The document discusses the integration of email media into multi-channel marketing, highlighting case studies and the effectiveness of email as a marketing channel. It details the advantages of email, including its relevance and performance compared to other media, and provides insights on optimizing email campaigns for better ROI. The workshop aimed to equip attendees with knowledge on email marketing's inherent value and measurable performance metrics.

1. Email is Media How to Integrate Email Media into Your Multi-Channel Mix Moderator: John Engler, Vice-President, UnsubCentral Panelists: David Baker, Vice President, Email Solutions, Avenue A Razorfish Steven Cho, Marketing Consultant, Reunion.com Kent Phillips, Marketing Director, Liberty Medical

2. Thank You for Joining Us Today… You will leave this workshop with: Case studies that show you ways to integrate email into your multi-channel marketing mix. A deeper knowledge of the inherent value of your email marketing channel. A better understanding of how to buy/measure the performance of your email media buys.

3. The Inbox: Where Customers & Brands Converge The email inbox is the epicenter of all communication and discovery online. From email to social networks and mobile phones, consumers visit the inbox to chat with friends and learn about products and services. 58% of online advertising inventory is in or around the inbox* -adRelevance, 1/08

4. Valuable Media Space In and Around the Inbox Stand-alone emails Banners in newsletters Short text ads in email

5. MESSAGE BODY Stand Alone Email Messages Speak to Consumers HEADERS Will determine whether the consumer opens or deletes email Includes vital elements – copy, graphics, layout – which determines whether the consumer clicks forward to a landing/offer page

6. 728 X 90 Leaderboard 468 X 60 Banner 300 X 250 Medium Rectangle 120 X 600 Skyscraper 160 X 600 Wide Skyscraper 120 X 60 Small Box 720 X 300 Pop-Under 125 X 125 Small Square 250 X 250 Large Square Email Inventory is Just Like Display! From: BiggestLoserClub.com Sent: 8/20/07 3:11 PM Subject: The Perfect Summer Burger

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8. BUY Define Your Audience Target Your Audience Options Banners in Newsletters Text-based ads Stand Alone Email Display around the Inbox Exchange MEASURE ROI Conversion Rate Impact on other Media Types (online and off line) Impact on Lifetime Value Brand Lift/Awareness– Insight Express Study Viral Impact How to Buy & Measure Email Media

9. Email, Display & Search An exploration of the three major media channels and their relation to one another, your brand and the bottom line. Email Search Display

10. Email Tops Search & Display Sources: DoubleClick 2007, Morgan Stanley 2006, WebSide Story 2006, Email: Datran Media Internal Email has the potential to be the most relevant media channel because both positive and negative feedback are captured unlike any other media. 80% of marketers report that email is the strongest-performing media buy - ahead of search and display, according to results of a recent survey from Datran Media. Search Display Email Click rate: 11.4% 0.15% 3.31% Click-to-conversion Rate: 3.4% 1% 13.46% Impression-to-conversion rate: .38% .0015% .42%

12. Personalized not just personal Flexible: Branding + Direct (the lines are blurring) Nurturing Vehicle Most cost-effective Persistent Push & pull marketing vehicle Why is Email Unique?

13. Facts: Email is used to enable your social networks when you need help Email is more capable than in-person or phone communications of facilitating regular contact with large networks Traditional Views: As peoples social networks get larger, your ability to stay in touch and contact them decreases as does the frequency of touch EXCEPT with email, whereby the increase in network size stays constant at 20% Email is only used to connect with distant friends : MYTH *Globalization* Email does NOT seduce people away from in-person or phone contact Why: Email enables you to manage more ties to your social network Time Shifting nature of asynchronous communications 1:1 vs. 1:many is the same effort- keeping notices of things happening in your life Email & Social Networking

14. Traditional LTV calculations don’t take into account impact, costs, efficiencies within channels More consumers are interacting with many channels all aspects of the Sales “Tumbler” (researching a purchase, streamlining options, deciding where to buy, and making a final decision)- attribution modeling is complex and scenario specific Email extends traditional LTV models Does this change by ISP preference? Challenges monetizing databases Challenges commercializing email products Lifetime Value: Email Customer

15. Consumers Email is the #1 consumer application; 80% of consumers report checking email every single day.* Agencies/Marketers Email is the #1 tactic for US interactive marketers, with 94% adoption rate.** Brands Email marketing can lift brand awareness by 58.4%*** Email marketing can lift purchase intent by 66.1%*** * ESPC Consumer Behavior Survey 2007, ** Forrester Research, 9/06, *** Insight Express & Datran Media, 1/06 Email is Ubiquitous

16. Case Studies

17. Financial Services : Home Mortgage Loans Goal: Build lead cultivation program that optimize funnel movement Program: Multi-Lender email follow-up curriculum (introducing brand and products) Loan Consultant follow-up sequenced messaging Created “educational curriculum” sequenced messaging Dormant Lead re-education Results: Reactivated 12% of dormant leads (>12 months on file) Lowered costs of funded loan by 30% for those with measured responses to email Built “email lead” base by 400% through re-qualification Lead Incubation

18. Liberty Medical wanted to develop a scalable performance-based email program to increase their online penetration and reach. They collaborated with IMS to optimize the program. Goal Challenges Upon launched, results were weak. NetMargin and IMS collaborated on improved creatives and optimized existing offer pages. Additionally, NM and IMS created pricing tiers to manage front end quality based on back end ROI. Results Since implementing solutions to initial challenges, Liberty Medical saw over 100% increase in eCP (effective cost-per-click) and over 100% increase in lead volume Liberty Medical Sees Healthy Lead Generation

19. CREATIVE SCORE 509% Custom Creatives Help Conversions!

20. CREATIVE SCORE 206% Custom Creatives Help Conversions!

21. Reunion.com Reunites with a Winning Marketing Channel Overview Reunion.com is no stranger to email. As a driving force of its aggressive acquisition program, email helped deliver substantial results until a rouge affiliate partner abused the relationship and damaged Reunion.com’s ability to effectively deploy emails. Goal Reunion.com was looking to create an effective email marketing channel to acquire registrations and sales. We are looking to have the email marketing channel become an significant segment of the overall marketing department. Solution Reunion.com set out to create relationships with high volume list owners and networks. For compliance, we utilized UnsubCentral to manage our suppression lists. Helps Reunion.com Deliver Email with Confidence!

22. Reunion.com Re-establishes email as a marketing channel Campaign Off to a Quick Start…

23. Effectiveness measured Campaign Off to a Quick Start… The difference a creative makes Different landing pages perform differently.

24. Thank You! Please complete your “speaker survey” for us! Additional questions? John Engler UnsubCentral [email_address] 512.456.3655