Email Marketing Campaign:
Content & Engagement Growth
Content Optimization & Engagement Growth
Seattle
2024
Challenge
Agents across our national client base of 30,000+ were missing key marketing updates, resulting in lower adoption of Compass tools and increased inefficiencies. Open rate and engagement data showed our existing communication strategy wasn't resonating at scale.
Solution
Before
After
Solution
Diagnosed the problem
analyzed open rate, CTR, and trends to pinpoint where messages were losing clients
Cut content by 50%
more digestible updates, based on engagement data showing shorter formats performed better
Ran A/B Testing
on subject lines, content formats, and CTA placement to get clear on what drove opens and clicks
Launched a Blog
solving the marketing challenges clients were actually facing — topics were identified by regularly gathering feedback directly from regional teams
A/B
Testing
Results
Subject line test
Variant B outperformed Variant A by 12%, standardized as the new default
Content length
Shorter format drove 18% higher open rate than the original
CTA Placement
Top-of-email placement increased click-through by 9%
Funnel-Level Impact
Rather than optimizing for opens alone, I tracked the full funnel from open → click → tool adoption, to confirm the lift was translating into actual behavior change, not just curiosity
Open rate: increased by over 100% since launch
Click-through rate: 35% increase, showing the content itself was landing
Tool adoption / conversion: 22% of engaged agents went on to use the referenced Compass tool within 30 days
“Marketing Minute” Blog Posts
Results
Sustained Growth in Engagement
Since launching the optimized email campaign, open rates increased by over 100%, with consistent month-over-month growth across our national client base of 30,000+. The combination of content refinement, structured A/B testing, and funnel-level tracking ensured the improvement translated into real product usage, not just higher opens.
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Engagement That Converted, Not Just Opened
Click-through rate increased by 35%, showing the content itself was resonating with clients.
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Engagement Translated to Real Product Usage
22% of engaged clients went on to use the referenced Compass tool within 30 days.
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Scalable, Data-Driven Framework
A repeatable test-and-learn process for content strategy, applicable across other communication channels