email marketing stats

8 Statistics that Prove Email Marketing is Alive and Growing

8statsemail-headerEmail marketing has been around a long time and it’s success continues to grow year after year. According to the latest Email Statistics Report from the Radicati Group, people will send and receive 281 billion emails per day this year and 3.8 billion email users are expected worldwide by the end of the year. According to the DMA, more than 85% of US adults use email and 99% of those users use it everyday. Email is the preferred communication tool for both marketers and consumers with consumers stating that they prefer email for communicating with the brands that they do business with over all other marketing channels. Email marketing is evolving and email marketers will continue to see great performance and opportunities ahead of them. Here are our top 8 statistics that prove email marketing is alive and growing.

1 Email Marketing Delivers a Strong ROI
According to a report by the DMA and Demand Metric, email delivers a median ROI of 122%, which is more than four times higher than other marketing channels including social media at 28%, direct mail at 27%, paid search at 25% and display advertising at 18%.

2 Email Has the Lowest Cost Per Acquisition
According to the DMA’s Statistical Fact Book, email has the lowest CPA per dollar spent at $10.23. Email’s CPA also beat social media at $21.95, direct mail at $23.75, paid search at $21.50 and display advertising at $19.50.

3 Email Open Rates Are Increasing Steadily Year After Year
Email open rates have increased steadily over the past six years. Email open rates are the strongest they have ever been at 28.8%, according to the North American Email Benchmarks and Trends Report.

4 Email Is an Important Tool for Attracting New Customers
Email marketing is the single most important channel for attracting new customers. Email has the highest acquisition rate of all digital and offline marketing channels at 87%, according to a study from NAPCO Research & Target Marketing

5 Email Has the Highest Customer Retention Rates of All Digital and Offline Marketing
Email marketing delivers the highest customer retention rates at 90%, out-performing all other marketing channels including TV, radio, direct mail, mobile marketing, search, digital media and social media marketing, according to NAPCO Research & Target Marketing.

6 Millennials Prefer Email When Connecting with Brands
Over 73% of millennials chose email as their preferred communication method when connecting with the brands they do business with. Millennials even stated that they prefer connecting with brands through email over social media, according to a study from Adestra.

7 Mobile Email Opens Have Grown by 180% in the Past Three Years
The increase in smart phone use is helping email to evolve and stay relevant in today’s mobile world. More email is read on mobile devices than on desktop email clients. Over 55% of email opens occur on smart phones and tablets which is an increase of over 180% in the past three years.

8 Email Has the Largest Reach
Over 3 Billion email accounts are in use today and email is used across all generations. There’s no marketing channel with a wider reach than email.

Email is getting smarter everyday and shows no signs of slowing down. Email will continue to improve and continue to deliver strong ROI and results in the future. As more investments are made in the technology, email will get even better and be even more effective for both marketers and consumers. Visit us online at http://www.etargetmedia.com.

Email or Postal Mail? Integrate them Both to Maximize Results!

Every smart marketer knows that email marketing is the top digital marketing channel, producing the highest median ROI at 122%, according to eMarketer. Email also has the highest customer acquisition and retention rates as well as the highest click through rates. Email is a strong revenue producer that can take your digital marketing strategy to the next level but what about direct mail?

Direct Mail Remains Alive

Direct mail also has the potential to deliver leads, sales and a high return on investment. According to the DMA, the spend on direct mail is up and this may be due to the fact that marketers are coming to the realization that integrating a direct mail campaign with your email and digital marketing strategy can help your overall marketing efforts succeed even further. Direct mail has a great impact because it offers a tangible experience for the customer but the most successful marketing campaigns deliver multiple exposures to the same messaging in a wide variety of channels so the direct mail strategy can reinforce your digital strategy and vice versa.

How to Integrate Email and Postal Mail

Consumers are on multiple platforms everyday. Marketing campaigns that integrate direct mail with one or more digital media can experience a 118% lift in response rate compared to using direct mail only. Brands should integrate the same content within their email and postal campaigns so the messaging resonates with the customer across all digital and traditional channels, keeping the customer engaged throughout the campaign. Some strategies that can help email and direct mail work together include using direct mail to connect with email non-responders, using direct mail to prospect customers and then following up with an email, and injecting direct mail into automated email campaigns which could include sending a postcard or mailer to a prospect after an email results in a landing page sign up, download or sale.

Visit eTargetMedia at http://www.eTargetMedia.com for more information.

Email Marketing Sees Growth in 2017

eTarget Media Email Marketing Growth

Email marketing has seen strong growth over the past few years and a new survey by Email On Acid shows that marketers will continue to devote additional resources to the digital marketing industry’s strongest performer in 2017. Email on Acid surveyed over 3,000 email marketers including email developers, account managers and marketing managers to evaluate how they will spend their time and money on email marketing this year. 87% of the email marketers that were polled in the survey said they plan to invest more money in email marketing this year while 74% said they planned to increase the time they spend on email campaigns in 2017.

How Additional Budget Will Be Spent

Over 50% of companies surveyed said they would spend the additional email budget on email technology and tools. Email design and development, email list growth and adding staff to the email marketing team are additional areas that would see increased investments. A majority of the email marketers stated they would increase their email budgets to develop more personalized and dynamic email content so they could make their email campaigns more engaging to their audience.

Reap the Rewards of Email Marketing

Email is still the most preferred method of communication for many businesses as well as consumers who prefer to be contacted by companies through email. Email is easy to implement, accessible from any device, direct, timely, and trackable. In addition, email has the highest ROI of any digital marketing channel, but the lowest spend and email remains a strong revenue driver in 2017.

Email is Stronger and More Powerful Than Ever

Think email marketing is dead? Think again! Email marketing is still one of the most powerful digital marketing channels and email marketing success rates are stronger than ever. Email marketing is the only marketing channel that delivers a $44 to $1 return on investment and has the highest customer engagement rates of any marketing strategy.