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Based on our 2017 State of Email
Survey of more than 3,500 marketers,
our second annual State of Email
Workflows report takes a detailed look
at every stage of email creation—from
planning and creation to quality
assurance and sending.
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
While the report focuses on industry
averages, over the next 40 minutes,
we’ll focus on the email workflows of
self-described successful email
marketing programs.
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Chad S. White
Research Director at Litmus
Author of Email Marketing Rules
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Kevin Mandeville
Product Manager, Builder
Litmus
Litmus’ web-based software works
with your existing email service
provider to give you better visibility
into subscriber experience problems—
and easily fix them.
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Litmus offers:
• Email Previews in 70+ clients
• Builder, our email HTML editor
• Spam Testing in 20+ filters
• Checklist for quality assurance
• Email Analytics for new insights
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
63.4%
Successful programs
43.2%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
24.5%
Successful programs
11.0%
Less successful programs
On average, marketers spend…
• 2.99 hours on copywriting
• 4.10 hours on graphics & design
• 3.78 hours on coding & development
• 2.38 hours on data pulls/logic
• 2.33 hours on testing & troubleshooting
• 2.14 hours on post-send analysis
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Successful email programs spend…
• 1.3% less time on copywriting
• 8.0% less time on graphics & design
• 5.3% less time on coding & dev.
• 2.5% more time on data pulls/logic
• 1.7% more time on testing & QA
• 0.9% more time on analytics/analysis
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
For the most part, there’s very little
difference in the amount of time spent.
The competitive differentiator is how
efficiently that time is spent and how
much can be accomplished during that
time.
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Successful email programs are slightly:
• More likely to code from scratch
• More likely to use Emmet
• More likely to use a framework
• More likely to use a static site generator
• More likely to use task runners
• More likely to use preprocessors
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
18.5%
Successful programs
13.1%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
11.0%
Successful programs
6.7%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
88.4%
Successful programs
82.6%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
28.1%
Successful programs
12.1%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
61.4%
Successful programs
52.6%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
68.6%
Successful programs
52.1%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Factors that impact approval process:
• Number of approvers
• High-level executive signoff needed
• Frequency of last-minute changes
• Approval lead time
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
46.3% / 60.6%
Successful programs
53.4% / 66.1%
Less successful programs
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Why do successful programs make
more apology-worthy mistakes?
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Why do successful programs make
more apology-worthy mistakes?
1. Successful programs lean forward.
@LitmusApp @ChadSWhite @KevinMandeville
Why do successful programs make
more apology-worthy mistakes?
1. Successful programs lean forward.
2. Successful programs have better
visibility into performance.
Thank You!
Any Questions?
You can find all of our
State of Email Survey Research at
litmus.com/stateofemail

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