{"id":2408,"date":"2013-09-24T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2013-09-24T10:28:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-24T14:28:23","slug":"welcome-emails-i-like-wrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/welcome-emails-i-like-wrike\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Emails I Like: Wrike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll admit it. Sometimes I sign up for email programs just to see if companies have welcome emails. And, if they do, how their welcome emails shape up. Are they useful? Or are they superfluous?<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a welcome email proves to be such a useful resource that recipients can repeatedly reference it as they engage with your product or service. In the case of Wrike, a project management tool I\u2019ve been testing out, that&#8217;s exactly how I view their simple yet effective (for me) welcome message.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how they brought me in after I signed up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/welcome-email-sample.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" alt=\"Welcome Emails\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/welcome-email-sample.gif\" width=\"517\" height=\"455\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dissect this a bit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The subject line:<\/b> Though you can\u2019t see it, it says \u201cWelcome to Wrike: important links\u201d. Not earth-shatteringly awesome, but straight to the point. Like any project management tool should be.<\/li>\n<li><b>Easy access to account information: <\/b>As someone who has a million memberships and just as many passwords, it\u2019s nice to have at least one part of the puzzle displayed (although I did block it out). It\u2019s also nice to be given links directly to the most useful portions of their platform for the work I intend to do. Nicely done.<\/li>\n<li><b>Additional resources:<\/b> Nice way to learn more about how to use the tool, with direct links from the email. I personally found the video tutorials to be quite useful, and would most likely reference this email again when needed.<\/li>\n<li><b>Understanding the audience:<\/b> The \u201cShort on Time? Watch a recorded webinar,\u201d section is a really nice touch. Understanding that someone using their tool may not have the time to schedule in the webinar is subtle, but extremely positive.<\/li>\n<li><b>Welcome gift: <\/b>It\u2019s common to offer a special offer within the welcome email, and this one doesn&#8217;t miss out on that chance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nothing about this email overwhelms me in terms of design or creativity. But, welcome emails don\u2019t necessarily need the flash to be effective. After all, as I&#8217;ve written before, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emailcritic.com\/2011\/03\/simple-email-marketing-tips\/\">simple really is better sometimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to see the metrics on this welcome message. I would imagine the click-through rates and total clicks for this message are quite positive.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About the Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Scott Cohen is Vice President of Marketing at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/inboxgroup.com\/\">Inbox Group<\/a>. He also writes on email marketing, fatherhood, sports, and politics on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/scottwriteseverything.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ScottWritesEverything.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll admit it. Sometimes I sign up for email programs just to see if companies have welcome emails. And, if they do, how their welcome emails shape up. Are they useful? Or are they superfluous? 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