email copy refined - marketingexperiment
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Video: http://youtu.be/20_mpY51b-8 How a change in copy approach led to a 37% relative increase in clickthrough rate ? Email marketing provides marketers with an effective way to reach customers and prospects alike who have already shown an interest in a company's products or services. So how do you convert that interest into clicks? Watch this Web clinic replay to hear three key observations for refining email copy that you can use to improve your copywriting efforts. (source : http://www.marketingexperiments.com/email-optimization/email-copy-refined.html)TRANSCRIPT
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Email Copy RefinedHow a change in copy approach led to a 37% relative increase in clickthrough rate
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1-877-MONETATEmonetate.com
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Ben FilipSenior Manager,Data SciencesMECLABS
Today’s speakers
Austin McCrawSenior Director, Editorial ContentMECLABS
Lauren PitchfordSenior Optimization ManagerMECLABS
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Experiment: Background
Background: A company selling audio equipment and accessories.
Goal: To increase clickthrough rate.
Research Question: Which email copy approach will generate the highest clickthrough rate?
Test Design: A/B/C variable cluster split test
Experiment ID: TP20173Record Location: MECLABS Research LibraryResearch Partner: (Protected)
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Experiment: Control
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Experiment: Treatment 1
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Experiment: Treatment 2
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Side-by-side comparison
Control Treatment 1 Treatment 2
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Experiment: Results
Relative increase in clickthrough rate37%Treatment 2 resulted in a 37.27% increase in clickthrough rate.
Design CTR Relative Diff.
Control 1.6% --
Treatment 1 2.2% 36.65%
Treatment 2 2.2% 37.27%
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Experiment: ResultsTreatment 1 Treatment 2
Why did these emails outperform the control?
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Today’s focus
Today, we are going to identify three key similarities between these two effective emails and the transferable
principles that you can apply to your own email campaigns.
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Optimizing your email campaigns
Key Observations
1. Both emails clearly and immediately connected the value proposition of the offer (product) to the recipient of the email.
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Treatments
Treatment 1 Treatment 2
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Control
• The control utilizes a headline, however, the headline is not immediately clear. It does not immediately state the value of the offer.
• “All your music, all at your fingertips.” attempts to be clever, but it takes another level of thought to translate that into any meaning.
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Control
• The control utilizes a headline, however the headline is not immediately clear. It does not immediately state the value of the offer.
• “All your music, all at your fingertips.” attempting to be clever but it takes another level of thought to translate that into any meaning.
The value proposition is the substance; email body copy is just the form. It should not be the
form (copy style) that persuades, but rather, the substance (value proposition essence).
Clarity trumps persuasion.
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Optimizing your email campaigns
Key Observations
1. Both emails clearly and immediately connected the value proposition of the offer (product) to the recipient of the email.
2. Both emails organized the copy into easily digestible bulleted lists.
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Treatments
Treatment 1 Treatment 2
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Control
• The control uses full paragraph form to communicate the value of the product.
• This is a simple change, and yet, it can significantly impact the degree of effort required to understand the offer.
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Control
• The control uses full paragraph form to communicate the value of the product.
• This is a simple change, and yet, it can significantly impact the degree of effort required to understand the offer.
Because of its “push” nature, there is already a significant degree of “friction” present when a recipient reads an email. Therefore, we must strive to make our emails as easy to digest as
possible in both length and format.
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Optimizing your email campaigns
Key Observations
1. Both emails clearly and immediately connected the value proposition of the offer (product) to the recipient of the email.
2. Both emails organized the copy into easily digestible bulleted lists.
3. Both emails utilized calls-to-action that are low commitment and focused on simply getting the prospect to the next step in the process.
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Treatments
Treatment 1 Treatment 2
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Control
• Notice the control uses the call-to-action “Shop Now,” which assumes recipients will be ready to shop after reading this email.
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Control
Often, we conflate the objective of an email with the objective of a landing page. The goal
of most emails is simply to get a “click.”
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But this
77%In clickthrough
Not this
Additional research examples
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But thisNot this
104%In clickthrough
Additional research examples
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But thisNot this
136%In subscriptions
Additional research examples
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Email copy checklist
Is your copy attempting to be clever or is it clearly stating the essence of the value proposition?
Do you have clear headlines and sub-headlines?
Is your copy easy to digest? Are you using long paragraphs or short bulleted lists?
Are you trying to get the click or trying to sell the product?
Is there any content in your email that is trying to do too much and/or not contributing to simply getting a click?
Is the wording of your calls-to-action asking for too much?
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Live optimization
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Company: Jane Iredale
Primary Audience: Women shopping for makeup
Email Purpose: Festive makeup ideas
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Company: Bellacor
Primary Audience: Home owners
Email Purpose: Promotional email
http://bit.ly/1rgBOJa
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Company: BizzTravel
Primary Audience: Young tourists
Email Purpose: Newsletter
http://bit.ly/1rqKGcE
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Company: STA Travel
Primary Audience: World travelers ages 18-24
Email Purpose: Newsletter
http://bit.ly/1p7UXZ5
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Company: Dvor
Primary Audience: Hunters
Email Purpose: Promotional email
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Company: AutoCheck
Primary Audience: Car shoppers
Email Purpose: Subscription renewal
http://bit.ly/1oYeM6H
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Company: Pelo Fitness
Primary Audience: Fit moms
Email Purpose: Newsletter
http://bit.ly/1yqYxDb
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Company: VetFriends
Primary Audience: Veterans
Email Purpose: Newsletter
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