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Email for Mobile
       Geetanjali Dighe



Talk about this Webinar #juvlon
Agenda

    Some statistics

    Is it right for you?

    Design tips for mobile email

    Examples of mobile optimized emails

    Is this enough?

    Q&A
India Smartphone Outlook



20 Million
Smartphone
Sales
India Smartphone Outlook
India Smartphone Outlook
Why Email For Mobile?

    In 2012, 11 out 100 mobiles sold in
    India will be smartphones (In 2011, it
    was 6)[1]


    81% Indian smartphone owner access
    email on the go [2]


    Mobile opens world-wide will surpass
    desktop opens this year: ReturnPath [3]
Is It For You?



    Check Email Analytics

    Device/email client stats

    Check website
mobile visitors

    What % of users are
on mobile?

    How is this changing?
Doing Nothing Is Fine

    Not optimizing may be a valid strategy


    Does it make sense for your audience,
    brand or business?


    Focus on other ways to engage
    audience
      
          If mobile audience is small
      
          If you have limited resources
Know Your Audience

    People scan emails, more so on
    mobiles

    < 3% open on both mobile and desktop

    People check email everywhere
      
          In bed
      
          In the bathroom
      
          While waiting, to kill time
      
          At their in-laws
Designing Emails For Mobile

    Subject line: 30-35
    characters


    Pre-header (preview
    text) very important
Typical Screen Sizes

    Iphone:
      –   320px X 480px - portrait
      –   480px X 320px - landscape

    Android:
      –   350px X 480px - portrait
      –   480 X 350 - landscape

    iPad:
      –   768 x 1024 - portrait
      –   1024 x 768 - landscape
Designing Emails for Mobile

    KISS – Keep it Simple & Straightforward

    Large font in email body
    – 14px text, 22px headings

    Large call-to-actions, buttons
    – 45 x 45px finger tap

    Minimum images, smaller and lower
Designing Emails for Mobile

    Encourage scrolling

    Try vertical menus

    Image Alt tags

    Use percentage instead of fixed width

    Single column

    Go on a “word diet”
Design Case Study: Mobile
               Optimized Email


    Took an existing desktop email
      –    Viewed it on Blackberry, Andriod,
           iPhone



    Optimized to create a mobile email
      –    Viewed optimized version in Blackberry,
           Android and iPhone
Desktop Email
Blackberry Email
Desktop Email
Desktop Email   Android Email
Desktop Email

                Iphone Email
Before   After




Blackberry
Optimized
Before   After




Android
Optimized
Before                 After




Android
Optimized


                     Next Screen
Before   After




iPhone
Optimized
Before   After




iPhone
Optimized
Before                 After




iPhone
Optimized


                     Next Screen
Responsive Email Design

    Use CSS3 @media queries
    – Detect screen size
    – Display specific content on different
      devices



    Needs CSS skills
How Email Code Looks

<html>
<head>
<title>Email subject can be used here</title>
<style type=”text/css”>CSS3 Content Goes Here</style>
</head>
<body>HTML email code goes here</body>
</html>
How CSS Looks




@media screen and (max-width: 400px) {
 .holmes {
   margin-right: some value;
   width: another value;
 }
.watson {
   margin-right: some value;
   width: another value;
 }
Responsive Design Examples
Responsive Design Examples
Responsive Design Examples
Is This Enough?

    The big picture is still RoI

    Look beyond optimizing emails

    Optimize
    – Landing pages
    – Forms

    Check website analytics
    – Do you need a mobile website?
    – Do you need an App?
Challenges

    Is mobile email right for you?

    List Segmentation

    Design

    Optimizing web pages

    Justifying RoI
Resources

    Mobile Statistics
     – Convergence Catalyst


    Design
      –   Emailology.org
      –   A List Apart
      –   Email on Acid
Thank you

Questions


Geetanjali Dighe
Geetanjali.Dighe@nichelive.com


www.juvlon.com

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Email for mobile webinar

  • 1. Email for Mobile Geetanjali Dighe Talk about this Webinar #juvlon
  • 2. Agenda  Some statistics  Is it right for you?  Design tips for mobile email  Examples of mobile optimized emails  Is this enough?  Q&A
  • 3. India Smartphone Outlook 20 Million Smartphone Sales
  • 6. Why Email For Mobile?  In 2012, 11 out 100 mobiles sold in India will be smartphones (In 2011, it was 6)[1]  81% Indian smartphone owner access email on the go [2]  Mobile opens world-wide will surpass desktop opens this year: ReturnPath [3]
  • 7. Is It For You?  Check Email Analytics  Device/email client stats  Check website mobile visitors  What % of users are on mobile?  How is this changing?
  • 8. Doing Nothing Is Fine  Not optimizing may be a valid strategy  Does it make sense for your audience, brand or business?  Focus on other ways to engage audience  If mobile audience is small  If you have limited resources
  • 9. Know Your Audience  People scan emails, more so on mobiles  < 3% open on both mobile and desktop  People check email everywhere  In bed  In the bathroom  While waiting, to kill time  At their in-laws
  • 10. Designing Emails For Mobile  Subject line: 30-35 characters  Pre-header (preview text) very important
  • 11. Typical Screen Sizes  Iphone: – 320px X 480px - portrait – 480px X 320px - landscape  Android: – 350px X 480px - portrait – 480 X 350 - landscape  iPad: – 768 x 1024 - portrait – 1024 x 768 - landscape
  • 12. Designing Emails for Mobile  KISS – Keep it Simple & Straightforward  Large font in email body – 14px text, 22px headings  Large call-to-actions, buttons – 45 x 45px finger tap  Minimum images, smaller and lower
  • 13. Designing Emails for Mobile  Encourage scrolling  Try vertical menus  Image Alt tags  Use percentage instead of fixed width  Single column  Go on a “word diet”
  • 14. Design Case Study: Mobile Optimized Email  Took an existing desktop email – Viewed it on Blackberry, Andriod, iPhone  Optimized to create a mobile email – Viewed optimized version in Blackberry, Android and iPhone
  • 17. Desktop Email Android Email
  • 18. Desktop Email Iphone Email
  • 19. Before After Blackberry Optimized
  • 20. Before After Android Optimized
  • 21. Before After Android Optimized Next Screen
  • 22. Before After iPhone Optimized
  • 23. Before After iPhone Optimized
  • 24. Before After iPhone Optimized Next Screen
  • 25.
  • 26. Responsive Email Design  Use CSS3 @media queries – Detect screen size – Display specific content on different devices  Needs CSS skills
  • 27. How Email Code Looks <html> <head> <title>Email subject can be used here</title> <style type=”text/css”>CSS3 Content Goes Here</style> </head> <body>HTML email code goes here</body> </html>
  • 28. How CSS Looks @media screen and (max-width: 400px) { .holmes { margin-right: some value; width: another value; } .watson { margin-right: some value; width: another value; }
  • 32. Is This Enough?  The big picture is still RoI  Look beyond optimizing emails  Optimize – Landing pages – Forms  Check website analytics – Do you need a mobile website? – Do you need an App?
  • 33. Challenges  Is mobile email right for you?  List Segmentation  Design  Optimizing web pages  Justifying RoI
  • 34. Resources  Mobile Statistics – Convergence Catalyst  Design – Emailology.org – A List Apart – Email on Acid

Editor's Notes

  1. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/nokia-samsung-phone-war/1/24553.html http://tech2.in.com/news/smartphones/more-active-smartphone-users-in-india-than-in-us/303592 http://www.returnpath.net/blog/intheknow/2012/05/return-path-infographic-%E2%80%9Cemail-readership-on-mobile-devices-on-track-to-surpass-both-webmail-and-desktop-by-end-of-2012%E2%80%9D/