Your customers experience online is more than just a one time visit. As ecommerce sites strive to increase return customer rates and build loyal customer bases, email communications become more and more important.
Of referral links to ecommerce sites it is not uncommon for Emails to have one of the highest conversions into actual sales. This direct communication is effective which is evident in the increased number of promotional emails sent from brands.
It is not all about Promotion though; this is just one (important) part of the customers experience with your brand. There are several email strategies that you can adopt as part of your communication mix.