{"id":1583,"date":"2012-06-22T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T14:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2012-06-22T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T14:09:40","slug":"email-marketing-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/email-marketing-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Email Marketing Metric That Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is one email marketing metric that matters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you read email marketing tips you’re probably reading about glamorous metrics.<\/p>\n

Everybody these days is concerned about metrics. Big data is the big news in most online marketing circles. People are obsessed with all the various metrics available regarding consumer marketing.<\/p>\n

Much of the information is great. Businesses are able to get closer to 1-to-1 marketing where creating offers and products for individuals is possible.<\/p>\n

Yet if you talk to any executive they will not give you the time of day if you discuss email open rates and click rates. Executives earn their positions in companies because they have understood that there is really only one metric that matters.<\/p>\n

The only email marketing metric that matters is Profit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let’s review a few key areas of email marketing that concern profit. If you can master these areas you’ll be ready for those meetings with the executives and that could mean promotions and raises. You see you\u2019re really looking for the same thing as any executive. You just have to think in their terms and deliver and they\u2019ll be more than happy to reward you.<\/p>\n

Budgeting and Reporting Email Marketing Programs<\/h3>\n

The best companies in the world create budgets and plans. Most plans are laid out based on historical results combined with emerging trends and a little bit of intuition. If you have sat in on executive meetings you know that budget meetings do not include discussion about email open rates or email clickthrough rates. The only discussion in executive meetings is about profit and growth.<\/p>\n

When setting up your email marketing budget it\u2019s important to focus on the profit equation. You\u2019ll want to focus on profit per email sent. This is a metric that describes how much money the business is making on each of the subscribers.<\/p>\n

Also report on overall bottom line dollars. Focus on the cost of the email marketing program and the cost of goods sold subtracted from the total sales dollars generated from email programs.<\/p>\n

To get more complex start using holdout testing where possible to see how the email program interacts with other marketing programs such as paid search, natural search, display advertising, and even direct mail marketing.<\/p>\n

Focusing on Email Marketing Goals and Conversions<\/h3>\n

Profit matters, but it\u2019s also important to understand the goals and conversions that lead to profit.<\/p>\n

Focus on goals and conversions. The conversion you\u2019re ultimately focusing on is a sale that doesn\u2019t result in a return or cancel. You want profit and that comes from converting a person to a sale.<\/p>\n

The goal is what you setup for your email program that generates the conversion.<\/p>\n

Business executives focus on profit, but they also focus on what generates profit. These are goals and conversions. Think like an executive and focus on what drives profit for your business and maximize those goals and conversions.<\/p>\n

Build the List of Subscribers<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m a strong believer that the money is in the list. This is an old direct marketing phrase and it\u2019s been something that is true for direct mail companies and email marketing companies.<\/p>\n

As you optimize your email designs and strategy for profit it\u2019s also worthwhile to focus on adding subscribers to your email file. It\u2019s one of the most profitable functions you can do as an online marketer and email marketer.<\/p>\n

Focus on growing the list and maximizing the profit.<\/p>\n

The executives at your company focus on profit in their meetings. There is no other metric that matters in any area of marketing except profit.<\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it make sense to focus your email marketing program on profit?<\/p>\n

Focus on profit and really start improving your email marketing program. When you focus on profit you’ll focus on the right metrics that really improve the bottom line of the company and this is what will impress the executives.<\/p>\n

Stand out and focus on profit.<\/p>\n

It could mean more money in your own pocket come raise time.<\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/em><\/strong> Dayne Shuda is a contributing blogger for <\/em>Fluttermail<\/a>, an email provider for small business. He has worked on a variety of email marketing campaigns including email newsletters and e-commerce emails.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image Credit:\u00a0Sudhamshu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n


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