Go beyond Open and Click through rate to find the metrics that really show the success of your email marketing campaigns. From click-to-view ratio, to deliverability to Google Analytics reports, here are the metrics to watch.
Regression analysis: Simple Linear Regression Multiple Linear Regression
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch... and a Few to Ignore
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Digital Marketing Evangelist
jbest@emfluence.com
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
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From Open (Rates) to Close (Sales)
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Email can send direct:
At the time that it’s most relevant to the recipient
With the products/content that are personalized
Can track individual recipient engagement
… and automate your follow up
Email gets delivered:
Average email read rate: 25-30%
(compared to < 10% with social media)
Why Email Marketing Matters in 2014 and beyond
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And everyone’s talking about going Mobile
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
Business-to-
Business
Desktop
79.4%
Mobile
20.6%
Business-to-
Consumer
Desktop
49%
Mobile
51%
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Acquisition metrics: the cost of opt-in
Customer Acquisition Cost
vs.
Lifetime Value of an Email Address &
Revenue per Email
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
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Metrics you can basically ignore: Instead use:
“Delivered” or “delivery rate” Inbox placement rate
Soft bounce rate Hard bounce rate
“Raw” click-through rate Click-to-open rate
Email Marketing Metrics to (Not) Watch
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If you only get 5…
The Top 5 Email Marketing Metrics to Act On
Rate of list growth
Inactive %
Opens and click-to-open rate
Time spent on your website
Revenue! (ROI)
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
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Other awesome resources on email marketing metrics:
http://blog.returnpath.com/blog/gabriel-gastaud/the-email-marketing-
metrics-for-decision-making
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34054/The-6-Marketing-
Metrics-Your-CEO-Actually-Cares-About-Cheat-Sheet.aspx
& if you want it ALL in GA (works in all/most email platforms):
http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2013/06/17/email-tracking-google-
analytics
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
26. Jessica Best
Digital Marketing Evangelist
jbest@emfluence.com
Email Marketing Metrics to Watch
@emfluence or @bestofjess
From Open (Rates) to Closed (Sales)