What Is a Re-engagement Campaign? Asking Before Removing
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What Is a Re-engagement Campaign?

A re-engagement campaign is a series of emails designed to revive inactive subscribers.

In plain English

Two or three emails to people who have not opened or clicked for months, asking plainly whether they still want to hear from you. Those who respond stay; those who do not are removed.

The removal is the point. The campaign exists to make the suppression decision defensible, not to rescue everyone.

What to know

Targets the inactive
Usually six to twelve months of no clicks.
Two or three emails
Direct, short, easy to answer.
Ends in removal
Non-responders are suppressed.
Protects deliverability
Which is the actual return.

Why it matters

Removing dormant subscribers improves delivery to everyone remaining. The re-engagement attempt is what lets you do it without wondering whether you cut people who were still interested.

Common mistakes

×Running the campaign and then keeping everyone anyway.
×Discount offers instead of a plain question.
×Too many emails to people already ignoring you.
×No sunset policy, so inactivity accumulates indefinitely.

FAQs

When should I run one?

Annually, or whenever inactive subscribers exceed a quarter of the list.

What works best?

A short, direct question about whether they still want to hear from you.

WRITTEN BY TARIQ SALLAM
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