{"id":73018,"date":"2023-07-05T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/?p=73018"},"modified":"2023-07-05T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T15:28:04","slug":"your-go-to-email-workflow-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/blog\/your-go-to-email-workflow-checklist","title":{"rendered":"Your Go-To Email Workflow Checklist [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div id=\"simple-text-block-block_649c694dca7f0\" class=\"block-simple-text-block alignfull \" style=\"background-color:\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n  \t<div class=\"row\">\n  \t\t<div class=\"col\">\n  \t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n  \t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve <\/span><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/resources\/state-of-email-workflows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read the report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, absorbed all the data, and it\u2019s time to take action. But\u2026 What action?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this email workflow checklist, we\u2019ll share five simple steps you can follow to make your workflows more efficient right now, today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the PDF here<\/a> to save this infographic for all eternity!)<\/span><\/p>\n<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/resources\/state-of-email-workflows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73026 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8.png\" alt=\"Go-To-Email-Workflow-checklist-Infographic\" width=\"1505\" height=\"8194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8.png 1505w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-55x300.png 55w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-188x1024.png 188w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-768x4181.png 768w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-282x1536.png 282w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-376x2048.png 376w, https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-png8-700x3811.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1505px) 100vw, 1505px\" \/><\/a>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcript: Your Go-to Email Workflow Checklist\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to improve your email workflow? Follow these five simple steps to success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#1 Bring snippets to production\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of marketers believe that building an email with <\/span><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/blog\/snippets-partials-examples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a library of standardized snippets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the best way to build emails. If you haven\u2019t moved past copy-and-paste land and entered the brave new world of snippets\u2026 This is your sign to make the jump.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>42% of marketers<\/strong> would prefer to build an email by using a library of standard components, snippets, or partials!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#2 Improve collaboration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most challenging parts of the email production cycle is the process of collecting feedback and getting buy-in. Streamline the review process with a tool that makes collaboration easy\u2014<\/span><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/collaboration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">like Litmus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014to take your collaboration skills to the next level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q: What are the biggest obstacles in the email production cycle? A: <strong>Collecting feedback (35%)<\/strong>, <strong>Content creation (34%)<\/strong>, and <strong>Getting buy in from all stakeholders (32%)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#3 Welcome automation\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please welcome our new robot overlords\u2026 And put them to work for you. Automating certain routine emails can be a great way to cut down on time and effort for your team. Onboarding, reactivation, and reengagement are all great places to start automating emails.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most common emails to automate: <strong>Onboarding or post-purchase emails (55%)<\/strong> came in first, followed by <strong>Customer reactivation or winback (31%)<\/strong>, and then <strong>Subscriber reengagement (32%)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#4 Embrace integration\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your email team shouldn\u2019t be siloed! Integrate your email tools with other platforms in your tech stack to send highly personalized and highly targeted emails to exactly the right subscribers at the right time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast fact: <strong>30% of marketers we surveyed said they will spend up to 15% more on Integration of email with other channels<\/strong> in 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#5 Measure your ROI<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your email team isn\u2019t measuring Return on Investment (ROI), you\u2019re missing out on a powerful way to advocate for your team and get more resources allocated to your department. Email is still one of the most efficient marketing tactics\u2014so make sure your stakeholders know that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common ROI metrics include: <strong>Grow sales\/revenue (41%)<\/strong>, <strong>Boost customer retention (41%)<\/strong>, <strong>Generate marketing or sales qualified leads (MQL or SQL) (40%)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to learn more about the data behind better email workflows? Check out <\/span><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/resources\/state-of-email-workflows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2023 State of Email Workflows Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get all the details*.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Where did we get all this data? These insights are derived from Litmus\u2019 2023 State of Email Workflows Report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love this infographic and want to share with all your email marketing friends? <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/Go-To-Email-Workflow-Infographic-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the PDF here!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n  \t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t<\/div>\n  \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"post-cta-buttonblock_649c6f6fdaa87\" class=\"block-post-cta-button mt-5\">\n  <div class=\"container px-0\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"blog-post-cta-button-wrapper col-12 col-lg-10 mx-auto p-4 d-block d-lg-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-start\">\n\t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t  \t\t  <div class=\"blog-post-cta-button-icon col-2 float-start mx-auto float-lg-start float-none background-white d-flex flex-column justify-content-center align-items-center text-center\">\n\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/blog-cta-buttons-feedback.svg\">\n\t\t  <\/div><!--blog-post-cta-button-icon-->\n\t\t  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9 ps-lg-4 ps-0 text-center text-lg-start mt-3 mt-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"h-sm\"><strong>Quick &amp; efficient communication across your entire organization<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <p>Collaborate more effectively and save time in your review and approval process, so you can spend more time on driving results.<\/p>\n\t\t  <\/div><!--col-12 col-lg-9 ps-lg-4 ps-0 text-center text-lg-start mt-3 mt-lg-0-->\n\t\t  <div class=\"text-center text-lg-end col-12 col-lg-1 ms-lg-2 ms-0\">\n\t\t\t  <a class=\"btn btn-primary\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/collaboration\/\">Learn more<\/a>\n\t\t  <\/div><!--text-center text-lg-end col-12 col-lg-1 ms-lg-2 ms-0-->\n\t\t  \t\t  \t\t       <\/div><!--blog-post-cta-button-wrapper-->\n    <\/div><!--row-->\n  <\/div><!--container-->\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":72865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[792,10373],"blog_category":[10301,10306],"class_list":["post-73018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-email-checklist","tag-infographic","blog_category-email-campaign-management","blog_category-email-marketing-strategy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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