email marketing

Embedding Video in Email Newsletter

by Andy Brudtkuhl on May 20, 2009

A recent Forrester report says that incorporating video into your email marketing campaigns can increase click-through rates (CTR) by up to 2-3 times.

Here is how we embed video in email newsletters for Managing The Edge subscribers (Have you subscribed yet?)

Embed Video in Email Newsletter

It’s very easy and it works fantastic. Basically we take a screenshot of our video player – including the “PLAY” icon (yes that’s important) – and we drop it in our email right up top. Last make the image a link to your post or wherever you want the user to land and you are all set!

And that’s it – you’ve got video in your email. Granted – it’s not true streaming video but it gives the impression and induces clicks. “Real” video embedding is not supported by most email clients and servers – so this is the best solution available to ensure your email is delivered.

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