{"id":8499,"date":"2023-05-29T11:53:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/?p=8499"},"modified":"2023-05-29T11:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T11:53:13","slug":"why-email-marketing-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/why-email-marketing-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Reasons Why Email Marketing is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hang onto your inboxes, folks! We&#8217;re about to jump into the exciting world of email marketing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start by putting this out there \u2014 If you\u2019re not already using email marketing as the secret weapon in your digital arsenal, you\u2019re missing out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 2023, the world has over <\/span><b>4.3 billion email users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worldwide. That&#8217;s more than half the world&#8217;s population! These are potential customers, people who might actually love to try your products or engage in your services. Except they\u2019ll never know about them unless your shiny brand-new <\/span><b>email marketing campaign<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reaches them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So get ready to dust off your inbox \u2014 you\u2019re about to find out why <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email marketing is a must-have in your marketing toolkit<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 10 reasons why email marketing is so important.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. High Reach with little work<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s the thing: email is kind of a big deal. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/earthweb.com\/how-many-emails-does-the-average-person-receive-per-day\/#%20https:\/\/earthweb.com\/how-many-emails-does-the-average-person-receive-per-day\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EarthWeb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the average person receives <\/span><b>100 to 120 emails per day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with 80% of people checking their mail every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8502\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8502\" class=\"wp-image-8502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: EarthWeb<\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now multiply that by the 4.3 billion email users worldwide and you have \u2026 well, a ton of emails.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The point of this? There\u2019s a huge pool of <\/span><b>potential customers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out there, just waiting to be discovered. And once you locate them, a single, well-designed email sent to just a tiny percentage of those billions could have a huge impact on your business.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>2. High ROI\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all love a good bang for our buck, and when it comes to cost-effective marketing, email is hard to beat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, email tops the list as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luisazhou.com\/blog\/email-marketing-roi-statistics\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most effective marketing strategy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> out there, followed way behind by things like paid ads and organic search. In fact, almost <\/span><b>80% of marketers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place email in their top-3 marketing strategies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t stop there either. According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/personal-finance\/business-essentials\/email-marketing-has-potential-roi-of-42-for-every-dollar-spent\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, email marketing has a potential <\/span><b>ROI of $42 for every dollar spent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s an impressive 4200% ROI. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would be hard-pressed to achieve those returns with many other marketing channels,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d the report points out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you only reach the median email marketing ROI you\u2019ll still be doing great. According to a study by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lyfemarketing.com\/blog\/email-marketing-roi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyfe Marketing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that\u2019s <\/span><b>122% or <\/b><b>four times higher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than any other digital marketing channel. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Easy Targeted Marketing\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there\u2019s one big thing we have to thank email marketing for is no more cold calling. Nobody to hang up on you when you call because you reached a person who isn\u2019t your <\/span><b>target audience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email can be easily customized and personalized \u2014 you can segment your audience based on the behaviors, interests, and even past purchases of your customers. So when you send your email campaign out, it will go exactly to the people who will be interested in it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8503\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8503\" class=\"wp-image-8503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Swifterm<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is important because data proves using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swifterm.com\/email-marketing-statistics-and-trends\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">segmented campaigns increases revenues<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by <\/span><b>up to 760%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Campaigns that are created for a specific audience also:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Produce better responses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 88% of users respond more favorably to a message that feels like it was created especially for them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Allow you to personalize the subject line<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which increases the opening rate to over 60%\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Are less likely to annoy customers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The report found that 10% of respondents are bothered by emails that seem too general\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>4. Easy Tracking and Analytics<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the world of marketing, data is king. The more you know about the effects and results produced by a campaign, the better equipped you are to adjust, modify or expand that campaign for even better results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing allows you to easily <\/span><b>measure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> open rates, click-through rates, and conversions. <\/span><b>Leveraging information<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is what email marketing is all about, so you can continue performing A\/B testing to optimize your emails and refine your marketing campaigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No other form of marketing is so easy and so simple to track and customize for <\/span><b>better results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Builds Trust and Relationship\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to American author and motivational speaker <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borettiinc.com\/if-people-like-you-theyll-listen-to-you-but-if-they-trust-you-theyll-do-business-with-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zig Ziglar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If people like you, they\u2019ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they\u2019ll do business with you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing provides a unique opportunity to create a personalized experience that makes your customers feel valued \u2014 and when your customers feel valued, they are more likely to trust you and become loyal to your brand. A survey by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/434649\/promotional-email-frequency-preference-usa-consumer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statista<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49% of respondents said they would like to receive promotional e-mails from their favorite retails brands on a weekly basis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8504\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8504\" class=\"wp-image-8504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Statista<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So not only can you keep your audience informed about the latest products and offers with email marketing,\u00a0 but you can also build a <\/span><b>relationship with your customers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because at the end of the day, people buy from people they trust, not from anonymous companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>6. It\u2019s a Mobile-Friendly Marketing Tool<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s face it \u2014 we&#8217;re all glued to our mobile devices all the time. The world&#8217;s gone mobile and this includes email usage. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emailmonday.com\/mobile-email-usage-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> estimate that about <\/span><b>3 in 5 consumers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now check their email on the go using their phone \u2014 that\u2019s <\/span><b>61.9% of email opens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occurring on mobile platforms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That makes email marketing the easiest, most convenient, and likely most effective way of reaching your audience. Where else are you going to find an audience so big?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to keep in mind: email that\u2019s optimized for mobile viewing creates better engagement, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaldoughnut.com\/articles\/2016\/march\/your-marketing-email-has-only-3-seconds-to-capture\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">71.2% of people deleting an email<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> immediately if it\u2019s not <\/span><b>mobile-optimized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>7 Supports Retention Strategies<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Here&#8217;s a marketing truth for you<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s anywhere from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2022\/12\/12\/customer-retention-versus-customer-acquisition\/?sh=7cabcdd51c7d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five to 25 times cheaper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep an existing customer than to acquire a new one. And email marketing is perfect for <\/span><b>customer retention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of how easy it is to provide a valuable, customized experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A survey by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/marketingsherpa-survey-of-consumer-attitudes-towards-email-marketing-reveals-strong-preference-for-email-compared-with-all-other-communications-300029767.html#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MarketingSherpa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows that most customers \u2013 a whooping <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">72% \u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a strong <\/span><b>preference for email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compared with other forms of marketing communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postal media (which comes in second place) is only preferred by about <\/span><b>48% of people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and social media comes last at a mere 17%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s by sending personalized product recommendations or exclusive perks for loyal customers, email marketing it\u2019s a great way to foster long-term relationships with clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>8. Encourages Two-Way Communication\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know social media is great for customer engagement, but email can also encourage a two-way conversation when done well. You can achieve this via <\/span><b>questions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>surveys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and asking for <\/span><b>feedback<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8505\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8505\" class=\"wp-image-8505 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: InMoment<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email surveys, for example, are a great way to get <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insights from your target audience, with statistics showing that \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inmoment.com\/blog\/customer-survey-statistics-everything-you-need-to-know-about-gauging-customer-experience\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surveys sent via email<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have an average response rate of 24.8%<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s a lot of people willing to talk to you and give you answers that will improve your next campaign \u2014 and all done with just a quick click.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>9. It Integrates Easily with Other Marketing Channels\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing plays well with others \u2014 and you\u2019re missing out if you\u2019re not using it as a way to boost your other marketing efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, email marketing can be used to <\/span><b>drive traffic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to your latest blog post, boost your <\/span><b>SEO ranking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or direct people to your <\/span><b>social media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getresponse.com\/blog\/social-sharing-boosts-email-ctr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GetResponse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also found that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emails that include social sharing buttons have a 158% higher click-through rate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook continues to be the best platform for engagement, followed by Twitter \u2014 but LinkedIn is gaining ground fast. While only <\/span><b>8.5% of companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were linking to LinkedIn in their email campaigns in 2022, the numbers have jumped to 68.1% in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using email marketing to bring people to your social media improves engagement with your brand \u2014 and the more people engage with you, the more likely they are to eventually become paying customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>10. It Can Be Easily Automated\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No other marketing system can be as easily automated as email. Plenty of software and email tools out there can be used to send out emails to your customers at <\/span><b>designated times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or in response to certain actions, taking much of the guesswork out of the equation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automation is not only convenient, but it\u2019s also quite effective. According to a survey conducted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demandsage.com\/marketing-automation-statistics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DemandSage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>60% of marketers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that automation improves both user experience and communication with the customer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>76% of the companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using automation reporting receiving a positive return on investment within the first year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because automation allows you to send timely and relevant emails, results improve too. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/instiller.co.uk\/insights\/7-reasons-automated-email-way-go\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instiller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reports that automated emails have a <\/span><b>119% higher click rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than broadcast emails, but also greater open rates and click-through rates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8506\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8506\" class=\"wp-image-8506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/emaillistverify.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instiller<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re a major global brand or a small business just stepping into the local market, email is a powerful marketing tool that can help you speed up growth. From a chance to create a personalized experience and build trust with your readers to its high ROI and ease of integration, email marketing is a sure bet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re still wondering why email marketing is important, consider this: Email is not going away anytime soon, so why not take advantage of it to ramp up your business? After all, as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing Growth Leader <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erik Harbison points out, \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Social Media is the cocktail party, then email marketing is the \u2018meet up for coffee\u2019. The original 1 to 1 channel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you haven\u2019t year, gear up and start leveraging email marketing for your business!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did we miss something?Share your email marketing strategies and insights with us in the comments section.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hang onto your inboxes, folks! We&#8217;re about to jump into the exciting world of email marketing.\u00a0 Let\u2019s start by putting this out there \u2014 If you\u2019re not already using email marketing as the secret weapon in your digital arsenal, you\u2019re missing out.\u00a0 As of 2023, the world has over 4.3 billion email users worldwide. 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