As with many digital tactics, there's always someone proclaiming the imminent death of email marketing. It's "Killers" are said to include social media, instant messaging, mobile apps, and spam. However, it's still here, it's growing and the following data can prove it.
According to eConsultancy's report Email marketing industry Census 2014, US marketers claim that revenue from email marketing has increased proportionately by 28 percent in one years (2013 - 2014). While 68 percent companies rate email as their 'excellent' channel in terms of return-on-investment.
The fact that email has been around for over three decades doesn't mean that it is in the same primitive form as in 1971. In order to be effective, email should adapt to the current needs and habits of consumers in 2014. Here's an infographic from uberflip looks at the four aspects of modern email that marketers can't ignore.
