email #3Email #2Email #2Email #1Email #1

Sent at sign‐up Sent day four Sent day sevenCapture product 

fReassure subscribers Discount offer

New subscribers  first receive an email that asks them to select

preference This send emphasized the value proposition surrounding Freshpair’semail program

If subscribers had not yet purchased, they received this third and asks them to select 

which types of products they prefer, men’s or women’s –

email program. 

Noted that subscribers would receive: first notice 

final welcome email three days after the second (seven days men s or women s 

gave them a first datapoint for segmenting their list. 

of sales, product information and expert knowledge, first notice of new products.

after the first) that offers them a discount. 

g g new products. 

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