Your email creatives often includes several articles and topics but not everything resonates with every reader. Dynamic content lets you decide which elements appear for which audience.

In other words, you send personalised content tailored by segment. That way your email becomes more relevant, gains attention, and you only need to create one version for all segments.

Why Use Dynamic Content?

Dynamic content makes messages more relevant to the reader’s interests. The result? More attention, better experience, higher click-throughs and ultimately more leads.

But always test first: does your audience actually need this content? And is your database clean and rich enough to power it?

Imagine you’re a frequent shopper at your local garden centre and live near Luton. How useful would it be to see your favourite store’s details in the newsletter footer?

That’s dynamic content in action.

How to Implement Dynamic Content

Before crafting your email creative, decide which article suits which segment. For example, a drugstore newsletter might include a razor offer most relevant to male readers.

Turn that into an optional content block linked to your “male” segment. You can do this based on demographics like age, interests or life stage.

For instance, first-time buyers get mortgage content, but long-time homeowners don’t.

Your newsletter’s intro is usually universal so keep a standard block for everyone. You can still personalise this, along with images and calls to action.

The smart bit? You only build one email creative then filter content by segment. It saves time and keeps everything neat and manageable.

Dynamic Content in Your Email Strategy

Choose content that matters to each reader. You can build segments using past clicks or existing data or even let readers choose what they want to receive (especially what they don’t want).

For example, a garden centre could offer interests like garden, balcony, indoor plants, pets, home decor. Enable all options by default and let readers deselect what doesn’t interest them.

Make it clear in your emails that they control what info they get.

Summary of What You’ve Learned

  • Use dynamic content to serve up personalised blocks by segment
  • Save time by creating a single modular email creative template
  • Let readers shape their own preferences for better relevance

Ready to add dynamic content to your campaigns?

Explore how this approach improves relevance and boosts engagement in your email marketing.