What Email Marketers are saying
When it comes to email marketing software, marketers are spoilt for choice. But how do they feel about the emails they send?
It turns out that relevance is a huge concern for them. DMA reports that 42% of marketers say only some of the emails they send are relevant, and a whopping 10% say their emails aren’t relevant at all. That’s an issue, with consumers trashing irrelevant email.
Another issue people wonder about is the ROI of email marketing. In other words, is it really worth it? Various comparison’s of email marketing vs social media shows that email outperforms social by miles. And Chief Marketer says the ROI of email marketing is 28.5% better than for direct mail.
So what does Messenger do better?
Well, the big problem with email marketing is that you’re talking at your users and potential customers, not with them.
It’s kind of like being on the receiving end of a sales pitch, one where you have no say until the salesman is finished leaving you with only one response, yes or no.
Messenger though, creates a conversation.
It’s the only channel that solicits real time feedback from your users, the only channel where they have a say and shape the conversation which builds interest and engagement.
Check out the below example from 1800-flowers.
What Does the Future Hold?
Email is a mature channel, one which has been extensively developed and includes various advanced features to help you better market to your customers.
Messenger on the other hand is the new kid on the block.
It’s showing great promise and is getting far higher engagement in the areas where they’re going head to head, but it’s not yet at the level of sophistication email has developed.
Messenger is quickly gaining ground on email in terms of features and is already outpacing the platform in the areas where there’s overlap.
So what should a smart store owner like you do?
Well, what you shouldn’t do is abandon email marketing in favour of Messenger. Right now Messenger simply doesn’t have the advanced functionality and tracking of email.
However, if you already haven’t you should be looking at implementing Messenger on your site ASAP.
Right now, Messenger is the perfect complement to your email marketing. And if the last year is any indication, in the near future Messenger will continue to outperform email in other key marketing and communication areas for ecommerce as the platform progresses.
Right now, if I had to advise some specific campaigns your store needs to be running I’d recommend focusing on:
Messenger isn’t just a nice thing to have on your store or a new fad that will die out. The success rate of stores across the globe and the growing user base points to a new channel that might one day overtake email as the chief ROI channel.
In conclusion:
Email marketing and social media are like parallel universes that communicate with each other.
We suggest using email marketing when you’re looking more for reach, traffic and direct conversions. Social media, on the other hand, is a great tool that can help you engage your audience and assist you with making more sales.
There is no reason why you shouldn’t use both. Just be sure to allocate your resources the right way. Thank you for reading this blog and please leave your comments below.
By Richard Holland – MSc Digital Marketing Student
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