{"id":3320,"date":"2020-01-02T11:13:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T11:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/2020\/01\/02\/email-marketing-why-you-should-embrace-birthday-emails\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:03:07","slug":"email-marketing-why-you-should-embrace-birthday-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/2020\/01\/02\/email-marketing-why-you-should-embrace-birthday-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Marketing: Why You Should Embrace Birthday Emails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I\u2019ll be focusing on one specific type of email campaign \u2013 the birthday email. However, if you would like to know more about how to get the most out of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/services\/email-marketing\/\">email marketing<\/a> in 2020 (and pick up a few bonus stats that will help underpin this article), I would highly recommend that you check out <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/2019\/11\/04\/email-marketing-in-2020-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max\u2019s previous article.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h2>The basics of Birthday Emails<\/h2>\n<p>Birthday emails are an incredibly simple marketing mechanism, as they get automatically sent to your subscribers on their birthday (assuming they\u2019ve provided this information). However, they are often undervalued. Let\u2019s have a look at the stats (taken from campaignmonitor.com):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birthday emails have a 481% higher transaction rate than promotional emails<\/li>\n<li>Birthday emails generate 342% higher revenue per email than promotional emails<\/li>\n<li>Birthday emails have 179% higher unique click rates than promotional emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Couple the information above with the general stats that Max mentioned in his article and it\u2019s not difficult to see why the birthday email can be a worthy addition to any marketing strategy.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting the most out of birthday emails<\/h2>\n<p>The most frequent use of birthday emails is to send your subscriber a coupon (or discount code), which will make them feel special but also encourage them to spend some of their birthday money on products that they may have had their eye on.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cafe-rouge-email-e1575536729704.jpeg\" alt=\"Cafe Rouge Birthday email. Offering a complimentary bottle of Cremant d'Alsace\" width=\"400\" height=\"580\"><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>A few top tips<\/h2>\n<p>Even though birthday emails already demonstrate strong stats, there are a few general email marketing tips that could help you boost the power of this mechanism even further:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Send the offer on the day<\/strong> \u2013 according to campaign monitor, 55% of birthday emails are sent to coincide with the subscriber\u2019s exact birthday<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remind them<\/strong> \u2013 according to Experian data, reminder emails demonstrate increase of around 20% in open rate, click to delivered, average order value and revenue per email. Send an automated email to remind your subscriber to use their coupon\/code<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalise<\/strong> \u2013 personalised emails are up to 50% more likely to be opened, so use those merge tags in your subject line and message<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call to action<\/strong> \u2013 make your call to action clear to make sure that your subscribers can easily claim their coupon\/code<\/li>\n<li><strong>Send at the right time<\/strong> \u2013 there are two times of day that tend to demonstrate the best open and click through rates: 9-11am and 3-5pm , but every audience is different so you should use your data to work out the optimal send times for your birthday emails<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preview<\/strong> \u2013 yes, birthday emails are automated and are supposed to be simple, but that\u2019s even more reason to check your email doesn\u2019t contain errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/topshop-e1577962202835.png\" alt=\"Topshop Happy birthday email. Offering a 20% discount online\" width=\"400\" height=\"518\"><\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, birthday emails are among the most effective types of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/services\/email-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email marketing<\/a>. Not only should you benefit from higher interaction rates, you\u2019ll also have an opportunity to sell more products. Add in the comparatively low set up and management investment, and you might find yourself on track to a winning strategy. However, as with all digital marketing efforts, there will be improvements that you can make, so don\u2019t forget to test your strategy.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like help with your email marketing, Coast Digital has a highly experienced team with a history of delivering successful email strategy. We\u2019ll also help you make sure that your emails are GDPR and PECR compliant. <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/contact\/\">Get in touch with us today <\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I\u2019ll be focusing on one specific type of email campaign \u2013 the birthday email. 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