Review: Email Marketing Benchmark Guide 2006

I have to admit, I'm a data freak. I love to see surveys· Discover what's worth testing (and what's not)
and studies that show user behavior. That's just what· Gather insights from specific behavioral traits of age
this new report from Marketing Sherpa delivers withgroups including teens, moms and more
regard to email marketing.· Design email templates to boost average reading
For instance, did you know...time and clicks
· Moms place low value on testimonials in email· Choose the best day of week to send email
copy?campaigns
· There are 4 things that those with high open and· Unlock deliverability and spam filter problems
click rates do that others don't?· and more
· The graphic design of an email can increaseThere's a LOT of data in this report (over 265 pages
readability by 31% or more?of it), and it is presented in a very organized and easy
· 45%-60% of viewers will scroll below the fold of ato use way.
long email?What You Don't Get
Get the free Executive Summary of this report.This is NOT a copywriting book. It will not show you
What You Get(directly) how to write powerful copy for email
Over nineteen hundred (1,900) email marketerscampaigns. It will, however, shed a lot of light on what
contributed their data, and 25 additional researchelements you should include in your copy and design.
studies are included, as well as 310 charts, tables andYou'll also find out when to send, how to send and
heat maps.why you should send.
If you're tired of guessing about email marketing, theWhile I love the information, I wish Marketing Sherpa
Email Marketing Benchmark Guide 2006 will give youwould have included more of its insights on the
what you need to:research. They do a fairly good job of translating the
· Compare your opt-in, open, click, and conversiondata findings, but could - in my opinion - go into greater
rates to your competitors'detail. It isn't that anything is lacking... it's just that there's
· Redesign your email newsletter and sales alertso much more to say.
templates to improve results -- based on MarketingOverall, I was quite impressed. The sheer volume of
Sherpa's new eye tracking laboratory email testsinformation in this book is amazing. At every page turn,
· Compare your current stats to real-life emailI found myself thinking, "Oh really? Wow!"
marketing opens, clicks, conversions for B-2-B andAs with all Marketing Sherpa products, it comes with a
B-2-C mailings30-day, money-back guarantee.