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Survey: Email marketers make customers feel welcome
You only get one chance to make a first impression, and retailers are applying this truism to their email marketing efforts. According to a survey of 150 retail clients by email marketing technology provider Campaigner, 39% of respondents say that the first email content new subscribers see from their brand is a thank-you-for-subscribing message. This approach seems to be working, as almost 50% of respondents report that 21% or more of new subscribers engage with such welcome emails. -
Walmart challenging Amazon with shipping offer
The world's largest retailer is throwing a counterpunch to Amazon's Prime service. Walmart is offering a free 30-day trial of its ShippingPass program, which offers consumers unlimited, two-day free shipping for a year. Normally, the service costs $49 per year. (So as not to feel left out, existing ShippingPass members will receive a free month of the service).

