The Email Marketer's Success Kit: Five Trends for 2012

by Maciej Ossowski

Published on January 3, 2012

Tags: Email Campaigns, Email Marketing, Marketing Tips, Personalization

In this article, you'll learn...

Five email marketing trends that'll hold strong in 2012
Why knowing customer preferences is pivotal to email marketing

Time flies. 2011 is in our rearview mirrors, and it's time to look back at the last 12 months and make plans for 2012. The email marketing environment shifts especially swiftly, so let's take a look at some of the key trends that dominated the game in 2011 and that will surely continue to reign this year.

1. The R Word

Some email marketers hate the term, but hey, relevancy is here to stay. Email service providers, such as Gmail or Hotmail, continue to develop new ways to prioritize messages with a very individual approach. Newsletters no longer have to be marked as spam to disappear from one's inbox.

Considering the ongoing emphasis on features such as Gmail's Priority Inbox or Hotmail's Sweep functionality, senders need to ensure the relevancy of their offers. Gone are the days of "batch and blast." 2012 is all about tailor-made offers matching the recipients' preferences. If you miss that, you will lose conversions, decrease your sending reputation, and wind up in the junk folder.

2. Personalization 2.0

Is anyone still impressed by the plain "Hello, (first name)" type of personalization? The answer is no, and it's high time to take email personalization to the next level.

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Maciej Ossowski is director of education at GetResponse, an email marketing provider that serves more than 210,000 SMB customers around the world.

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by Apryl Parcher Tue Jan 3, 2012 via web
Great overview of the top trends and how marketers should be gearing up for 2012. I especially like your comments about integrating with social--right on the money!
by Janette Tue Jan 3, 2012 via web
Thanks for the fantastic tips!
by Emily Fri Jan 6, 2012 via web
Great tips...I would love to more fully integrate our active Facebook page into our email campaigns...can you lead me to any articles or tips on capturing emails on Facebook..that was an interesting tip. I don't want to make our Facebook fans feel like they are being overly pushed into marketing channels and take the honestly out of our FB community.