eBags has also experimented with email subject lines and topics. sales and deals aren't always the best way to drive conversion. their tests show that creative content performs great:
AB Testing: Why what works might not be what you think
When eBags began its email operation, it tended towards
using the emails to come up with offers. ‘Buy now to get 15% off’, the subject
lines would scream.
But then, eBags’ marketers got more creative. And they
began to use AB Testing, where half the list is sent one subject line and the
other half another, to test which subject lines were most likely to intrigue
their audiences.
They found sales didn’t work as well as you’d think.
“Maybe shoppers are sick of that sort of stuff,” Cobb said.
He gave a few examples of the subject lines that did
brilliantly:
• “The only bag you’ll ever need”
• “The art of travelling light”
• “Pack like a neat freak even if you aren’t one”
These subject lines were short, creative, and intriguing.
Cobbs reckons with the rise of smartphones, short subject lines are the only
ones likely to be fully read anyway.
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