C Evidence Grade C Use with Hedging Dated

5.2%

5.2% — click through rate for Global email marketing (20 industries, 20 countries) (Q1 2012)

Q1 2012  · Unknown  · Epsilon and the Direct Marketing Association

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Value
5.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
Q1 2012
Entity
Global email marketing (20 industries, 20 countries)
Study Type
Unknown
Trend
Stable
C
Moderate quality evidence

Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.

49/100 confidence
Epsilon and the Direct Marketing Association Primary Tier B
https://atdata.com/blog/the-stats-are-in-open-rates-up-clicks-same-one-year-later/ ↗
Confidence: 1/100 Vintage: Q1 2012
Source Article
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Original Research
Silverpop · Original study ↗

Silverpop Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study. Calculated by dividing number of unique clicks on links by total emails delivered across U.S., Canada, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

Study: Unknown
Suggested hedging: based on claims without stated methodology, with unverified sample sizes...
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Global email marketing (20 industries, 20 countries): 5.2% click through rate. Source: Epsilon and the Direct Marketing Association (Q1 2012). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/email-ctr-global-avg-2012-q1
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