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For time-sensitive offers like webinars or sales, send an initial email in the morning and a follow-up with heightened urgency later in the day. This tactic builds momentum and captures users who missed the first message, significantly increasing sign-ups and sales despite the higher frequency.
Most sales are lost to inertia, not rejection. Implement a specific, escalating follow-up sequence (30 mins, 60 mins, next day) after sending an offer. This disciplined approach isn't pushy; it helps busy prospects make a decision while their interest is at its peak.
Marketers often fear annoying registrants with too many emails. However, sending two reminders on the day of a webinar鈥攐ne four hours out and another within the hour鈥攊s a proven tactic to maximize show-up rates. Registrants have already opted in and benefit from the reminders.
Sales reps obsess over crafting the perfect email, but the prospect's timing is far more critical. A mediocre message sent when the buyer feels acute pain will outperform a perfectly written email sent when they have no need. Focus your energy on identifying signals of immediate pain.
Instead of optimizing for a single "best" send time, marketers should vary sending days and times (e.g., evenings, weekends). This strategy acknowledges that different people within your database interact with email at different times, maximizing overall reach and engagement across your entire list.
Sending all your automated emails at a predictable time, like 9 AM, trains your audience to ignore them, turning them into "wallpaper." To break this pattern and make automations feel less robotic, vary the send times significantly, even using unconventional hours like 8 PM.
Mimic the format of a calendar invitation (e.g., "Thursday, 2:15 p.m.") in your email subject line. This tactic creates a sense of urgency and implied commitment, leveraging the recipient's assumption that it's a scheduled event they've forgotten, which compellingly drives them to open the email.
In a multi-step purchase process, customer excitement wanes quickly. A two-week follow-up is too long, as they may have already bought from a competitor. Shorten the cadence to just a few days to stay top-of-mind, recapture their initial excitement, and guide them through the funnel before they churn.
The effectiveness of sending two emails in a day is not just about frequency, but about narrative progression. The first email should create general urgency (e.g., "24 hours left"). The second, later email should introduce specific scarcity to trigger immediate action (e.g., "almost sold out" or "only 80 spots left").
During BFCM, consumer inboxes are flooded. To break through, brands should send multiple emails per day, including resends (e.g., 3 scheduled emails plus a resend for each). The incremental revenue gained from this high frequency justifies the potential increase in spam complaints.
Obsessing over a single "best day and time" is a flawed strategy. Different subsets of your audience are active at various times, including nights and weekends. Sending emails at varied, unconventional times ensures you reach these distinct segments rather than repeatedly hitting the same group.