Apple Email Marketing Critique

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Email Marketing Courtney Jones Assignment 3

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Email Marketing

Courtney JonesAssignment 3

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Subject.To.From.

Subject:•Describes an offer•Not too “salesy”•Straight-forward•New Subject Line: Free iPod touch for College

To & From:

• “To” line: • Could personalize by changing from email address to name of customer ✗• Shows personal email address rather than generic name ✓

•“From” line: • Shows “From: Apple” instead of a non-recognizable address, such as,

[email protected]” ✓• Could reinforce email purpose by including something like “iPod” or “Free iPod”

in address ✗

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Audience• College students – New to college, or upgrading

• Parents of college students

• Laptops are a must-have for college students– Many parents purchasing

• Macs are popular, but expensive– Promotion helps sell, parents and students feel they are

getting a better deal

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Offer.Call-to-Action.• Offer:

– Free iPod touch with the purchase of a Mac for college ✓– Suggestion: Free printer with purchase of a Mac for college.– Suggestion: Free Windows software for college students with

purchase of a Mac.• Call-to-Action:

– “Learn More” ✓– “Shop online” ✓– “Find a store” ✓– Suggestions:

• “Buy Now!” • “Ask us How”

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Creative Design

•HTML Layout• Simple and straight-forward ✓

•Design• Customized graphic to attract

target audience: college students ✓

• Limited text: Picture explains most ✓

• Suggestion: Apple logo in top corner