Email by the Numbers
Presented by WineGlass MarketingMarch 1, 2016
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Database health
Email strategy (timing and
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Email offer
Email creative
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Database health
Email strategy (timing and
segmentation)
Email offer
Email creative
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What You Need to Know
• Sign up month/month• What is your average? • What is your goal?
• Channels - where are they coming from?• Sales reps
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What This Might Look Like
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Growth Average
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The Viral Element
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Things You Can Do Right Now Set goal, measure and
incentivize staff• Capture source and
sales person• Capture non-buyers
Put online sign up on home page and every page
Use Social Media to collect Use Forward to Friend features
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Database health
Email strategy (timing and
segmentation)
Email offer
Email creative
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What You Need to Know
• What is potential pool of addresses?• How many email addresses?
• How many are usable? • How many are buyers?
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What this might look likeNo email; 1001; 4%
Email; 26501; 96%
1 Purchase; 7606; 28%
Club Member; 2459; 9%
Non Buyers; 13936; 51%
Repeat Pur-chases; 3501;
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Trade7%
Consumer2544893%
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Healthy Sales FunnelLeads
Prospects
Buyers
Repeat Buyers
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Healthy Funnel Scenario
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Healthy Funnel Scenario
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Bloated FunnelLeads
Prospects
Buyers
Repeat Buyers
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Bloated Funnel Scenario
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Bloated Funnel Scenario
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Inverted Funnel
Leads
Prospects
Buyers
Repeat Buyers
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Inverted Funnel Scenario
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Inverted Funnel Scenario
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Things You Can Do Right Now Know your database –
What type of funnel are you?• This give you your
area of focus Keep database clean
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Database health
Email strategy (timing and
segmentation)
Email offer
Email creative
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What You Need to Know
• How often do you email your database?
• Do you segment your database?
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What This Might Look Like
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Frequency• The frequency and
reason for contacting your database is important
• Most wineries contact their database quarterly, or monthly
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Things You Can Do Right Now Segment Emails
• Resist the urge to send to “all”
• Consider segmentation on past orders, past experiences or value
Set a frequency for each segment and pay attention not to send too frequently, or infrequently• 4-6 weeks
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• Chart past 12-24 months of emails to see what is driving sales• Subject = Open Rate• Offer = Click through Rate
• If not clear, perform an A/B test
What You Need to Know
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What This Might Look Like
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Things You Can Do Right Now Clear subject lines with
“active verb” call-to-action
Clear offers of unique wines, shipping offers and discounts• What does your database respond to?
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Email strategy (timing and
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Email offer
Email creative
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Things You Can Do Right Now Make it simple. Give links to purchase,
tickets and RSVPs. Use visual cues as
well as text. Tie back to the brand/site.
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Database health
Email strategy (timing and
segmentation)
Email offer
Email creative