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EP 42: Remarkety's Max Katsarelas on Increasing Sales w/ Personalization + Triggered Email Automation

2X eCommerce Podcast · with Max Katsarelas · October 6, 2015 · 64 min

Summary

Email marketing remains a powerful channel for mid-sized businesses, delivering an average ROI of 246%. However, success hinges on meticulous execution. This episode features Max Katsarelas, an email marketing automation expert, who shares strategies for improving customer retention and increasing sales through intelligent transactional and automated email campaigns.

Key takeaways

Themes

customer retentionemail marketingmarketing automation

Topics covered

a/b testing in emailcustomer lifetime valueemail campaign optimizationpersonalizationtransactional emailstriggered emails

Episode description

According to a VentureBeat article: Mid-Sized businesses get an average ROI of 246% percent from Email Marketing - in Online Retail, this average might be higher.The devil however is in the detail….because the success of email marketing campaigns is down to execution. Well, my guest on today’s show is here to tell us exactly how. Max Katsarelas, is an email marketing automation expert and the Director of Marketing at Remarkety; the email marketing automation platform recommended by John McIntyre on Episode 38. Max has been involved in copywriting and email marketing for close to a decade.Just before his role at Remarkety, he worked at a company called Mojo Motors where he managed their email marketing automation campaigns that sent out 100,000 emails a week. He is here to share his first hand expertise from 1000s of remarkety’s customers, on ways you can improve customer retention in your store with intelligent transactional automated email campaigns.

Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about customer retention?
Implement triggered email automation to capitalize on customer actions and preferences, moving beyond generic blast campaigns.
What does this episode say about email marketing?
Leverage personalization in email content to increase engagement and conversion rates, making each communication relevant to the individual.
What does this episode say about marketing automation?
Focus on improving customer retention through strategic email sequences that nurture post-purchase relationships.
What does this episode say about customer retention?
Utilize transactional emails not just for confirmation but as opportunities for upselling, cross-selling, and gathering feedback.
What does this episode say about customer retention?
Analyze email campaign performance to continuously optimize open rates, click-through rates, and ultimately, ROI.

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