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EU151: Text vs Graphical Emails and How to Use Them

eCommerce Uncensored · with null · January 9, 2020 · 20 min

Summary

This episode unveils the strategic advantages of blending text-based and graphical emails to bypass spam filters, maximize engagement, and drive sales. Ecommerce operators will learn how to cultivate customer longevity and prime their audience for future offers by understanding the distinct roles and optimal deployment of each email type. It emphasizes building email recipient history to improve deliverability and open rates.

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Themes

email & smscustomer retentionconversion & cro

Topics covered

text-based emailsgraphical emailsemail deliverabilityspam filtersemail engagementsales conversionemail content strategycustomer value building

Episode description

Text vs Graphical Emails and How to Use Them They’re different types of emails, text and graphical. It is important to know how and when to use each of them. Most people want to stick to graphical emails, meaning only image based. The con of using only image based emails is that they end up […]

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What does this episode say about email & sms?
Prioritize a hybrid email strategy combining text-based and graphical emails to improve deliverability and engagement; text emails reduce spam flagging, while graphical emails drive sales.
What does this episode say about customer retention?
Leverage text-based emails to build trust, provide value, and foster long-term customer relationships, which can lead to higher open and reply rates due to their personalized feel.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Utilize graphical emails primarily for direct sales, understanding that while they convert well, they are more susceptible to spam filters if used exclusively or without a prior engagement history.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Diversify email content beyond just sales pitches to include updates, valuable information, and teasers for upcoming events to maintain high open rates and prevent audience fatigue.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Actively build a positive sending history with recipients by consistently delivering valuable content, which conditions email filters to recognize your communications as legitimate and desired.

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