Tuesday, March 11, 2008

AM Inbox: First Mother's Day and Father's Day references

RetailEmail.Blogspot monitors the email marketing campaigns of more than 100 top online retailers. Here are highlights from our inbox this morning:

RedEnvelope, 3/10 — Save up to 70% during our Spring Sale
RedEnvelope gives us our first references to both Mother’s Day (May 11) and Father’s Day (June 15). To help plan your campaigns for these holidays, check out the Mother’s Day Season Finale and Father’s Day Season Finale from last year.

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Sony, 3/10 — Turn your 1040 into Sony 1080p.
I’ve seen several emails that refer to tax season, but they’ve always been in relation to tax software. This is the first one that actually makes a play for tax refund money. Whether you’re mentioning tax refunds explicitly, tax day (April 15) is one of the top 20 retail email days of the year (see Reportlet: Retail Email Year-End Trends for 2007).

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Neiman Marcus, 3/10 — Exclusive MILLY interview: Go behind the scenes with Michelle Smith
After saying in yesterday’s AM Inbox how retailers did a poor job of linking their emails to blog content, here’s Neiman Marcus linking to an interview with Milly designer Michelle Smith on their NM Insite blog. Good to see more retailers catching on. I also really like the treatment on this image, which makes the dress really pop, and of the quote. I also like how the model is looking toward the copy. Heatmapping exercises show that readers react to models’ eyes and tend to look where they are looking, so it’s smart of have the models looking in the direction of copy and calls-to-action.

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SUBJECTIVITY SCANNER:
Cooking.com, 3/10 — Lucky Recipes: Irish Mains & Desserts, Plus Great Greens
Wal-Mart, 3/10 — Get Slam Dunk Savings on HDTVs
Ann Taylor, 3/10 — Five Things You Need for Spring + Up to 30% OFF!
Bluefly, 3/10 — Spring 2008 is Here-DRESS Accordingly
Macy’s, 3/10 — FREE SHIPPING on new spring fashion
Saks Fifth Avenue, 3/10 — WANT IT! Spring's most-coveted trends
RadioShack, 3/10 — Take an Online Course this March at RadioShack
Dick’s Sporting Goods, 3/10 — Reserve Your New Under Armour Prototype Gear Now
Road Runner Sports, 3/10 — You only have until Midnight tonight Runner! Don't Miss Out!

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