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Email deliverability masterclass
8.30am Registration and refreshments
9.00am Welcome from the chair
Chris Combemale, executive director, DMA
9.15am Research findings
Guy Hanson, director, response consulting, Return Path
9.45am Pizza Express case study
Dale Langley, senior consultant, deliverability consulting, Return Path
10.10am Panel Discussion
Chris Combemale, executive director, DMA
Guy Hanson, director, response consulting, Return Path
Dale Langley, senior consultant, deliverability consulting, Return Path
Steve Butcher, deliverability manager, emedia
10.25am Closing comments from chair
Chris Combemale, executive director, DMA
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Upcoming events
Email customer lifecycle: List growth
Tuesday 22 May 2012, London
The DMA summer lunch
Thursday 12 July 2012, Kensington Roof Gardens
Client email survey
Thursday 17 May 2012, London
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Welcome from the chair Chris Combemale, executive director, DMA
#DMAemail
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Research findingsGuy Hanson, director, response consulting, Return Path
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Email Deliverability Review White
Paper – Key Findings
Guy Hanson
Director, Response Consulting, Return Path
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Agenda
� Introduction
� Email Deliverability Matters
� Mobile Email Also Matters
� Watch Your Reputation!
� Impact of Engagement
�Open v Complaint Rate Insight
�Top 10 ways to improve deliverability
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New: Email Deliverability Review Whitepaper
Fully refreshed and updated for
2012
Overview of critical factors
affecting deliverability
10 steps to improving
deliverability
Download full paper today:www.returnpath.net/landing/DMAdeliverability
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Making Email Better on a Global Scale
Over a Decade of Email Expertise
Proven Data Infrastructure
Delivering Measurable ROI
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Email is still key for marketers
Source: Social Media Examiner – 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report
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Email is great for developing loyal
customers and active subscribers.
72%Percentage of companies rate email as
'excellent' or 'good' for return on
investment.
Source: Econsultancy "Email Marketing Census
2011" (2011)
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© Return Path, Inc., 2010
No Inbox. No Click.
No ROI.
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Email Deliverability: Latest Benchmark
Source: Return Path Deliverability Benchmark Report, 2H11
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Email Deliverability: Europe Average
Source: Return Path Deliverability Benchmark Report, 2H11
Nearly 14% of legitimate email never reaches European
consumer inboxes
That’s almost 3 out of every 20 emails sent!
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Email Deliverability: by Country
Source: Return Path Deliverability Benchmark Report, 2H11
European Deliverability, 2H11
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Mobile Email
Matters
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The Growth of Mobile
Source: Return Path Mobile Study 2011/12
2011 2012
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The Growth of Mobile
Source: Return Path Mobile Study 2012
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Mobile Opens: where are they happening?
Source: Return Path Mobile Study 2012
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Mobile can make or break email marketing
Source: Return Path Mobile Study 2012
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© Return Path, Inc., 2010
Why do my good
emails get blocked?
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It’s All About Reputation (and Sender Behavior)!
List Hygiene
Complaints
IP Permanence
Engagement
Message Quality
Infrastructure
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© Return Path, Inc., 2010
ISPs use your sender
reputation to make
filtering decisions. A
poor reputation means,
your email will get
blocked.
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Impacting Factors for Email Filtering
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The Increasing
Importance of
Engagement
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Email
Deliverability
Subscriber
Response
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The value of the
fair exchange
currency has
appreciated – in
favour of email
subscribers
The Increasing Importance of Engagement
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CommoditiesCommodities
GoodsGoods
ServicesServices
ExperiencesExperiences
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£1.00
£3.00 *
* www.economist.com
The Increasing Importance of Engagement
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Open v Complaint
Rate Insight
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Behavioural Measurement
My Campaigns
Competitor 1
Competitor 2
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Subject Lines: By Vertical
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Subject Lines: Message Types
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Subject Lines: Optimum Length
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Subject Lines: Special Characters
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Top 10 Tips for Improving Deliverability
Improve data collection
Implement authentication
Monitor your sender reputation
Manage your IP address carefully
Practice good list hygiene
Use complaint feedback loops
Monitor blacklists
Reduce spam complaints
Conduct pre-broadcast testing
Get accredited
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New: Email Deliverability Review Whitepaper
Fully refreshed and updated for
2012
Overview of critical factors
affecting deliverability
10 steps to improving
deliverability
Download full paper today:www.returnpath.net/landing/DMAdeliverability
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Let’s Connect!
Guy Hanson
Director, Response Consulting
@ReturnPath, @GuyHanson
[email protected]
www.returnpath.net
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/guyhanson
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Pizza Express case studyDale Langley, senior consultant, deliverability consulting, Return
Path
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Industry Commentary
PizzaExpressApril 2012
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�Over 400 restaurants in the UK
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Making the most of data
�Centralised marketing database
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Multi Channel Website
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Restaurant bookingsRestaurant bookings
Takeaway ordersTakeaway orders
Email signupEmail signup
iPhone AppiPhone App
Twitter feedTwitter feed
Facebook
Page
Facebook
Page
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�Enrolling in Return Path Certification increased IPR > 90%
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What next?
�How to keep subscribers engaged and maintain IPR
�Able to now target based on behaviour and location
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Good use of the preheader
as a “teaser”
Good use of the preheader
as a “teaser”
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The basics
Could include a call-to-actionCould include a call-to-action
Engaging content provides a
talking point
Engaging content provides a
talking point
Content leads naturally to
“dine with a friend” offer
Content leads naturally to
“dine with a friend” offer
Extends the reach of the offer
beyond the recipient
Extends the reach of the offer
beyond the recipient
Builds relationships through
interaction
Builds relationships through
interaction
Encourages sharingEncourages sharing
Further sharing opportunitiesFurther sharing opportunities
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Careful targeting
Not on Strike – October 2010
Adapted logo for relevancyAdapted logo for relevancy
Targeted audienceTargeted audience
Timely deliveryTimely delivery
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TimelyTimely
TrackableTrackable
RelevantRelevant
Personalised and engagingPersonalised and engaging
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Using data to enhance the creative
Subject: Happy Birthday Hannah
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A world without images
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�The problem
What is the message?What is the message?
Is this legitimate?Is this legitimate?
I want to unsubscribeI want to unsubscribe
This is alt-textThis is alt-text
�The solution
Branding is retainedBranding is retained
The offer is visibleThe offer is visible
Creative use of tablesCreative use of tables
Missed personalisation
opportunity
Missed personalisation
opportunity
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A world without images
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Clear brandingClear branding
Clear messageClear message
Clear actionClear action
Could have been clearer
about the CTA
Could have been clearer
about the CTA
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A world without images
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Generating buzz
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Recommendations
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Recommendations
� Improve the preheader
• Include a call to action
• Use the top left of the email
• Don’t repeat the subject line,
complement it
• Try split tests to improve conversion
�Resize gracefully for different devices
• Don’t use fixed-width tables
• Stack information rather than using columns
• Test using a rendering tool
�Encourage engagement to improve inbox placement
• Allow subscribers to reply to campaigns
• Add whitelisting instructions
• Send time sensitive campaigns
• Encourage natural sharing / forwarding
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Thank you
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Panel discussionChris Combemale, executive director, DMA
Guy Hanson, director, response consulting, Return Path
Dale Langley, senior consultant, deliverability consulting, Return
Path
Steve Butcher, deliverability manager, emedia
#DMAemail
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Closing comments from the chairChris Combemale, executive director, DMA
#DMAemail
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Thank you for attending
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