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24% -- share checking preview text first for email recipients (2023)

2023  · Litmus

According to Litmus, 24% of people look at the preview text first when deciding to open an email.

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email recipients
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Litmus Primary Tier C
https://directlync.com/blog/12-email-marketing-best-practices-that-actually-work ↗
Confidence: 55/100 Vintage: 2023 Channel: Wayback
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12 Email Marketing Best Practices That Actually Work
With over 320 billion emails sent daily in 2021, it's no surprise that email marketing is one of the top ways to reach your audience. According to Radicati, an average professional receives about 121 emails daily. That's a lot of emails. So, how do you stand out when the competition is huge, and you…
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email recipients: 24% share checking preview text first. Source: Litmus (2023). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/preview-text-influence-24pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/preview-text-influence-24pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>24%</strong> -- share checking preview text first for email recipients<br><small>Source: Litmus (2023) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/preview-text-influence-24pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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