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New Chart: Most Effective Email Marketing Objectives for 2011

Hubspot

According to MarketingSherpa’s 2011 Email Marketing Benchmark Report , the most effective email marketing objective is increasing website traffic. To begin with, most business emails are not opened. According to eMarketer, the average open rate for a marketing email is 19.1%.

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Marketing Best Practices for the Practitioner: 4 Reasons to Invest in Online Advertising

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

A recent report released by eMarketer earlier this year states that 2012 would be the year that spending for online advertising would surpass spending for print advertising. In 2011, online ad spending grew 23% in the US, just passing the $32 billion mark, and in 2012 the online ads will grow another 23% to nearly $40 billion.

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60 Inspirational Holiday Marketing Statistics

Hubspot

7) eMarketer expects about a 12% growth in ecommerce holiday spending in 2011. percent during the 2011 months of November and December to $465.6 21) In August 2011, 75% of consumers had started researching their holiday purchases with 89% of those consumers starting their shopping online. Source ) Tweet This Stat!

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

by eMarketer. Email open rates continue to decline from 14% in the second half of 2007 to just 11.2% Regardless of age group, personal recommendations from company or industry colleagues are rated the most influential information source, while retail websites are least relied upon. Yes—sort of. in the latter half of 2010.

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Answers to Your Top 11 Questions About Email Marketing #EmailSci

Hubspot

1) Should an email come from a person or a business for a better open rate? 3) Does using numbers or special characters in an email's subject line impact its open rate? 4) What is considered a decent click-through rate for an email? in Q3 of 2011 , up slightly from the previous quarter.

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4 Email Marketing Tips from the Campaign Trails

Content Standard

Back in 2011, critics including a Washington Post reporter ranted about Obama’s campaign emails, calling out subject lines like “Frustrated,” “Tap,” and the familiar “Dinner? Brands that can hit a topic or theme at just the right moment will score better open rates. Know When to Stop.