I Analyzed 2,670 Marketing Emails: Here’s What Worked Best
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Jul 21, 2025
Discover astonishing insights from analyzing 2,670 marketing emails! Uncover the secrets behind high-converting emails and why breaking traditional subject line rules can skyrocket open rates. Learn why an increased unsubscribe rate might not be as bad as it seems. Find out the critical emotional ingredients your emails need for better engagement and why overloading them with value could hurt conversions. Plus, hear about surprising personal mistakes that reveal crucial lessons for effective marketing.
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Current Events Boost Conversions
James Pollard found that emails tied to current events had the highest conversion rates.
However, he dislikes these because they can't be reused and lose relevance quickly.
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Open Rates Are Misleading
Open rates often contradict conversion rates; higher opens don't always mean higher sales.
Many popular subject line rules, including those from ChatGPT, failed in James' real data tests.
insights INSIGHT
Unsubscribes Are Healthy
Higher unsubscribe rates often indicate stronger, more persuasive emails.
Unsubscribes help cleanse the list, improving engagement and email deliverability.
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Real world marketing is not about theory. It’s about behavior. It’s about figuring out what actually works to get attention, drive clicks, and land conversations.
Since I’ve sent 2,670 emails over the past 7 years, I decided to analyze each and every one of them to figure out what actually worked and what didn't.
I had a few shocking discoveries… some that flew in the face of conventional wisdom and so-called “best practices”… and even noticed a couple boneheaded mistakes I was making.
In this episode, I share 5 of my biggest takeaways after analyzing 2,670 emails I sent.
If your emails aren’t converting like you want, today’s show is your solution.
Listen now.
Show highlights include:
The “double-edged sword” email that has consistently been some of my highest converting emails (and why I personally don’t like this) (2:56)
How to get higher open rates by breaking every rule Google and ChatGPT tell you about subject lines (4:45)
The weird reason that increasing your unsubscribe rate is one of the most successful outcomes you can have (6:51)
A boneheaded mistake I made for far too long in my emails (10:57)
Why cramming value into your emails mutilates your conversion rate (14:18)
4 emotional ingredients your emails need if you want them to be opened, read, and purchased from (16:02)
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