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2022 Email Marketing Holiday Season in Review
Tuesday Jan 31, Noon ET/9am PT
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Oracle Marketing Consulting: Issue 86

As they watch the slow-motion car crash that is Twitter…

Brands are reassessing where they build their audiences and how they interact with their customers. Some are deciding to deemphasize social media and other leased media, and reallocate more budget toward building direct relationships via email, SMS, and loyalty programs. Of course, brands have many other reasons to double-down on these channels, including the sunsetting of third-party cookies and other privacy changes.

Lauren Kimball
Vice President of Agency Services
Oracle Marketing Consulting

 
 

In this issue:

  • Loyalty KPIs beyond purchases
  • Imagining an Amazon email client
  • 4 digital marketing metric mistakes
  • Top resources for email beginners
 
 
 
Also watch the companion on-demand webinar with Oracle CrowdTwist experts Kris Shahinian and Jennifer Gibbs.

Loyalty: KPIs that Go Beyond the Transaction

Loyalty programs excel at nurturing the next purchase, but if transactions are the only KPI you’re using then you’re almost certainly dampening the growth of your loyalty program.

 
 What else to focus on 
 
 
Amazon launching an email client would not only be good for Amazon, but good for the email industry, which is too heavily influenced by Apple and Google.
Only Influencers

Imagining an Amazon Email Client: Prime Mail

Which company has the ability, justification, and scale to build the next great consumer inbox provider? Only one… Amazon.

 
 Here’s why 
 
 
Numbers may not lie, but they certainly mislead and withhold the whole truth on a regular basis, if you’re not careful.
CMSWIRE

4 Ways Brands Go Wrong with Digital Marketing Metrics

In today’s digital marketing world, it’s easier than ever to be fooled by data that’s masquerading as insights.

 
 Get real insights 
 
 
All of the contributors to this roundup really came at it from a different point of view, leading to a diverse range of suggestions.
Webbula

What Are the Top Email Marketing Resources for Beginners?

Oracle’s Chad S. White joins 8 other experts in answering that question in this Webbula “Ask the Experts” roundup.

 
 Get all the resources
 
 

Say What?

 

“Maintaining a content calendar allows you to think bigger and squeeze even more juice out of your campaigns. By laying it all out in advance, you have a greater chance of identifying opportunities while there’s still time to act.”

 

Kelly Moran
Senior Art Director for Copy,
Oracle Marketing Consulting

 
 

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Oracle Marketing Consulting’s Chad S. White will talk about what makes a great email marketer during the opening keynote at the ANA Email Evolution Conference.

 
 
 

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