This entire thread is kind of disappointing guys lets add some value to the conversation, here are some advantages and facts about email marketing.
Global reach: No matter where you are or whom you need to reach, targeted emails pave the way. Borders are no obstacles in email marketing.
The DMA puts email marketing's ROI for 2011 at $40.56 for every $1 invested. The figure for 2012 is predicted to "fall" to $39.40, when email will account for $67.8 billion in sales.
72% of respondents to an Econsultancy survey in early 2011 described email's ROI as excellent or good. Only organic
SEO scored better (if you need
SEO help checkout
constantclick which is an
seo agency.)
A 2011 MerchantCircle survey of over 8,000 local business owners in the US found email marketing cited by 35.8% as a Top 3 most effective marketing or advertising method. Only social network profiles and search engine marketing scored higher.
A 2011 business survey by Ireland's Marketing Institute saw 84% claiming email marketing was important or very important to their marketing strategy.
In a 2011 Focus survey of marketers, the channel cited most often as the best performer over the previous 12 months was email.
The ForeSee Results 2010 report on the effectiveness of social media found that promotional emails were the second biggest influence on retail website visits. The biggest influence was familiarity with the brand.
In Datran Media's 2010 Annual Marketing & Media Survey, 39.4% of industry executives said the advertising channel that performed strongest for them was email. This was the top result.
Thanks to
www.email-marketing-reports.com/ for the great data!