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31% -- sales lift for direct-to-consumer email marketing (2025)

2025  · The Journal of Interactive Marketing

Adding the first name of customers to the subject line of emails used in direct-to-consumer marketing increased sales by 31%.

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2025
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direct-to-consumer email marketing
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The Journal of Interactive Marketing Primary Tier B
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direct-to-consumer email marketing: 31% sales lift. Source: The Journal of Interactive Marketing (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/personalized-email-subject-line-sales-lift
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