New Research Reveals Strength Of Email Marketing

Click through rates for email marketing campaigns are increasing, suggesting there maybe more life in the medium than previously believed, according to new research from DoubleClick.

The digital marketing agency’s latest Ad Spend Report for the second quarter of 2003 shows that click-through rates on email marketing material have risen to 8.3%, up from 7.5% in the same period in 2002.

The research also revealed that on average, those who clicked on email links, did so an average of 1.6 times per email. Travel emails saw the biggest increase in performance year on year, while business products and services both saw slight declines. Performance of consumer products and services and consumer publisher emails remained relatively static year on year.

Commenting on the research, Eric Kirby, vice-president of strategic services at DoubleClick, said: “While we did see a slight improvement in performance metrics year over year, the clear story from these results is the stability in performance that legitimate email marketers are enjoying, an encouraging sign given the current email environment with spam levels continuing to rise.”

He added: “Legitimate marketers that continue to use email to enhance their brand and build customer trust are seeing success with email as a communication vehicle.”

Recent research from Dynamic Logic and Nielsen//NetRatings has revealed the amount of rich media advertising in the average online campaign has increased significantly over the last year due to its growing effectiveness (see Research Confirms Growing Power Of Rich Media Ads).

DoubleClick: 020 7399 4400 www.doubleclick.com

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