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On your marks!
Design a winning email in the next 15 minutes
Call us on +44 845 337 9170 or visit dotmailer.com
On your marks!
Design a winning email in the
next 15 minutes
Here at dotmailer, we want to empower marketers.
A piece of cake
For example, we want to send this delicious
birthday incentive email out exclusively to our
high-value customers. We simply create a rule that
segments contacts with a certain minimum yearly
spend value, and further define the segment by 1min
3min
D.O.B. It’s as easy as that.
with your subject line Human beings are emotion-oriented (those who disagree are
in denial) and it’s good to keep this in mind when creating
Creating a subject line worthy of your email’s design and your subject line – after all, it’s your first interaction with
content is a crucial first step. After all, what’s the point the customer, and nobody likes a cold fish. Whether it be
of sending a beautiful email if no-one opens it? We’ve humorous, high-spirited, or heartwarming, it’s important to
summarized subject line success in four speedy steps: remember that there’s a human at the other end.
Start by signposting
Top time-saver
What’s the category of your campaign? Are you welcoming
a new user? Wishing a happy birthday? Chances are, if it’s Phrasee is a piece of marketing language generation
worth sending, your customer will be interested in reading. software that uses artificial intelligence to quantify,
The subject line is also an opportunity to set the expectation generate and optimize email subject lines.
of what’s inside your email. If you’re offering something
special, your subject line is the place to shout about it; The data-driven software creates effective subject lines
remember to choose your words carefully, as terms like “sale” that are tailored to your brand’s voice – boosting ROI in
and “discount” can be repetitive. record time.
Barbour 17:00 > Got a couple of contenders for your subject line? Great!
Enjoy 20% off at our Carnaby Set them up as variations and get feedback reports on the
Street store tomorrow open rate of each one. Split testing allows you to refine your
email marketing strategy as you go, so you can find out what
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16:30 > makes your audiences tick (in two ticks!)
1
min
Pre-headers
Boost open rates by creating some enticing pre-header
text to appear when your email is viewed in the inbox;
it’s another great way to signpost as it can further
contextualize your winning subject line.
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a. Pre-header text a b
Make sure to populate this area with text
that’ll engage your audience and force them
to hit ‘Open’.
b. View in browser c
A ‘View in browser’ link is crucial if you don’t
want all of your design efforts to go to waste!
c. Logo Population d
Ensure that your logo appears as one of
the primary visuals; this preserves excellent
brand focus and nurtures your domain
reputation.
d. Hero Image
e
A highly engaging, high-resolution hero
image is a great way to translate the
experience of your brand (and it’s faster than
a thousand words!) Remember to add Alt
text to every image.
e. Greeting f
Personalization provides the perfect
introduction, and shows you’re polite!
f. Offer
Make sure any incentive you’re
communicating is forth-coming, easily
understandable, and presented as an
appealing prospect. Use digits instead of
words for maximum impact.
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g. Content Population
Drag and drop text boxes and populate
them with clear and engaging content. The
text’s style and tone should be on-brand and
appeal to your addressee. h
h. CTA Button
Clear, tappable, responsive – three things
your CTA needs to be to get results.
i. Columns
Column-based designs are a great way to
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quickly secure crisp stylization, and prevent
your email design from becoming too busy.
They also work well on mobile, because the
content blocks are designed to ‘stack’.
j. Dynamic Content
Dynamic content, based on your chosen
data segments, boosts email relevancy and
promotes a personal relationship between
brand and customer.
k. Sign off
A friendly, on-brand sign-off aids retention
and adds that all-important human touch.
l. Multi-channel links
Maximize your multichannel interaction with
relevant social buttons.
j
m. Relevant extra content
Including links to value-add blogs or articles
is a great content marketing tactic; it gives
the reader even more reasons to engage
with the email.
n. Unsubscribe link k
Don’t hold your audience captive; an
unsubscribe link is an essential campaign
element, and must be easy to see.
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