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ORACLE
Marketing Consulting
Issue 33
 
 
 
In this issue
› 7 Welcome email best practices
› 5 A/B testing pitfalls
› 5 email trends for 2021
› Harley Wins MarCom Award
 

Before you turn the page on 2020...

 
 
 
 
 
Spend some time analyzing and reflecting on your digital marketing program. Do a post-mortem on the holiday season and do a SWOT analysis to help you prioritize your marketing investments for 2021. Looking back, even on a year like 2020, helps you see your future more clearly.
 
Clint Kaiser, Head of Analytic & Strategic
Services, Oracle Marketing Consulting
 
 
 

7 Welcome Email Best Practices

 
To start your new email relationships right...
 
1. 
Send welcomes immediately
2. 
Use a high-value CTA
3. 
Keep your copy and design focused
4. 
Use a welcome email series
 
See all 7 recommendations
 
 
 
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              PRESENTED BY ORACLE
 

5 A/B Testing Pitfalls Marketers Often Fall Into

 
Only testing one-time campaigns and failing to verify your winners are just two of the biggest A/B testing mistakes marketers make.
 
Sidestep these problems
 
 
 
Smart Insights roundup:
 

5 Email Marketing Trends to Watch in 2021

 
Oracle Consulting’s Chad S. White predicts that the K-shaped recovery from COVID-19 will drive companies down two different paths in terms of the email strategies they pursue.
 
Gaze into the future
 
 
 
For your inspiration:
 

Harley-Davidson Holiday Campaign Wins Platinum MarCom Award

 
This award-winning, Oracle-designed 2019 holiday email campaign boosted Black Friday sales 316% over 2018!
 
See the winning campaign
 
Visit MarCom Awards website
 
 

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WHAT?

 

                     
                    Lauren Castady, Associate
                    Creative Director for
                    Creative Services, Oracle
                    Marketing Consulting
 
“
 
There are 285 million visually impaired people in the world, and 121 million who are using voice-assistants in America alone. Making small but impactful accessibility updates can help all of those people, whether they’re blind or having Siri read their emails to them as they drive.
 
— 
Lauren Castady, Associate Creative Director for Creative Services, Oracle Marketing Consulting
 
 
 

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