{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/648185eddc05b900115980e9/653f5b25bfecf800126a1d94?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The challenges of growing a newsletter in big companies - Naomi West","description":"<p>In this episode, Naomi provides insights into Invoice2go's efforts to grow their newsletter program. She shares learnings from experiments with segmenting their audience and testing different approaches, as well as the real-world limitations and challenges in executing tests and getting buy-in.</p><p><br></p><p>Key timestamps:</p><p><br></p><p>00:53 - Naomi discusses her role at Invoice2go and the goals of using email to drive activation and monetization</p><p><br></p><p>02:15 - Inheriting an existing email program and getting a \"blank slate\" for an overhaul with the rebrand</p><p><br></p><p>09:17 - Three pillars of the customer life cycle</p><p><br></p><p>15:18 - Starting a segmented newsletter strategy for different audiences</p><p><br></p><p>17:40 - Testing content performance but unable to find statistical significance</p><p><br></p><p>20:32 - Changing no-reply to actual email for a two-way communication channel</p><p><br></p><p>24:55 - Intermission questions</p><p><br></p><p>29:33 - The three newsletters Naomi picked for Invoice2go</p><p><br></p><p>35:07 - Successful testing of personalized outreach from faux personas</p><p><br></p><p>38:46 - Call to action versus call to value test.</p><p><br></p><p>43:35 - Doing list hygiene for the Later newsletter</p><p><br></p><p>45:00 - Steps taken to turn engaged subscribers into paying customers</p><p><br></p><p>47:13 - Key learning from the time at Later</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes</p><p><a href=\"https://parcel.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Parcel</a></p><p><a href=\"https://invoice.2go.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Invoice2Go</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.braze.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Braze</a></p><p><a href=\"https://cordial.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cordial</a></p><p><a href=\"https://amplitude.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amplitude</a></p><p><a href=\"https://customer.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Customer.io</a></p><p><a href=\"https://later.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Later</a></p><p><a href=\"https://bridgetcasey.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bridget Casey</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ecosend.io/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EcoSend</a></p><p><br></p><p>Guest</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/emailfromnaomi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi West - Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://instagram.com/emailfromnaomi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi West - Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.naomiwest.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi West - Website</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Host</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/lesley_pizza\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lesley Sim Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://lesley.pizza/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lesley Sim Website</a></p><p>Stay in touch</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sticky/id1700636228\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/3VhNEglrRu2q6Q0XsNpWBy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/newsletterglue\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://sticky.fm/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sticky.fm Website</a></p>","author_name":"Newsletter Glue"}