April 03, 2007 : Smart Sectional
From: west elmSubject Line: easy living with the Walton Sectional
Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Here, west elm deals strategically with a high pricepoint item that's difficult to push via email: the sectional. They pulled out the double-combo: (1) free delivery (which is pratically a must-do at the moment for the furniture category) and (2) furniture diagrams, which engage the customer immediately in the process of selecting a configuration and envisioning it in their own home.
But of course, despite all the smart thinking here, when it still doesn't work, we've got the catch-all sale promo, which, for this campaign, will undoubtedly generate the most sales by a landslide.

Comments
I love this newsletter... and I love this sectional!
Is it good to have a newsletter look exactly like the front page of westelm.com? http://www.westelm.com/online/store/HomePage?storeId=17001&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E
You would think they could provide a bit more value to there customer base by including another angled shot.
That layout of the sofas reminds me of Viesso: http://www.viesso.com/products/layouts.php?cPath=3_7&page=1
Posted by: Alexander Sienkiewicz | April 3, 2007 11:10 PM