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JupiterResearch Finds Social Networking, Text Messaging and Cell Phone Use Beginning to Impact Effectiveness of E-Mail Marketing

Posted on: Monday, 4 August 2008, 09:00 CDT

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- JupiterResearch, a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business, has found that rising popularity of social networking sites and other forms of communication including text messaging and cell phone use are beginning to impact the effectiveness of e-mail marketing, particularly the numbers of consumers that say promotional messages inspired purchases.

According to a new report "The Social and Portable Inbox: Optimizing E-mail Marketing in the New Era of Communication Tools," emerging forms of communication are leading to diminished use of e-mail. Twenty-two percent of e-mail users said they use social networking sites instead of e-mail, with scores more indicating they have used instant messaging (IM), text messaging, and cell phones instead of e-mail.

In 2007, 51 percent of e-mail users said e-mail inspired at least one online purchase, and 47 percent said the same for off-line purchases. However, in 2008, the share of e-mail users fell to 44 percent for online purchases and 41 percent for off-line purchases.

"Consumers' confidence in e-mail has become shaken by irrelevant communications and high message frequency, which are top drivers of subscribers' churn and channel skepticism," explained David Daniels, Vice President, Research Director and Lead Analyst of the report for JupiterResearch. "People receive such a high volume of e-mail that they are unable to pay attention to every message. It is so important for marketers to be relevant and succinct when they send messages to consumers' inboxes."

According to David Schatsky, President of JupiterResearch, "Marketers need to be aware that consumers are using other forms of communication and must ensure their strategy adapts to consumers' changing behavior."

The complete findings of this report are immediately available to JupiterResearch clients online at http://www.jupiterresearch.com/. For details on JupiterResearch's methodology, visit http://www.jupiterresearch.com/bin/item.pl/methodology or email press@jupiterresearch.com to request a detailed methodology statement. For additional information on this report or JupiterResearch's Marketing and Advertising research service, visit http://www.jupiterresearch.com/ or contact Kieran Kelly, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Client Service, at 1-800-481-1212 or researchsales@jupiterresearch.com.

About JupiterResearch

JupiterResearch provides unbiased research, analysis and advice, backed by proprietary data, to help companies profit from the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on their business. The company helps online businesses make critical decisions about technology selection, spending, staffing, and Web site effectiveness; advises consumer-facing companies with online advertising, marketing, and customer service strategies to understand, attract, convert and retain customers; and guides technology vendors and service providers on market opportunity, positioning, product definition, and pricing. JupiterResearch is headquartered in New York City and has offices

throughout the US and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.jupiterresearch.com/.

Contacts: Adriane Dean or Pete Arnold Peter Arnold Associates 781-239-1030 press@jupiterresearch.com

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CONTACT: Adriane Dean or Pete Arnold of Peter Arnold Associates forJupiterResearch, +1-781-239-1030, press@jupiterresearch.com

Web site: http://www.jupiterresearch.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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