GetResponse: Social sharing ups CTRs 115%

Late in 2011 StrongMail and Zoomerang reported businesses are keen to integrate email, social and mobile efforts. Less than a month later, GetResponse reports there is already an increase in email marketers including social sharing features - and that the inclusion of these features can improve click-thrus by up to 115%.

by Kristina Knight

New data from GetResponse shows 18% of email marketers are using social sharing icons within messages but of that 18% just over half include only one social sharing option. For example, only including Facebook. While including Facebook sharing options is great - it is the top social network, after all - ignoring sites like Pinterest, Google+, Twitter and Tumblr could alienate subscribers who prefer sharing in 'alternate' social networks.

Other interesting findings include:

• Including social links can increase click-thrus by up to 115%
• 40% more email marketers are using social sharing links now than last year

Back to the StrongMail forecast, their data indicated that, on a global scale, 68% of marketers planned to integrate social and email features and 44% planned to integrate email and mobile. StrongMail respondents said building loyalty, brand/product awareness and expanding the brand footprint were some of the top goals for 2012 and adding these integrations would help meet those goals.

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Tags: email marketing, email social integration, email tips, GetResponse, social marketing, social sharing, StrongMail, ToutApp