Marketers rank message personalization and the creation of meaningful calls to action as the two most effective email tactics,according torecent research fromAscend2.
The reportwas based on data from a survey of 260 marketers (48% work for firms that are primarily B2B-focused, 34% for firms that are primarily B2C focused, and 18% for hybrid B2B/B2C firms).
Some 50% of respondents say message personalization is among the most effective email marketing tactics; 38% say creating meaningful calls-to-action is among the most effective tactics.
List data segmentation ranks as the third most-effective email marketing tactic (37% of respondents cite it).
Respondents say list segmentation is the hardest email marketing tactic to implement (37% rate it as among the most difficult).
Creating meaningful calls to action is second, followed by message personalization and testing/optimization.
The same proportion of marketers (37%) rank list data segmentation as one of most effective tactics and as one of the the most difficult.
About the research: The report was based on data from a survey of 260 marketers (48% work for firms that are primarily B2B focused, 34% for firms that are primarily B2C focused, and 18% for hybrid B2B/B2C firms).