AGBT Email Campaigns

Driving open rates and click rates with a specialized, discerning audience.

client name

AGBT
Precision Health

services

Email Marketing

industry

Health sciences
and genomics

Results

AGBT Ag:

29% open rate
10% click rate
260,193 emails sent
6-month campaign duration

AGBT PH:

26% open rate
14% click rate
129,080 emails sent
3-month campaign duration

Showcase

Background

Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) supports scientists, researchers, and related brands across genomic sciences through conferences and events. While the work they do is incredibly important, with busy highly niche audiences that are often underfunded, driving engagement and attendance can be a struggle.

In preparation for their 2024 conferences—AGBT Ag (agriculture) and AGBT PH (Precision Health)—partnered with Zen Media to reach these highly specialized audiences.
Zen Media was entrusted with crafting a series of email campaigns that would not only inform but also inspire action. Through strategic planning and creative execution, Zen Media’s campaigns for both AGBT Ag and AGBT PH achieved significant growth in open rates and click-through rates 3-5x higher than the industry average, demonstrating expert effectiveness in reaching and engaging these specialized audience segments.

How We Met AGBT’s Goals

Messaging and Voice

Zen Media’s content team collaborated closely with AGBT to develop a distinct voice for each conference that resonated with their respective audiences. We crafted compelling subject lines and email content that balanced scientific authority with enthusiasm and urgency, ensuring each message captured the essence of AGBT’s conferences.

Target Audience

For AGBT Ag, we tailored our email campaigns to reach genomic researchers, data scientists, breeders, policy influencers, funders, and technology innovators in the agricultural sector. AGBT PH campaigns targeted leading genomic researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry stakeholders focused on advancing precision medicine.

Outcome

Our customized, targeted approach yielded impressive results across both campaigns and helped AGBT meet registration and scholarship application goals.

Approach & Methodology

Taking a strategic, multi-phase approach, we crafted a sequence of email communications tailored to the unique timelines and audiences of both AGBT Ag and AGBT PH conferences.

AGBT Ag:

Initial Announcement and Awareness
We kicked off the campaign in October with a single email, introducing the event and generating initial interest.
Engagement and Information
We intensified our efforts in November and January, sending three emails each month to provide detailed information about the conference, speakers, and early registration benefits.
Maintaining Momentum
We sent targeted reminder emails to ensure the conferences remained a priority for potential attendees
Final Engagement Push
Near the end of January, we executed a large email blast that achieved an exceptional 40.5% click rate, significantly driving last-minute registrations and engagement.

AGBT PH

Initial Announcement and Awareness
With a condensed timeline, to consider, we launched the campaign in May with two emails to quickly build awareness.
Engagement and Information
We maintained a steady pace with two emails in both May and June, focusing on key conference highlights and registration information.
Maintaining Momentum
We sent strategic reminder emails to keep the conferences top-of-mind for potential attendees.
Final Engagement Push
In July, we pushed a targeted "Last Call for Early Bird Rates" email to create urgency and drive registrations.
Throughout both campaigns, we continuously analyzed performance metrics, adjusting our strategy to optimize open rates and click-through rates. This adaptive approach allowed us to continue to grow and maintain high engagement levels over the extended 6-month AGBT Ag campaign and achieve impressive results within the condensed 3-month timeframe for AGBT PH.

Results Summary

The newsletter metrics for both events improved substantially from previous years. Before our AGBT Ag 2024 campaign, open rates plateaued at 22.5%. Our campaign achieved a 29% open rate—a 32% increase.

Similarly, AGBT PH newsletters garnered a 21% open rate in previous years, while ours achieved a 26% open rate—a 24% increase.

Click-through rates were even more impressive. AGBT Ag newsletters had 1.5% click-through rate in previous years, but our campaign for AGBT Ag achieved a 10% click-through rate—a 566% increase.

AGBT PH newsletter open rates ran slightly above average at 4% in previous years. But our 2024 campaign achieved an impressive 14% open rate—a 250% increase.

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