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Sheila Dahlgren
SVP Marketing & Corporate Communication
Scene7, Inc.
Office: 415-506-6002
Cell: 415-948-5207
sheila@scene7.com
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October 27, 2004
Shop.org Utilizes Scene7’s Solution to Create Multi-channel
Personalized Marketing Campaign for 2004 Annual Summit
One-to-One eMail and Print invitations help increase registration
rates over 200%
Novato, CA — October 27, 2004 — Scene7®, provider
of the leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance visual
communications – while automating media production and delivery,
today announced that Shop.org, the association for retailers online, recently
utilized Scene7’s Dynamic Imaging Solution to generate personalized imagery
in a multi-channel marketing campaign for its 2004 Annual Summit. The personalized
email and print campaign helped contribute to an uplift in response and registrations
of over 200%.
Shop.org wanted to deliver a uniquely personal marketing campaign that would
stand out from the clutter and generate interest from its thousands of leading
retail members and partners. The campaign included several emails and a print
component, with each piece inviting the recipient to the Annual Summit and Kick
Off Event at a local nightclub. The initial creative featured a guitar as the
main visual element. To add impact, using Scene7’s dynamic imaging capabilities,
Shop.org dynamically inscripted every recipient’s first and last name onto
the main guitar image in stylized text rather than having to rely on simple HTML
text or extensive manual graphic editing for the personalization. The result
was a visually impactful email invitation that increased Shop.org’s response
rates by 40%.
Scene7 can dynamically apply any stylized font and visual effect such as drop
shadow, glow, rotate, and contour to any length text string and have it automatically
size to fit within a specified area on an image. Any data-driven variable information
including customer profiles, product-specific attributes (such as name or price),
and promotional offers can be cost-effectively generated on the fly and delivered
via any email vendor. Scene7 enables companies to quickly and easily deliver
highly targeted, visual email campaigns that increase open and click-through
rates and drive multi-channel sales – without putting a strain on technical
resources and avoiding additional production costs.
Shop.org extended the personalized campaign to a print postcard, with the same
visual elements and visual personalization. Utilizing Scene7’s Variable
Data Output feature, the recipient’s first and last name were imported
via an XML file into Scene7’s Image Production System (IPS). This XML information
was fed into a single IPS image template that dynamically inscripted the names
onto the guitar image and created all of the high-resolution print-ready files.
According to PODI (the Print On Demand Initiative) adding text and image personalization
to print campaigns dramatically increases conversion rates. The Shop.org personalized
postcard contributed to an increase of conference registrations of over 200%
in the week following the postcard mailing compared to the previous week and
the week after. There were no other direct response pieces during this week,
thus the increase in registrations can be attributed directly to the personalized
print mailer.
“We experienced excellent results from our personalized multi-channel marketing
programs for our annual event,” said Scott Silverman, Executive Director
of Shop.org. “We wanted to create a memorable campaign that would resonate
with our members and raise the bar for marketing our conference. The personalized
campaigns helped us achieve both of these goals as evidenced by the significant
increase in open and registration rates – far exceeding any previous campaign.”
“We’re proud to be a member of Shop.org and to help them generate
positive business results from the use of our rich media platform. Using our
dynamic personalization capabilities in email and print is an area where we are
seeing significant growth and huge impact with our customers,” said Doug
Mack, CEO of Scene7. “Thought leaders like Shop.org and its members have
ultimately placed the enhanced visualization capabilities of Scene7 as a must-have
for online retailing.”
About Scene7
Scene7 provides the leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance
visual communications via the web, email, displays and print, while automating
media production and delivery. Scene7's integrated platform for production, management
and delivery of rich media enables five key business solutions: Dynamic Imaging
(dynamic zoom, sizing, art, color swatching, spin, templates), eCatalogs, Dynamic
Customization, eVideos and Dynamic Asset Management. More than 225 leading companies,
in industries ranging from retail to hi-tech, have selected Scene7 products,
including Macy's, Scripps Networks, Home and Garden Television, Microsoft, Office
Depot, Levi Strauss & Co., Kinko's, La-Z-Boy and QVC. Scene7 has been selected
as a partner of key technology leaders including IBM, Microsoft, Coremetrics
and Akamai. Scene7, a holding of QVC/Liberty Media, Moore Capital and Rhodes
Partners, is based in Novato, California. For more information visit www.scene7.com.
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