Email continues to be consumers’ preferred form of brand communication. But that doesn’t mean it’s not without its faults! In a study, Adobe breaks down some of the most frustrating aspects of email communications, based on a survey of 1,001 white-collar workers in the US who own a smartphone.
Over-Frequency’s Still the Main Complaint
Consumers have a message for email marketers: don’t overshare! By far the most annoying part of receiving email offers from marketers is getting emailed too often, according to the survey. Almost half (45%) of respondents complained that over-frequency is one of their top 3 annoyances (from the list provided), with this an especially sore point with respondents ages 35 and older.
Only half as many respondents pointed to the next-most annoying aspects of brand emails. Those closely-grouped frustrations are:
- Emails that are too wordy/poorly written (23% ranking in top 3 annoyances);
- An offer that makes clear that the marketer’s data about the respondent is wrong (22%);and
- An email urging the respondent to buy a product or service they’ve already purchased (22%).
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