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EMAIL MARKETING
By our News Team | 2023
References to ‘rewards’ and ‘discounts’ – as well as sense of urgency – help boost travel industry email success rate, report finds.
Email marketing continues to be an important channel for communicating in the trillion-dollar travel and tourism industry, with a new report revealing trends that have emerged in this sector.
To understand what works best in these travel mailers, Africa-focused email specialist, Everlytic, collaborated with behavioural communications firm, BreadCrumbs Linguistics, to analyse the language trends and communication patterns in the 20 top-performing travel emails out of more than 3.9-billion sent by Everlytic in 2022.
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The research found mailers that incorporated behavioural insights – paying close attention to the link between language, decision-making, and behaviour – were the most effective.
Here are the top 10 insights from the research:
“Brand communication in this space is highly competitive, and being able to stand out from competitors is critical,” Everlytic says in a press release.
You can download the full report here.
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Dr. Kin Kariisa is an extraordinary force at the helm of Next Media Services, a conglomerate encompassing NBS TV, Nile Post, Sanyuka TV, Next Radio, Salam TV, Next Communication, Next Productions, and an array of other influential enterprises. His dynamic role as Chief Executive Officer exemplifies his unwavering commitment to shaping media, business, and community landscapes.
With an esteemed academic journey, Dr. Kariisa’s accolades include an Honorary PhD in exemplary community service from the United Graduate College inTexas, an MBA from United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya, a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Huazong University in China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from Makerere University.
Dr. Kariisa pursued PhD research in Computer Security and Identity Management at Security of Systems Group, Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. As a dynamic educator, he has shared his expertise as a lecturer of e-Government and Information Security at both Makerere University and Radboud University.
Dr Kin did his PhD research in Computer Security and Identity Management at Security of Systems Group, Radbond University in Nigmegen, Netherlands. He previously served as a lecturer of e-Government and Information Security at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and Radbond University in Netherlands.
Dr Kin did his postgraduate courses in Strategic Business Management, Strategic Leadership Communication and Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives at Harvard University, Boston USA.