Achieving Success Through Effective Email Marketing

| Erin Lynch

Joanna Morrissey, ecommerce strategist with americaneagle.com, shared her expertise in achieving email success through effective marketing at the National Etailing and Mailing Organization of America directXchange conference last week.

Gold: Filson, Limited Edition Scarlet Cruiser

| Tim Parry

The outdoor apparel retailer looked to reinforce its brand heritage and quality by offering a limited, hand-numbered edition of an historic garment; sell through the production run for this limited edition Scarlet Cruiser coat. Filson

Gold: Fairytale Brownies, Holiday 2011

| Tim Parry

Fairytale Brownies looked to generate $6.6 million in revenue from sales of brownie and cookie gifts from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011. Fall and holiday 2011 print catalogs, the brownies.com ecommerce site, email specials and affiliate marketing were used as tools to reach that goal.

Gold: Baudville, Holiday 2011 Campaign

| Tim Parry

Baudville wanted to increase its customer engagement by positioning itself as a reliable resource for year-end gifts in addition to the other products. Baudville also wanted to secure potential customers who are shopping differently during the holiday season. Baudville featured year-end gifts on its catalog cover, its Facebook homepage and marketing emails to drive sales.

Silver: EA SPORTS, Madden NFL 13

| Tim Parry

The video game industry is seeing a shift from in-store sales to digital downloads. EA Sports looked to increase online sales with messaging via company-owned website origin.com, social media and certain retail store locations.

Bronze: New Pig PIG Grippy Mat

| Tim Parry

To promote PIG Grippy Traffic Mat Rug in a way that would increase product awareness and sales. New Pig used catalog, website and email marketing to get the message across.

Bronze: pc/nametag Spring 2012

| Tim Parry

The merchant introduced new full-color hi-def printing capability, offering the clarity of traditional four-color printing at a lower, more accessible price. pc/nametag mailed out its Spring 2012 catalog with personalized cover and editorial content, used multiple email campaigns, featured the new printing capability on its homepage, used a campaign landing page and relied on online banners.

Bronze: L.L. Bean, Free Shipping

| Tim Parry

In March 2011, L.L. Bean launched a universal free shipping policy. The campaign was communicated over a variety of channels, including its catalogs, social media, email, television, public relations