SKILL.md

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name: email-campaign
description: Design and execute high-converting email marketing campaigns. Includes subject line optimization, sequence building, and A/B testing frameworks.
version: 1.0.0
author: OWL
tags: [email, marketing, campaigns, conversion, automation]
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# Email Campaign Skill

## Purpose
Design, write, and optimize email marketing campaigns that convert subscribers into customers.

## When to Use
- Launching a new product or service
- Nurturing leads through a sales funnel
- Re-engaging inactive subscribers
- Promoting content or events
- Building automated email sequences

## How It Works

### Step 1: Define Campaign Goals
- **Objective**: Sale, signup, engagement, re-engagement
- **Audience**: New subscribers, existing customers, inactive users
- **Timeline**: One-time blast, drip sequence, evergreen automation

### Step 2: Build the Sequence
Typical high-converting sequences:
1. **Welcome** (Day 0): Introduce yourself, set expectations
2. **Value** (Day 2): Share your best content/advice
3. **Story** (Day 4): Share your journey or customer success story
4. **Offer** (Day 6): Present your product/service
5. **Urgency** (Day 8): Limited time, scarcity, bonus expiration
6. **Final** (Day 10): Last chance, FAQ, social proof

### Step 3: Write Each Email
- Subject line: Curiosity, urgency, or benefit-driven
- Opening: Personal, relevant, hooks attention
- Body: One clear idea, short paragraphs, conversational
- CTA: One clear action, prominent button/link
- P.S.: Restate the offer or add urgency

## Subject Line Formulas
- "How [person] achieved [result] in [time]"
- "The [adjective] way to [desired outcome]"
- "I made a mistake with [topic]"
- "[Number] [topic] mistakes you're making"
- "Quick question about [pain point]"
- "Re: [previous subject]"

## Metrics to Track
- Open rate (benchmark: 20-30%)
- Click rate (benchmark: 2-5%)
- Conversion rate (benchmark: 1-3%)
- Unsubscribe rate (keep below 0.5%)

## Tips
- Send Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11am recipient timezone
- Keep emails under 200 words for sales emails
- Use personalization (name, company, specific detail)
- A/B test subject lines always
- Clean your list regularly