Purchasing Tobacco User Emails As a Strategy to Increase Reach Mary M. Kokstis, Sr. Client Services...

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Purchasing Tobacco User Emails As a Strategy to Increase Reach Mary M. Kokstis, Sr. Client Services Director – Quit Lines March 4 th and 6 th , 2009

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Purchasing Tobacco User Emails As a Strategy to Increase Reach

Mary M. Kokstis, Sr. Client Services Director – Quit LinesMarch 4th and 6th, 2009

BACKGROUND

Rented an email list of self-identified smokers in WA State where Free & Clear® operates the quit line and a large number of commercial accounts

• Email list rented from independent vendor of opt-in consumer lists• Cost was 2.75 cents per email address• Obtained approval from WA DOH

EMAIL CAMPAIGN

Email

Landing Page

Program Lookup Tool

Web / Phone Enrollment

RESULTS

• 2 email drops sent to 220,000 self-identified smokers

• Total Email Views: 30,656• Open Rate: 7%• Click Throughs: 481• Unable to track calls/registrations • No discernable boost in enrollments in that time

period

CONSIDERATIONS

• Should quit lines only receive referrals from those who are ready to quit?

• Challenges in tracking results due to:– Quick implementation– Hesitancy to increase registration time to ask

specific how heard about question– Cannot cross compare names due to rented list