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BizReport : Email Marketing : April 19, 2016
85% of consumers sign up for marketing emails hoping for a reward
Recent research from Adestra reiterates what most marketers have already learned - consumers sign up for marketing emails hoping for some sort of reward.
According to the survey of U.S. consumers by Adestra, most (85%) say they sign up to marketing emails in the hope they will receive some sort of discount or promotion. The top types of promotions consumers hope to find in their inbox are percentage-off offers (35%), free shipping (20%), free trials (14%), and dollar-off promotions (14%).
In comparison, very few (41%) sign up to keep abreast of new products or services. However, some (38%) will sign up purely because they love a brand and just over a quarter (27%) so they can take part in product research.
"As long as customers expect discounts and other special offers, make sure you include them in your emails," advises Adestra in the report. "Even content-focused messages should give your customers a reason to click to your website, browse around and either buy something or otherwise engage with your brand, such as lling out preferences, answering surveys, signing up for a loyalty program or checking out videos or other information."
When asked what they would like to tell retailers about the emails they receive, 37% had no answer the but next biggest segment said "don't send as many emails" (23%). In fact, 60% of respondents said they receive too much promotional email.
However, email came out as the channel most preferred via which to receive communications from a business (72%), way ahead of direct mail (9.6%), SMS (4.2%) and push messaging via app (3.5%).
Tags: email marketing, marketing communications, promotions, research
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