That said, more than 75% of internet users worldwide said they were willing to give away their email address, brand interest, and name to receive personalized interactions, according to Airship and Sapio Research. Personalized ads make omnichannel attribution difficult, since ad copy and even how ads are delivered (e.g., SMS versus email) may differ for each consumer.
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| Sep 8, 2023
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of US consumers say they’d provide their email address for a $20 coupon or discount, and 31% would share their full name. Gen Z is more likely to share their email addresses than other consumers. So even as people have concerns about privacy as it relates to data leaks, they’re not opposed to sharing information, so long as it stays secure.
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| Nov 30, 2022
Ethical hackers from cybersecurity firm Trustwave—people whose job it is to test firms’ cybersecurity measures—were able to use tools available on all web browsers to easily access Money Lover consumers’ email addresses, digital wallet names, and transaction IDs. According to American Banker, the email addresses belonged to customers who shared digital wallets to manage shared expenses between peers.
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| Feb 17, 2023
Mailchimp is beta testing its Email Content Generator, a tool that uses OpenAI’s GPT technology to create content that marketers can drag and drop into emails. The tool can suggest text based on the industry, the purpose of the email campaign, or a sample of past marketing materials. Marketers can also give prompts to achieve the desired tone and copy.
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| Apr 17, 2023
While other channels like email (93%), phone calls (88%), and mobile apps (76%) are still used more widely than SMS, texting is still used by most people. “As an acquisition channel [texting is] surpassing, or getting on par with, our email program,” Cher Fuller, senior director of digital marketing at Alo Yoga, told Glossy. 3. Text messages boost clickthrough rates.
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| Jan 23, 2024
If you're going to the Billy Joel concert and you see Blake's Glasses, email podcast@emarketer.com. Suzy Davidkhanian (22:39):. The thing I don't know. I lost my glasses at NRF, why would anybody keep glasses? They're prescription. There's nothing you can do with them. Blake Droesch (22:45):. Oh, I'm sure they're just in a gutter somewhere. Suzy Davidkhanian (22:47):. Oh, I think someone took mine.
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That said, email and landing page creation platform Knak ran a test on the impacts of these changes and found that in certain cases, removing trackers broke the URLs. What should marketers do? Run your own tests to make sure links aren’t breaking from Mail in iOS 17.
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| Jul 26, 2023
These communications could occur over a mobile app, through highly personalized marketing emails, or in pamphlets handed to customers during branch visits. Ideally, these tips also link to tools and resources that help Gen X plan and save better.
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| Jul 12, 2024
Email also saw a similar lift. When you add CTV, you’re not just adding CTV—you’re also adding all the good it can do across your existing performance platforms. Ensure you have enough creative. One of the biggest takeaways gleaned from MNTN’s research on its top advertisers was a simple one: more creative means more rewards.
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| Jul 19, 2023
Email addresses are an identifier that could be deprecated next, said Lowcock. Apple has already implemented ways to anonymize email addresses and block tracking pixels. Email could be targeted from a regulatory perspective, as consumers can’t opt in and out from giving their email addresses to platforms that require them for login.
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| Apr 12, 2024
As marketing efforts evolve, Jhawar cites a significant shift away from traditional email campaigns. "The way brands counteracted is they just sent more and more .” This tactic has left consumer inboxes overflowing with unread messages, diminishing the effectiveness of email and fueling a search for more efficient communication channels.
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| Nov 29, 2023
Old but new: Customer service, recommending purchases, writing email copy—these are all functions for which advertisers have widely embraced artificial intelligence. Microsoft’s selling point is to provide marketers with an industry-leading AI tool that will help productivity and could later be integrated with other products under one business workflow app.
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| Mar 7, 2023
Apple’s Private Relay, a feature that obfuscates email and IP addresses in Safari, is another not yet widely adopted technology that threatens ad targeting. The feature comes with iCloud+, which costs as little as $0.99 per month in the US.
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The average open rate for a marketing email in the financial industry is just 31.35%, according to email solution provider Mailchimp. By comparison, almost half of consumers spend at least one minute reading direct mail ads. The downside: Direct mail isn’t cheap, even if it’s done in bulk.
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| Jun 25, 2024
After events, marketers will continue the conversation in online forums and by sending digital content and emails. Nearly 65% of event organizers said social video snippets are the best way to engage Gen Z audiences, per a December 2023 Zuddl survey, marking another shift from traditional email outreach. And nearly 60% said they prioritize repurposing event content for use by sales teams.
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| Apr 25, 2024
Create better email copy and images for retargeting display ads. More than 40% of marketers use GenAI to create email copy, according to Botco.ai. Additionally, AI-generated subject lines had a 68% better click rate than human-generated variants, translating to a potential incremental revenue opportunity of $5.8 million, per a December 2022 study by Persado.
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| Jun 5, 2023
From email platforms with AI-driven proofreading and tone adjustments to advanced data analysis tools, AI integration will be everywhere. The key to success lies in balancing productivity gains with ethical considerations and employee well-being.
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| Jun 6, 2024
Over a third (35%) of worldwide Gen Z consumers will often unsubscribe to ignore or avoid receiving emails from brands, per a February 2023 Airship survey, meaning brands should not rely solely on email for communication.
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| Mar 13, 2024
The news: Apple blocked the email app BlueMail developed by Blix due to new ChatGPT features. The app uses OpenAI’s chatbot to help make automated email writing sound more natural based on users’ previous emails and calendar events, per The Wall Street Journal.
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| Mar 6, 2023
Salesforce’s products, set for summer release, will allow the use of natural language prompts for querying data, automating the creation of personalized emails, and generating visual assets. Adobe's Firefly, meanwhile, aims to allow any employee to generate images or copy from text-based descriptions, providing an accessible tool for content creation in various situations.
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| Jun 9, 2023