Week-End Trends: Black Friday boosts Index 14% to new YTD high
Email activity and promotional trends during the past week:
The Retail Email Index rose 14% to a new year-to-date high of 311 during the week ending Nov. 28, 2008, and is up 32% from where it was four weeks ago. The Index score indicates that the top 100 online retailers sent more than 3.1 promotional emails each on average last week.
The Retail Email Participation Rate: Friday was the most popular day to send retail emails last week, edging out Monday. Last year only 41% of retailers sent emails on Black Friday, so this year’s 58% participation rate was a huge increase.
The Retail Email Seasonality Meter: Retailers were much more active this year on Black Friday, although most retailers still refer to their Friday sales as After-Thanksgiving sales rather than Black Friday sales. We also saw our first references to Cyber Monday on Friday.
Other things referenced by retailers: “buy now, pay later,” toys, winter sports, coats/jackets, cashmere
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The Retail Email Index rose 14% to a new year-to-date high of 311 during the week ending Nov. 28, 2008, and is up 32% from where it was four weeks ago. The Index score indicates that the top 100 online retailers sent more than 3.1 promotional emails each on average last week.
The Retail Email Participation Rate: Friday was the most popular day to send retail emails last week, edging out Monday. Last year only 41% of retailers sent emails on Black Friday, so this year’s 58% participation rate was a huge increase.
The Retail Email Seasonality Meter: Retailers were much more active this year on Black Friday, although most retailers still refer to their Friday sales as After-Thanksgiving sales rather than Black Friday sales. We also saw our first references to Cyber Monday on Friday.
Other things referenced by retailers: “buy now, pay later,” toys, winter sports, coats/jackets, cashmere
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Labels: Black Friday, Christmas, Cyber Monday, Thanksgiving, Week-End Trends
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posted at 1:44 PM by Chad White
I love Smith-Harmon's enthusiasm. It's so great to have a connection with people who really "get" and get excited by email marketing. (Truly, there are not that many of us out there!) I count myself very lucky to have found such accomplished enthusiasts to collaborate with on the REI program. They are helping to bring amazing opportunities to fruition with panache.
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