Marketing automation in email campaigns

Marketing automation in email campaigns refers to a numerous methods implemented in marketing for segmenting, targeting, scheduling, automating, and tracking of marketing messages.

Overview

Marketing automation in email campaigns primarily involves the use of software or web-based services to execute, manage, and automate marketing tasks and processes. Automation methods are extensively used to replace manual and repetitive tasks where possible and to implement more personalized approaches for interactions.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Features and components

Segmentation

Processing large marketing data requires segmentation. This means dividing the email list into smaller, more targeted groups based on various criteria such as demographics, psychographics, past purchases, and behavioral data.^[5]^[6]

Personalization

Personalization allows businesses to tailor their email content to each recipient. This could involve customizing the greeting or delivering personalized product recommendations based on previous purchases or browsing history.^[7]

Scheduling

Automated emails can be scheduled to be sent at optimal times based on data like when recipients are most likely to open and read emails. This increases the chance of engagement and interaction.^[8]^[6]

Analytics and Reporting

Most email marketing automation tools provide detailed analytics and reporting features. This enables marketers to measure the performance of their email campaigns and make data-driven decisions to improve future campaigns.^[9]^[5]

References

^ Sterne, Jim; Priore, Anthony (2000). Email marketing: using Email to reach your target audience and build customer relationships. New York Weinheim: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-38309-3.
^ Venugopal, K.; Das, Saumendra; Murthy, Vishnu (2012). "EMAIL MARKETING: A PARADIGM SHIFT TO MARKETING" (PDF). International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences. 1 (1): 16 – via garph.co.uk.
^ Păvăloaia, Vasile-Daniel; Anastasiei, Ionuț-Daniel; Fotache, Doina (2020-11-25). "Social Media and E-mail Marketing Campaigns: Symmetry versus Convergence". Symmetry. 12 (12): 1940. Bibcode:2020Symm...12.1940P. doi:10.3390/sym12121940. ISSN 2073-8994.
^ Acatrinei, Carmen; Nicolae, Pop (2010). "Email Marketing Campaigns: The Easiest Path from Organizations to Consumers – An Exploratory Assessment". Annals of Faculty of Economics. 1 (1).
^ ^a ^b Hudák, Martin; Kianičková, Eva; Madleňák, Radovan (2017). "The Importance of E-mail Marketing in E-commerce". Procedia Engineering. 192: 342–347. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.06.059.
^ ^a ^b "Archer, Frank Joseph, (30 June 1912–31 March 1995), Head of School of Fine Art, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston upon Thames (formerly Kingston College of Art), 1962–73, retired", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u170862, retrieved 2023-06-27
^ Mogoș, Radu Ioan; Acatrinei, Carmen (2015). ""Designing Email Marketing Campaigns - A Data Mining Approach Based on Consumer Preferences "" (PDF). Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica. 17 (1): 15–30. doi:10.29302/oeconomica.2015.17.1.1.
^ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Daffodil International University; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, eds. (2014). 2014 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2014): Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 - 23 December 2014. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4799-6288-4.
^ Bawm, Zirthang Lian; Nath, Rudra Pratap Deb (2014). "A Conceptual Model for effective email marketing". 2014 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT). IEEE. pp. 250–256. doi:10.1109/ICCITechn.2014.7073103. ISBN 978-1-4799-6288-4. S2CID 15184073.

[1] Sterne, Jim; Priore, Anthony (2000). Email marketing: using Email to reach your target audience and build customer relationships. New York Weinheim: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-38309-3.

[2] Venugopal, K.; Das, Saumendra; Murthy, Vishnu (2012). "EMAIL MARKETING: A PARADIGM SHIFT TO MARKETING" (PDF). International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences. 1 (1): 16 – via garph.co.uk.

[3] Păvăloaia, Vasile-Daniel; Anastasiei, Ionuț-Daniel; Fotache, Doina (2020-11-25). "Social Media and E-mail Marketing Campaigns: Symmetry versus Convergence". Symmetry. 12 (12): 1940. Bibcode:2020Symm...12.1940P. doi:10.3390/sym12121940. ISSN 2073-8994.

[4] Acatrinei, Carmen; Nicolae, Pop (2010). "Email Marketing Campaigns: The Easiest Path from Organizations to Consumers – An Exploratory Assessment". Annals of Faculty of Economics. 1 (1).

[:0-5] Hudák, Martin; Kianičková, Eva; Madleňák, Radovan (2017). "The Importance of E-mail Marketing in E-commerce". Procedia Engineering. 192: 342–347. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.06.059.

[:1-6] "Archer, Frank Joseph, (30 June 1912–31 March 1995), Head of School of Fine Art, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston upon Thames (formerly Kingston College of Art), 1962–73, retired", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u170862, retrieved 2023-06-27

[7] Mogoș, Radu Ioan; Acatrinei, Carmen (2015). ""Designing Email Marketing Campaigns - A Data Mining Approach Based on Consumer Preferences "" (PDF). Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica. 17 (1): 15–30. doi:10.29302/oeconomica.2015.17.1.1.

[8] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Daffodil International University; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, eds. (2014). 2014 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2014): Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 - 23 December 2014. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. ISBN 978-1-4799-6288-4.

[9] Bawm, Zirthang Lian; Nath, Rudra Pratap Deb (2014). "A Conceptual Model for effective email marketing". 2014 17th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT). IEEE. pp. 250–256. doi:10.1109/ICCITechn.2014.7073103. ISBN 978-1-4799-6288-4. S2CID 15184073.

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