In this session, learn how Bare Escentuals rose above the email “clutter” and crafted an award-winning email program that offered a differentiated user experience combined with a sense of urgency to drive sales that were 50% higher than their average emails, and also drove greater social impact for the brand.
6. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #1: Email Subject Line Test: ALL
CAPS vs Initial Caps
How site visitors voted:
VERSION A: 31% (All Caps)
VERSION B: 69% (Initial Caps)
7. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #1: Email Subject Line Test: ALL
CAPS vs Initial Caps
Actually:
VERSION A (all caps): 13.8% opens, 30% clicks
8. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #2: Blog A/B Test: Which Email
Opt-in Box Got More Email Signups?
How site visitors voted:
VERSION A (76%)
VERSION B (24%)
9. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #2: Blog A/B Test: Which Email
Opt-in Box Got More Email Signups?
Actually:
VERSION B: 122% lift in email opt-ins
10. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #3:
How site visitors voted:
VERSION A (30%)
VERSION B (70%)
11. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #3:
Actually:
VERSION A: 75% lift click through rate
12. Which one won?
CASE STUDY #4: Email content test
Version A: WITH PRODUCT Version B: WITHOUT PRODUCT
13. A Great Campaign
• Once per week deals – amazing value
• Limited access
• Multi-channel communication
• Use the same creative each week
14. How We Made It Better
A|B testing – Measuring customer response
Open Rate Click to Open Sales
Product 13.8% 13.9% -
No product 14.1% 30.4% 6% higher
15. How We Made It Better
Social Media—Listening to our customers
18. Increased Subscribers and Sales
Sales
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May June July August September October November December January February March
19. Results: Measurement
• Campaign: Oct 25 to Dec 27, 2011
• 9 total emails
• Average Sales per email: 14% higher than average
• Compared to prior to launching the campaign, our
Tuesday sales increased:
– Nov: +35%
– Dec: +118%