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Do Saas Startups Need Guerilla Marketing?

Jeremy Mays2023-01-24T13:17:57+00:00January 23rd, 2023|

Guerilla marketing is becoming a popular way for startups selling software as a service (Saas) to get their messages out to the world. This more subtle approach is often preferred by small software developers, absorbing minor investments but with major paybacks. It ...

How to Streamline Content Workflows with More Effective Digital Marketing Strategies in 2023

Jeremy Mays2023-01-20T14:49:19+00:00January 16th, 2023|

In 2023, digital marketing managers are likely to be overwhelmed by all the options available to them. As management and virtual content creation processes become increasingly complex, security and privacy requirements become more stringent, while timeframes become even tighter. Some ...

7 Tested Tips on Drawing Up an Effective Marketing Strategy for 2023

Jeremy Mays2023-01-09T20:10:03+00:00January 9th, 2023|

Are you quite clear about what a marketing strategy is supposed to include? Encompassing a broad range of channels and platforms, it should encompass goals, content creation steps, key performance indicators, and target audience profiles. And if you plan to piggyback on ...

How Anchor Links Can Improve Your Landing Page

Jeremy Mays2023-01-04T22:40:46+00:00January 4th, 2023|

They’re simple, they’re tiny, and they take visitors straight to the text that interests them. Often neglected by page designers, anchor links are incredibly cool tools that let readers jump around easily in long webpages. They’re particularly useful for post-click landing pages, ...

Digital Marketing in 2023: Informed Guesses And Glimpses

Jeremy Mays2023-01-02T20:59:35+00:00January 2nd, 2023|

Sharper, shorter, and more inclusive. That’s the marketing guideline for 2023, as companies and consumers continue to scramble for firmer footings in an unfamiliar world. Still aftershocked by the pandemic, roiled by geopolitical tensions, and undermined by economic uncertainty, 2023 demands a tight focus ...

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Is Digital Marketing Moving into a New Era?

Jeremy Mays2023-01-30T16:36:15+00:00January 30th, 2023|

No longer an abstract concept in an IT lab, Artificial Intelligence is already underpinning AI-based online advertising. Almost unnoticed, AI slipped into our lives through amenities we use every day (Hey Alexa, where ...

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Agency Insights + Perspectives

Agency perspectives, marketing insights and inspiration for businesses who want to connect and understand the digital economy and grow their brands in impactful ways.

Do Saas Startups Need Guerilla Marketing?

How to Streamline Content Workflows with More Effective Digital Marketing Strategies in 2023

7 Tested Tips on Drawing Up an Effective Marketing Strategy for 2023

How Anchor Links Can Improve Your Landing Page

Digital Marketing in 2023: Informed Guesses And Glimpses

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Is Digital Marketing Moving into a New Era?

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Email Personalization Statistics

When only subject line is personalized, emails have an average open rate of 7.4% and a click rate of .4%.

When message only is personalized, emails have an average open rate of 18.8% and a click rate of 2.1%.

When message and subject line are personalized, emails have an average open rate of 5.9% and a click rate of .2%.

Personalized emails deliver six times higher transaction rates.

70% of brands fail to use personalized emails.

Organizations using email personalization generate 17% more revenue through their campaigns than the average marketer.

Personalized emails deliver 6x higher transactional rates.

Website Personalization Statistics

74% of customers feel frustrated when website content is not personalized.

In-house marketers who are personalizing their web experiences and who are able to quantify the improvement see, on average, a 19% uplift in sales.

Personalized homepage promotions influenced 85% of consumers to buy while personalized shopping cart recommendations influenced 92% of shoppers online.

More than half of consumers (57%) are okay with providing personal information (on a website) as long as it’s for their benefit and being used in responsible ways.

Digital Advertising Personalization Statistics

79% of consumers say they are only likely to engage with an offer if it has been personalized to reflect previous interactions the consumer has had with the brand.

By 2020, 51% of consumers expected that companies would anticipate their needs and make relevant suggestions before they made contact.

88% of U.S. marketers reported seeing measurable improvements due to personalization, with more than half reporting a lift greater than 10%.

63% of respondents are highly annoyed by the way brands continue to rely on the old-fashioned strategy of blasting generic ad messages repeatedly.

If they get personalized offers or discounts, 63% of millennials, 58% of Gen Xers, and 46% of Baby Boomers are willing to share personal information with companies.

ECommerce Personalization Statistics

80% of shoppers are more likely to buy from a company that offers personalized experiences.

On average 71% of consumers express some level of frustration when their shopping experience is impersonal.

44% of consumers say that they will likely become repeat buyers after a personalized shopping experience with a particular company.

40% of executives say their customer personalization efforts have directly affected sales and profits in channels like ecommerce.

Marketers see an average increase of 20% in sales when using personalized experiences.

Content Personalization Statistics

63% of consumers said they’d think more positively of a brand if it gave them content that was more valuable, interesting or relevant.

78% of U.S. Internet users said personally relevant content from brands increases their purchase intent.

87% of consumers surveyed say that personally relevant branded content positively influences how they feel about a brand.

Lack of content relevancy generates 83% lower response rates in the average marketing campaign.

Individual customer stakeholders who perceived supplier content to be tailored to their specific needs were 40% more willing to buy from that supplier than stakeholders who didn’t.

B2B and B2C Personalization Statistics

81% of consumers want brands to get to know them and understand when to approach them and when not to.

Smart personalization engines used to recognize customer intent will enable digital businesses to increase their profits by up to 15%.

94% of customer insights and marketing professionals across multiple industries said personalization is “important,” “very important,” or “extremely important” for meeting their current marketing objectives.

79% of organizations that exceeded revenue goals have a documented personalization strategy.

When asked to prioritize one capability that will be most important to marketing in the future, one-third of marketers answered: “Personalization.”

Mobile Personalization Statistics

48% of people say it’s generally acceptable for companies to use their purchase history to deliver personalized offers via mobile so long as they can be opted in and out of.

41% of people say it’s acceptable for businesses to use their purchase history to deliver personalized offers via mobile so long as the offers are related to their history with the business.

66% of people get frustrated when a company’s shopping cart isn’t connected to its mobile app.

Retail Personalization Statistics

75% of consumers are more likely to buy from a retailer that recognizes them by name, recommends options based on past purchases, OR knows their purchase history.

Only 39% of retailers send personalized product recommendations via email.

54% of shoppers anticipate a personalized discount within a day of sharing their information with a retailer

7% of people say they would be likely to engage with a birthday email sent by a retailer.

Less than 10% of tier 1 retailers believe they are highly effective at personalization, and nearly one-third report having limited or no capability to support personalization efforts.

Email Personalization Statistics

When only subject line is personalized, emails have an average open rate of 7.4% and a click rate of .4%.

When message only is personalized, emails have an average open rate of 18.8% and a click rate of 2.1%.

When message and subject line are personalized, emails have an average open rate of 5.9% and a click rate of .2%.

Personalized emails deliver six times higher transaction rates.

70% of brands fail to use personalized emails.

Organizations using email personalization generate 17% more revenue through their campaigns than the average marketer.

Personalized emails deliver 6x higher transactional rates.

Website Personalization Statistics

74% of customers feel frustrated when website content is not personalized.

In-house marketers who are personalizing their web experiences and who are able to quantify the improvement see, on average, a 19% uplift in sales.

Personalized homepage promotions influenced 85% of consumers to buy while personalized shopping cart recommendations influenced 92% of shoppers online.

More than half of consumers (57%) are okay with providing personal information (on a website) as long as it’s for their benefit and being used in responsible ways.

Digital Advertising Personalization Statistics

79% of consumers say they are only likely to engage with an offer if it has been personalized to reflect previous interactions the consumer has had with the brand.

By 2020, 51% of consumers expected that companies would anticipate their needs and make relevant suggestions before they made contact.

88% of U.S. marketers reported seeing measurable improvements due to personalization, with more than half reporting a lift greater than 10%.

63% of respondents are highly annoyed by the way brands continue to rely on the old-fashioned strategy of blasting generic ad messages repeatedly.

If they get personalized offers or discounts, 63% of millennials, 58% of Gen Xers, and 46% of Baby Boomers are willing to share personal information with companies.

ECommerce Personalization Statistics

80% of shoppers are more likely to buy from a company that offers personalized experiences.

On average 71% of consumers express some level of frustration when their shopping experience is impersonal.

44% of consumers say that they will likely become repeat buyers after a personalized shopping experience with a particular company.

40% of executives say their customer personalization efforts have directly affected sales and profits in channels like ecommerce.

Marketers see an average increase of 20% in sales when using personalized experiences.

Content Personalization Statistics

63% of consumers said they’d think more positively of a brand if it gave them content that was more valuable, interesting or relevant.