For Customer Experience Professionals (Length: 17 pages)

May 27, 2009

Best And Worst Of Email Interaction Design, 2009

Forrester Applies Its Email Interaction Review Methodology To 16 Major Firms

This is the fifth document in the "Best And Worst Of Experience Design, 2009" series.

by Adele Sage

with Bruce D. Temkin, Andrew McInnes, Rachel Zinser


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Forrester applied its Email Interaction Review to the email interactions of 16 firms: four each of the largest auto insurers, discount retailers, footwear manufacturers, and online travel agencies. Only one of the 15 companies that actually responded to our emails passed the evaluation: Nike. As a group, footwear manufacturers outperformed other industries, while discount retailers fell to the bottom of the list. We also found a number of best practices, such as Orbitz's in-context link to the privacy policy, Target's proactive explanation of potentially confusing terms, and Expedia's clear instructions for how to respond. To improve email interactions, firms should evaluate their own email experiences.

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NOTES & RESOURCES

itemExamining The Current State Of Email Interaction Experiences

itemOnly One Of The 16 Firms Passed Our Email Usability Test

itemEmail Interactions Had Flaws In Every Category

itemBest Practices Exist Among The Flaws

recommendations

itemImprove Your Firm's Email Interaction Experiences

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester evaluated email interaction experiences at 16 firms — four large auto insurers, discount retailers, footwear manufacturers, and online travel agencies.

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Analyst: Adele Sage
Technology: Channel Design Strategies, Customer Experience, Customer Experience Management, Design & Usability Processes
Industry: Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Travel, Travel Technologies
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America