Posts Tagged ‘retail’

Screwfix Subject Line: Free Stripper

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Trade tool and hardware supplier Screwfix have a cheeky offer in their latest email – I’m not sure if this is intentional or not, but it’d definitely boost open rates!

Elsewhere there’s lots of good stuff going on – they’ve got an effective email pre-header, a well formed navigation and buttons that drive to their social media activity.

Update – it was intentional, good work guys!

@emailreview It was deliberate, we just wanted to amuse our customers before the Bank Holiday! http://tinyurl.com/37twqk3less than a minute ago via web

Email Design Inspiration: 11 Engaging Welcome Emails

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Welcome emails are a great way to make an excellent first impression to new subscribers to your email campaign. Here’s 10 we’ve received recently that do more than just confirm a subscription.

Update – We’ve also posted our top tips and welcome email best practice – take a look.

Threadless (Fashion)

welcome-threadless

William Hill (Gambling)william-hill-welcome

Banana Republic (Fashion)banana-welcome

Crate & Barrel (Retail/Fashion)crate-and-barrel-welcome

TypeTogether (Design)typetogether-welcome

NewEgg (Retail)newegg-welcome

Eurostar (Travel)

eurostar_welcome

Lonely Planet (Travel)

lonelyplanet-welcome

Electronic Arts (Gaming)

ea-welcome

Dyson (FMCG)dyson-welcome

Lastminute (Travel)lastminute_welcome