Emma’s Year in Review

2022, another eventful year. We navigated our way through new challenges and new marketing trends that continue to keep us on our toes. But with all this "new" we still made sure we evolved our strategies to stand out and connect with our audience.

This year has brought a renewed focus on collaboration, creating lasting impressions and providing value, all in the pursuit of true connection. We believe that connecting with our customers is how we measure success - so this trend, for us, is one that will go well into 2023 and beyond.

Before we close out on a fruitful 2022, let’s take a moment to look back and recognize the achievements and milestones we’ve accomplished.

Together, we made an impression

This year, Emma customers sent over 9.03 billion emails that were opened all around the world!

And, you designed 27,054 email templates that made sure you stood out in the inbox.

You embraced technology and leveled up your email marketing game

You got smarter with your emails – A/B testing 3,242 campaigns (up 7% from 2021) and implementing 33,722 subject line tests to drive that all important subscriber engagement.

You created 7,335 automated journeys to send timely and relevant emails to your subscribers, while reducing your workload! Think of all the time you saved.

Our new product releases worked harder and smarter

We’re always listening to our customers' and as a result we released 25 new features in 2022, including our HQ Marketing Calendar and New Sub-to-Sub sharing capabilities.

Our biggest 2022 product release was the launch of Emma’s New Editor. The new drag-and-drop editor was developed to help our Emma customers create beautiful, powerful email designs with greater flexibility, in less time. And, since launching the new editor, we’ve already made some exciting improvements, giving customers even more design control:

• Customization at the click of a button: We replaced the text content block with three new options – paragraph, title & list – so you can customize your campaign quicker and easier.
• Improved mobile experience : Our mobile-specific styling controls help you customize your email design for mobile without impacting your desktop design. Easily adjust alignment and add padding for subscribers who read emails on the go.
• Simple section styling: You can now add padding and borders around sections to make sure your campaigns are consistent.

You can send confidently

We don’t want your hard work to go unseen: we’re proud to support you with a 99.53% delivery rate for all email campaigns sent. And with 99.99% app availability, your experience was seamless with minimal interruptions.

Our crew had your back every step of the way

When you needed support, you loved speaking to our dedicated support team - and we know this because 95% of you were satisfied with how our team resolved your requests. Real people working behind the scenes, solving issues in real time.

We keep you ahead of the curve with best practices

We love being your email marketing best friend by creating content to support you in product best practices and help you navigate marketing industry trends. We look forward to bringing you even more content and connecting as a community through events in 2023, but for now let's check out some highlights from 2022.

• Getting to know the editor webinar: We hosted a special webinar to help you navigate the new drag and drop editor.
• Deliverability Q&A: We know how important deliverability is to you, so we sat down with our in-house deliverability expert, John Peters, to help you maximize inbox placement and engagement during the busiest time of the year.
• Signals22: our virtual relationship marketing event, hosted by CM Group, brought you 30 presentations over 4 days mapped to the 4 stages of relationship marketing - Acquire, Engage, Personalize and Retain. Watch the sessions on-demand.
• We released 9 new email templates that help you drive interest and engagement in your email programs. Find them under the "latest category" in the template gallery.

And together, we reached new heights

It’s because of our partnership with you that we received industry recognition. Here are a couple of awards we’re proud of;

As a part of the CM Group family, we are extremely proud and honored to be recognized as a 2022 TrustRadius Tech Cares recipient. This award is a true testament to the entire CM Group working towards a more inclusive and responsible business.

CM Group was also selected as one of the hottest marketing tech companies of 2022 by Business Insider and “Best Overall MarTech Company” for the third consecutive year by MarTech Breakthrough Awards.

But it wouldn’t have been possible without you!

We’re proud to be a partner who can grow alongside the changing marketing landscape and help you seamlessly connect with your audience, no matter what challenges arise. Whether those changes are the way we consume information, changes to legislation and policies, or even changes to marketing strategies in the current economic climate - we’re always ready to adapt and pivot. Emma’s coming Consumer Trends Index will forecast some of these changes expected throughout 2023, so you can confidently navigate the new year (stay tuned for more!).

Every year, we can’t imagine being more inspired than we already are by the marketers who creatively use Emma to connect with their customers. But here we are, wrapping up 2022, feeling even more inspired than ever. We can’t wait to see what the next year brings - and we look forward to being a part of your journey in 2023.