Weekly Email Marketing News Digest
We are taking a look at the relationship between optimizing for mobile and responsive design this week with the key challenge being the smaller screen size. Designing for the mobile age has become a particularly important topic due to studies that reveal statistics such as 69% of email opens on the mobile.
We’ve also snuck in Chris Penn’s take on the confirmation opt-in debate for readers who are still following that news thread.
Mobile Marketing And Email: 4 Ways To Use Them Together
Here are 4 ways to ensure the integration of mobile and email marketing.
- Mobile Email: Make sure messages are readable on a smaller screen.
- Mobile Sites and Apps: Ensure that you either have a mobile site or app that is easily accessible for visitors reading off smaller screens.
- Location-Based Check-Ins: Tie email campaigns to check-in deals.
- Geo-Targeted Ads: Consider sponsored search with keywords related to your brand.
Responsive Email Design: The Ins And Outs (article removed from original site)
Here are some mobile design best practices:
- Design using large fonts (14px for body copy and 22px for headlines)
- Clear call to action
- Consider a single column
- De-clutter the screen and provide minimal options for links
- Have mobile-friendly landing pages
Optimizing for mobile? Don’t forget your subject line.
While you may be busy coding a new email template that is mobile-friendly, it’s important to keep subject line lengths in mind. Due to the smaller screen size, it’s best to keep your subject lines to 20-30 characters. Here are a couple of examples.
Mailbag: Single or Double Opt-In For Email?
Christopher Penn outlines the three different types of opt-ins used for email lists and gives his take on which works best for him. The choices?
- Single opt-in: Fill in a form and you’re subscribed to the list.
- Notified single opt-in: Fill in the form, you’re subscribed to the list and you get an email confirmation with an opt-out link.
- Double opt-in: Fill in the form, you get an email requesting confirmation by clicking on a link
For more information on the list confirmation debate, do check out The Debate on Confirmation Opt-Ins: Are they always necessary?
Responsive Web Design Infographic
Here’s a great infographic that explains the key features of responsive design.
Interested in finding out more about engaging your customers through mobile? Check out The New Communications Standard!