The holiday season is fast approaching. This slideshare includes best practices, tips, tricks, and an email marketing calendar to help you succeed this holiday season, as well as key customer segments and email design tips.
2. Speakers
Greg Ives, Product Marketing Manager
Windsor Circle
Andrew Pearson, VP of Marketing
Windsor Circle
Polly Flinch, Content Marketing Manager
Windsor Circle
3. • What is Windsor Circle
• 2014 Holidays in Review
• Email Cadence & Key Customer Segments
• Email Design Tips
• Questions
Agenda
10. What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
$616B
Sales during the 2014
Holiday Season
2014 Holidays in Review
11. $616B
Sales during the 2014
Holiday Season
$102B
Online sales during the
2014 Holiday Season
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
2014 Holidays in Review
12. 2014 Holidays in Review
$616B
Sales during the 2014
Holiday Season
$102B
Online sales during the
2014 Holiday Season
47%
Of consumers
shopped online during
the 2014 Holiday
Season
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
13. This Holiday Season
$652B
Estimated Holiday Sales
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
14. This Holiday Season
$652B
Estimated Holiday Sales
5.7%
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Increase in sales YoY
16. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
17. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Product, purchase, customer, and
browse data
18. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Welcome Series
Win-Back
Best Customer
Post Purchase
Product, purchase, customer, and
browse data
19. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Welcome Series
Cart Recovery
with anti-gaming
Win-Back
Best Customer
Predictive Win-Back
Post Purchase
Product Education
Product, purchase, customer, and
browse data
20. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Welcome Series
Cart Recovery
with anti-gaming
Win-Back
Best Customer
Replenishment
Predictive Win-Back
Browse Abandonment
Post Purchase
Product Education
Product, purchase, customer, and
browse data
21. Let’s Start with the BasicsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Welcome Series
Cart Recovery
with anti-gaming
Win-Back
Best Customer
Replenishment
Predictive Win-Back
Browse Abandonment
Post Purchase
Product Education
Product, purchase, customer, and
browse data
Segmented
Promotional
Emails
22. Key Customer SegmentsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Last Year’s Buyers Best Customers
Product Upsell
Opportunities
Procrastinators
In-store vs. Online All Others
23. Email Cadence - November
All Others
Make sure to keep up a normal cadence of emails with customers and new subscribers who don’t fall into the other categories,
except procrastinators. Things to include – upcoming sales, generic gift guides, free shipping, and other promotions.
BLACK
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER
All Others
LEGEND
24. Email Cadence - November
Last Year’s Buyers
Find your customers who made a purchase between 10.31.14 and 12.31.14. Send a segmented version of the email you plan to
send to all of your customers. Make sure to personalize the messaging with things like: will we see you again this year? If you
bought X, you’ll love Y, etc.
BLACK
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER
All Others
LEGEND
Last Year’s Buyers
26. Email Cadence - November
Best Customers
Use RFM analysis to find your best customers (R1F1M1). Things to include: Sneak peaks
for Black Friday & Cyber Monday and VIP offers including, free shipping & free gifts
NOVEMBER
Best Customers
BLACK
FRIDAY
CYBER
MONDAY
All Others
LEGEND
Last Year’s Buyers
28. Email Cadence - November
Product Upsell Opportunities
Find your top products from 2014. Anyone who purchased one of those products is ripe for
up-sell / cross-sell opportunities. Highlight your top products and accessories with a gift
guide or lookbook.
CYBER
MONDAY
Product Upsell Opps
NOVEMBER
BLACK
FRIDAY
Best Customers
All Others
LEGEND
Last Year’s Buyers
30. Email Cadence – December
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER
LEGEND
All Others
31. Email Cadence – December
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER
All Others
Last Year’s Buyers
LEGEND
32. Email Cadence – December
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER
All Others
Best Customers
Last Year’s Buyers
LEGEND
33. Email Cadence – December
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER
Product Upsell Opps
All Others
Best Customers
Last Year’s Buyers
LEGEND
34. Email Cadence – December
CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER
Procrastinators
Procrastinators
Identify any customers who made a purchase after December 15, 2014. Make shopping easy with free shipping offers,
expedited shipping, gift basket items, and when all else fails – gift cards.
Product Upsell Opps
All Others
Best Customers
Last Year’s Buyers
LEGEND
36. In-store vs. OnlineWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
37. In-store vs. OnlineWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Finding Your Segments:
• Use shipping zip codes to find customers
located near your stores
OR
• Use store codes to pinpoint customers who are
shopping in-store vs. online
38. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Tip 1 Suppress emails to customers if you plan to send an email the next day
39. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
Tip 1 Suppress emails to customers if you plan to send an email the next day
Tip 2 Create a suppression list that includes anyone who has already made a
purchase.
40. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
41. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
42. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
43. Suppression ListsWhat is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
45. Anonymous user visits SummerCamp.com
Looks at day camping
backpacks
Assigned a customer
ID
Looks at backpacking
backpacks
Added to profile
Looks at sleeping bags
& hiking boots
Added to profile
How it Works
46. Anonymous user visits SummerCamp.com
Looks at day camping
backpacks
Assigned a customer
ID
Looks at backpacking
backpacks
Added to profile
Looks at sleeping bags
& hiking boots
Added to profile
Looks at backpacks
again & signs up for
the newsletter
How it Works
47. Paul has been visiting SummerCamp.com
Looks at day camping
backpacks
Assigned a customer
ID
Looks at backpacking
backpacks
Added to profile
Looks at sleeping bags
& hiking boots
Added to profile
Looks at backpacks
again & signs up for
the newsletter
Email added to profile
How it Works
48. How it Works
Paul has been visiting SummerCamp.com
Looks at backpacks
again & signs up for
the newsletter
Email added to profile
Looks at day camping
backpacks
Assigned a customer
ID
Looks at backpacking
backpacks
Added to profile
Looks at sleeping bags
& hiking boots
Added to profile
Welcome Series 1 Welcome Series 2
Welcome Series 3
49. How it Works
Paul has been visiting SummerCamp.com
Looks at backpacks
again & signs up for
the newsletter
Email added to profile
Looks at day camping
backpacks
Assigned a customer
ID
Looks at backpacking
backpacks
Added to profile
Looks at sleeping bags
& hiking boots
Added to profile
Welcome Series 1 Welcome Series 2
Welcome Series 3
Browse Abandonment
52. Browse Abandonment Email
Subject line: Thanks for Stopping By
ü Dynamically pulls in category that Paul has looked at
ü Dynamically pulls in related categories
53. Paul has also been
shopping for sunglasses….
HipsterClothingCo.com sends browse abandonment emails
based on the product a visitor viewed
54. Paul has also been
shopping for sunglasses….
HipsterClothingCo.com sends browse abandonment emails
based on the product a visitor viewed
ü Dynamically pulls in images of recently viewed products
55. Paul has also been
shopping for sunglasses….
HipsterClothingCo.com sends browse abandonment emails
based on the product a visitor viewed
ü Dynamically pulls in images of recently viewed products
ü Dynamically pulls in recommended products
57. Tip 1: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
58. Tip 2: Make Your Value Statement Clear
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
59. Tip 3: Show Off Your Products
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
60. Tip 4: Simple Isn’t a Bad Thing
What is Windsor Circle?
2014 Holidays in
Review
Email Cadence & Key
Customer Segments
Email Design Tips
Questions
62. Resources
Holiday eBook: 12 Campaigns to implement this holiday
www.WindsorCircle.com/HolidayeBook
Visit www.WindsorCircle.com/Holidays for
access to tips, tricks, best practices, and more.