{"id":112495,"date":"2018-08-01T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/?p=112495"},"modified":"2019-10-17T12:42:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:42:50","slug":"welcome-email-success-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/email-marketing\/email-creative-and-copywriting\/welcome-email-success-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Email Success [Case Study]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Find out how Southbank improved their open and click-through rate with a simple email welcome sequence<\/h2>\n<p>First impressions in life are all important. This is certainly true in the world of email. Welcoming a new subscriber is a key point in a customer\u2019s journey, and can be a substantial factor in their retention.<\/p>\n<p>At Southbank Centre, the UK\u2019s largest arts centre, one of our challenges is around clearly communicating our vast and varied events programme. So what did we do? We sent a warm and welcoming email to those that signed up to our email list, either through our website or wifi. The first step in our strategy for a seamless email journey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form.png\" alt=\"southbank subscription form\" width=\"941\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form.png 941w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form-550x413.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form-700x525.png 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/southbank-subscription-form-250x188.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our messaging reflects the warm and friendly nature of our site. This is accomplished with the upfront greeting and upbeat copy to complement our newly introduced branding. Paired with messaging that tells them why they signed up and what they will be receiving in their inbox.<\/p>\n<p>The next aspect of our strategy was for our customers to tailor the content they receive from us, to make sure it\u2019s right for them. Updating their preferences is our highest clicked part of our welcome email, with 44% of total clicks, higher than we expected. This is a good indication of an engaged audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112497\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference.png\" alt=\"Southbank- email preference\" width=\"941\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference.png 941w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference-150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference-550x185.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference-700x236.png 700w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Southbank-email-preference-250x84.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Getting the first and second visits are key to keeping audiences loyal - the London arts market is very competitive. Keeping in mind that we wanted to enhance our customer\u2019s experience on site, it was important to include all the things you can do, here at Southbank Centre. With links to what\u2019s on, what you can eat and our shop, we want to tempt our audiences to create their own journey.<\/p>\n<p>Sample email:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blocks that are red demonstrate the most popular or clicked content. In this instance, they are links to update your preferences<\/li>\n<li>Links leading to content to visiting the arts centre are also popular<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-example-email.png\" alt=\"Southbank example email\" width=\"651\" height=\"1394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-example-email.png 651w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-example-email-70x150.png 70w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-example-email-550x1178.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-example-email-187x400.png 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-112586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample.png\" alt=\"Southbank email sample\" width=\"669\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample.png 669w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample-118x150.png 118w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample-550x702.png 550w, https:\/\/www.smartinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Southbank-email-sample-250x319.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Looks like we are broadly getting the hierarchy right - the most popular content tends to be at the top.<\/p>\n<p>A list always goes down well - people are scrolling down for our 10 top tips.<\/p>\n<h3>What does success look like?<\/h3>\n<p>Our welcome email features a strong call to action, a clear statement on what to expect and a chance to explore what\u2019s happening on site through content. Fulfilling our strategy, we\u2019re also seeing the success of our welcome email in our results, demonstrating a great level of engagement. So far we have achieved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open rate of 43% our average of 40%<\/li>\n<li>Click through rate of 8.6% vs. our average of 5.9%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contributing to our strategy to retain more individuals in our database, since the welcome email was introduced, we have experienced a 31% reduction in our average unsubscribe rate. We\u2019re delighted to see that a warm welcome can make a difference.<\/p>\n<h3>What to take away for your own welcome email:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A simple hello can make a difference <\/strong>-\u00a0Welcome all your new subscribers to see an increase in retention<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Get your welcome email in their inbox almost immediately -\u00a0<\/strong>The closer proximity to signing up, the better the response<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Give them a chance to tell you what they want to hear from you <\/strong>- Direct them to tailor their preferences<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Earn their trust <\/strong>-<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Include something about what they can expect from you and your email programme<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Keep your customers loyal <\/strong>- Their first and second visits are very important. Show them what they can do on site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"postauthor\">Thanks to Nareen Jandu for sharing their advice and opinion in this post. Nareen is the Email Marketing Officer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/\">Southbank Centre<\/a>, a multi-venue arts centre in London. She is focused on developing their email programme and enhancing the customer journey. Her previous experience is in digital marketing in the design and not-for-profit sector, where email marketing was prominent. She has a passion for the visual arts, design and photography.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how Southbank improved their open and click-through rate with a simple email welcome sequence First impressions in life are all important. This is certainly true in the world of email. 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