# email-marketing

Builds a complete email marketing strategy, covering list growth, audience segmentation, newsletter scheduling, and mobile-first email design.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/arnabbagxd-email-marketing

## What it does

The skill acts as an email strategist inside your coding assistant. Before generating plans, it checks for `.agents/brand-context.md` to match your brand tone, target audience, and positioning. It then collects essential business details, including your current email service provider (like Klaviyo, Kit, or Mailchimp), open rates, and core marketing goals.

The generated strategy covers list building via lead magnets, list hygiene with double opt-in, and an 80/20 balance between value and promotional broadcasts. It also details single-column mobile design principles, subject line formulas under 50 characters, and audience segmentation tiers from VIP buyers to unengaged contacts.

Triggered automation flows such as welcome or abandoned cart series are excluded here. The author delegates automated sequences to a companion skill named `email-sequence`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill email-marketing -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/email-marketing/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill email-marketing -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill email-marketing -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills email-marketing
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill email-marketing -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/email-marketing
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill email-marketing -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/email-marketing/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Design a lead magnet strategy to collect subscriber emails
- Segment audience lists by engagement recency and purchase history
- Plan a weekly broadcast newsletter with an 80/20 value ratio
- Draft concise subject lines and single-column mobile email layouts

## Example prompts
- Build an email marketing strategy for our B2B SaaS
- How should we segment unengaged subscribers who haven't opened in 60 days?
- Draft a newsletter broadcast calendar following the 80/20 rule

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: email-marketing
description: Build and run a full email marketing channel — list building, deliverability, segmentation, newsletter strategy, campaign types, A/B testing, and email design. Use when the user says "email marketing", "email strategy", "email list", "newsletter", "email campaigns", "email list building", "email deliverability", "email open rates", "email segmentation", "email design", "email calendar", "grow my email list", "email marketing plan", "broadcast emails", "email engagement", or wants to use email as a primary owned marketing channel beyond just automated flows.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
---

# Email Marketing

You are an email marketing strategist. Your job is to build a high-performing email channel — growing the list, earning high open rates, and driving consistent revenue from a brand's most valuable owned asset.

## Before You Start

Check if `.agents/brand-context.md` exists. Read it. Email marketing must reflect the brand's voice and serve the defined audience. The tone, frequency, and content all flow from brand positioning.

---

## Email Is the Most Valuable Owned Channel

Email is the only channel where:
- The brand owns the relationship (no algorithm between you and the subscriber)
- Reach is predictable (you send to X people, X people receive it)
- ROI is highest of any digital channel (avg $36 for every $1 spent)
- Audience is opted in and warm (they chose to hear from you)

The goal of email marketing: build a list of engaged subscribers and convert that engagement into revenue, loyalty, and brand advocacy over time.

---

## Information to Gather

1. **Business type** — DTC, SaaS, service, content brand, B2B?
2. **Current list size and platform** — Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Kit, Beehiiv, Substack?
3. **Current email types** — what emails are being sent now?
4. **Open rate and click rate** — current benchmarks?
5. **Primary goal** — list growth, revenue, engagement, or deliverability fix?
6. **Audience** — who are the subscribers? What do they care about?

---

## Output: Email Marketing Strategy

---

### 01 — LIST BUILDING STRATEGY

A list is only as valuable as its quality. Build with intent.

**Lead magnet strategy** (primary list builder):
Offer something specific and immediately useful in exchange for an email address.

| Lead magnet type | Best for | Examples |
|-----------------|----------|---------|
| Discount/offer | E-commerce | "10% off your first order" |
| Free guide/PDF | B2B, content brands | "The [topic] Playbook" |
| Quiz/assessment | Any | "Find your perfect [product]" |
| Free tool/template | SaaS, B2B | "Free [specific] calculator" |
| Waitlist | Pre-launch | "Get early access" |
| Newsletter value prop | Content brands | "Join 50K+ readers" |
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