{"id":3685,"date":"2024-11-18T11:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T11:26:08","slug":"email-marketing-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Important Email Marketing Metrics- You Should Be Tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email marketing is one of the most effective and powerful customer relationships and touchpoints, customer engagement, and conversion strategies. But if you want to ensure that your strategies are working it is important to track the correct <\/span><b>email marketing metrics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, not all metrics are equal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3689 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-Important-Email-Marketing-Metrics-You-Should-Be-Tracking-1.webp\" alt=\"6 Important Email Marketing Metrics- You Should Be Tracking \" width=\"900\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-Important-Email-Marketing-Metrics-You-Should-Be-Tracking-1.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-Important-Email-Marketing-Metrics-You-Should-Be-Tracking-1-300x153.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/6-Important-Email-Marketing-Metrics-You-Should-Be-Tracking-1-768x393.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the most generalized metrics are very at best and completely pointless at worst. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the email marketing KPIs you should stay away from and what they are replaced with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a143c5253255\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" 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class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Measure_Campaign_Performance\" >Measure Campaign Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Understand_Audience_Behavior\" >Understand Audience Behavior\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Optimize_Email_Content\" >Optimize Email Content\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Test_and_Refine\" >Test and Refine\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Measure_Return_on_Investment_ROI\" >Measure Return on Investment (ROI)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#List_Health_and_Growth\" >List Health and Growth\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Identify_Opportunities_and_Weaknesses\" >Identify Opportunities and Weaknesses\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#6_Most_Important_Email_Marketing_Metrics\" >6 Most Important Email Marketing Metrics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Open_Rate\" >Open Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Click-Through_Rate_CTR\" >Click-Through Rate (CTR)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Conversion_Rate\" >Conversion Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Bounce_Rate\" >Bounce Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Unsubscribe_Rate\" >Unsubscribe Rate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#List_Growth_Rate\" >List Growth Rate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#How_to_Track_Email_Marketing_Metrics\" >How to Track Email Marketing Metrics<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Email_Marketing_Platform_Built-in_Analytics\" >Email Marketing Platform (Built-in Analytics)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Google_Analytics_For_Conversion_Tracking\" >Google Analytics (For Conversion Tracking)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Email_List_Management_and_Segmentation_Tools\" >Email List Management and Segmentation Tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#AB_Testing_and_Performance_Comparisons\" >A\/B Testing and Performance Comparisons<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Third-Party_Analytics_Tools\" >Third-Party Analytics Tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#CRM_Integration\" >CRM Integration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Manual_Tracking_and_Reporting\" >Manual Tracking and Reporting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Mobile_Tracking_Tools\" >Mobile Tracking Tools<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/email-marketing-metrics\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pricing\"><\/span><b>Pricing<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 121px;\" width=\"924\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Trail Plan<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Standard Plan<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Premium Plan<\/b><\/td>\n<td 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noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chat with Expert<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Importance_of_Email_Marketing_Metrics\"><\/span><b>The Importance of Email Marketing Metrics<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><b>email marketing metrics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are essential as they give a clear picture of the kind of performance on a specific campaign and therefore you can change the strategies if the audience is not interested. Here&#8217;s why they are important:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measure_Campaign_Performance\"><\/span><b>Measure Campaign Performance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such values as open rates, click-through rates (CTR), and conversion rates will allow judging the degree of interest of the audience in the provided e-mails. Open rates can tell you about your subject lines and timing and the high click-through rates can tell about your content and the CTA you used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Understand_Audience_Behavior\"><\/span><b>Understand Audience Behavior\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the success of your emails is measured in response rates, such as the bounce rates and unsubscribe rates, show how your emails are likely to be accepted. For example, a very high bounce rate might be due to problems with the quality of the list you are e-mailing, whereas a high rate of people who unsubscribe from your mailing list may tell you that your content isn\u2019t as interesting to them as you had thought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Optimize_Email_Content\"><\/span><b>Optimize Email Content\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This way, you find out which subject lines, body copy and design elicit the highest response rate for future campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Test_and_Refine\"><\/span><b>Test and Refine\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metrics enables you to do a Comparison Test which tests areas such as subject line, CTA, or images. It enables analysis of the results so that campaigns are constantly optimized for the best results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measure_Return_on_Investment_ROI\"><\/span><b>Measure Return on Investment (ROI)\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, the key aim of email marketing is to make demands on business outcomes, to accomplish sales, leads, or conversions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Other measures include Revenue per Email and Total Sales from Email Marketing that assist in measuring ROI and whether the process is worth continuing or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_Health_and_Growth\"><\/span><b>List Health and Growth\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They enable one to monitor over time elements such as the rate of engagement and consequently the health of the list. An increasing list with high interaction implies that your campaigns are reaching and capturing the right audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identify_Opportunities_and_Weaknesses\"><\/span><b>Identify Opportunities and Weaknesses\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tracking metrics on a scheduled basis also allows for targeting an area for improvement (like the interaction with a particular audience) or allows for identifying deficiencies in a campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Most_Important_Email_Marketing_Metrics\"><\/span><b>6 Most Important Email Marketing Metrics<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The six most important <\/span><b>email marketing metrics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to track are:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_Rate\"><\/span><b>Open Rate<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This metric tells you the percentage of the people who delivered your email who opened the email. This can be used to determine how effective your subject lines, preheaders, and even the time you send your emails are. A higher open rate normally means that your emails are standing out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Click-Through_Rate_CTR\"><\/span><b>Click-Through Rate (CTR)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CTR can be expressed as the mathematical relation between the number of individuals who clicked on links or buttons presented in your email, and the total number of emails delivered. A high CTR indicates that you are putting up interesting content and that your CTA is perfect when it comes to encouraging recipient engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conversion_Rate\"><\/span><b>Conversion Rate<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring how many people clicked a link in your email and then proceeded to perform the action you want (buy a product, register for a webinar, download some materials, etc). Conversion rate is critical when wanting to know just how effectively or poorly your email campaigns are performing regarding business objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bounce_Rate\"><\/span><b>Bounce Rate<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the percentage of emails that did not reach the recipient\u2019s inbox in the first instance. There are two types of bounces: hard bounces (permanent deliverability problems such as insufficient or invalid email addresses) and soft bounces (temporary deliverability problems such as the recipient\u2019s mailbox being full). A high bounce rate signifies problems associated with the quality of your email list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unsubscribe_Rate\"><\/span><b>Unsubscribe Rate<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This metric gives the proportion of the individuals who opted out of your list after you had sent out an email. Of course, more unsubscribers also mean that your email content doesn\u2019t quite click with your readers or that you\u2019re bothersomely frequent in your emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_Growth_Rate\"><\/span><b>List Growth Rate<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It checks on the rate at which an email list is building up or reducing its size in a given period. A healthy growth rate means that you are gaining new subscribers while the old subscribers are still active. If your list is no longer growing or shrinking, then it may be time to revisit this entire sign-up process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Track_Email_Marketing_Metrics\"><\/span><b>How to Track Email Marketing Metrics<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To track <\/span><b>email marketing metrics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> effectively, you should use the following; Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/email-marketing-services\">email marketing service providers<\/a> offer specific tools that inform marketers about these metrics Their platform has inbuilt tracking tools Additionally, they should use third parties, where necessary or use manual tracking. Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3690 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-to-Track-Email-Marketing-Metrics.webp\" alt=\"How to Track Email Marketing Metrics\" width=\"900\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-to-Track-Email-Marketing-Metrics.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-to-Track-Email-Marketing-Metrics-300x153.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-to-Track-Email-Marketing-Metrics-768x393.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_Marketing_Platform_Built-in_Analytics\"><\/span><b>Email Marketing Platform (Built-in Analytics)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most third-party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/email-marketing-services\">email marketing tools<\/a> like iDealSMTP, SMTPmart, SMTPget, etc. have these statistics integrations already operating to guide you. These tools automatically generate reports for the following metrics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click-Through Rate (CTR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bounce Rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsubscribe Rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversion Rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List Growth Rate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you send a campaign, the instrument then shows on a panel these metrics for every sent e-mail. The reports are usually first split by demographic data, device, and other parameters in most cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Analytics_For_Conversion_Tracking\"><\/span><b>Google Analytics (For Conversion Tracking)<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To view the conversion rate (sales, registrations, etc.), G.A. email marketing may be linked to Google Analytics. Here&#8217;s how:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specify the UTM parameters (tracking tags) to the links in the email and you will be aware of how many people of the recipients clicked through the link and performed an action on a website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has to be done through the help of Google Analytics, where you have to monitor the email traffic. From it, you can tell on which site\u2019s pages, the visitors lingered, and whether or not they turned into customers or leads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Email_List_Management_and_Segmentation_Tools\"><\/span><b>Email List Management and Segmentation Tools<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Segmenting Lists-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By segmenting their email lists into several categories (based on their characteristics- demographic, behavioral, etc.), a person can track how a certain segment works with the emails they get.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sign-up Forms- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at which forms and entry points on your website are gaining subscribers, or losing them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AB_Testing_and_Performance_Comparisons\"><\/span><b>A\/B Testing and Performance Comparisons<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For optimizing your campaigns and tracking the success of different versions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A\/B Testing-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A lot of the email clients provide A\/B testing on the subject line, content area, or call to action to determine which option works best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the results in your campaign report, where you will find the open rates, click rates, etc., of various test versions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third-Party_Analytics_Tools\"><\/span><b>Third-Party Analytics Tools<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want more advanced insights: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting concerning the performance of email campaign tools like HubSpot, Klaviyo, and ActiveCampaign is available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Heatmaps-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some tools (Crazy Egg or Hotjar) can show heatmaps to see where there is a high clickthrough on your emails and even more insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CRM_Integration\"><\/span><b>CRM Integration<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealsmtp.com\/email-marketing-services\">email marketing campaign<\/a> and you are using a customer relationship management system such as Salesforce then you can integrate the two. This allows you to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep a record of the customer engagement with the emails that you send. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track overall interaction (e.g., how an email campaign lasts a long time in determining the rate of lead nurturing and sales).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manual_Tracking_and_Reporting\"><\/span><b>Manual Tracking and Reporting<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For smaller-scale operations, you can manually track certain metrics: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document the times of send frequency so that you can determine list growth by comparing it to the size of the list. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor campaign opens and clicks in a master spreadsheet against previous campaign results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mobile_Tracking_Tools\"><\/span><b>Mobile Tracking Tools<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As several users, especially young people, with the penetration of technology in need, read emails on their portable devices, it may be useful to monitor mobile traffic indicators. Often in email clients, or some of the third-party applications that one may use, one can view how such emails are viewable on mobile devices and normal computers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As in any marketing niche, knowing what KPIs to target is crucial when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Email_marketing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email marketing<\/a>. Even though open rates, unsubscribe rates, and list growth look like something that should be valued, they don\u2019t give enough information to utilize to participate more specifically in email marketing. 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