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The Atelier Letter · Mailchimp · 5 Sep 2026 - 4 Oct 2026 · compared with the previous 30 days

E1Subscribers

Up4.8%

4,860

Active and inactive, excl. cleaned

E2Net growth

Down0.9%

+224

+261 new, -37 left

E3Open rate

Up3.3%

44.8%

3 campaigns, last 30 days

E4Click rate

Down10.6%

4.8%

Unique clicks / recipients

E5Unsubscribe rate

Down0.3%

0.24%

Lower is better

E6Bounce rate

Up19.3%

0.78%

Lower is better

E7Enquiries attributed

Up42.9%

20

Last-touch from email

E8Pipeline attributed

Up42.9%

€128,000

At €6,400 average project value

E9New vs. unsubscribed

Daily list movement

E10Signup sources

261 new subscribers in the period

Website footer

Enquire page

Instagram link-in-bio

LinkedIn

Events and workshops

Referrals and other

89

57

44

31

23

16

E11List size

Total subscribers over time

E12List health

Hygiene status of every contact

  • ActiveOpened or clicked in 90 days3,990 (77.1%)
  • InactiveNo activity in 90+ days870 (16.8%)
  • CleanedRemoved in the last 12 months (bounced or complained)312 (6.0%)

E13Campaigns

Sent in the last 30 days, plus scheduled and drafts. Click a row for details.

SubjectStatus
Studio notes: October in Paris7 Oct 2026--scheduled
The Maison story: how a hotel found its quiet voice30 Sep 202642.0%5.7%sent
Five questions to ask before you rebrand19 Sep 202647.6%4.6%sent
Studio notes: autumn in Paris8 Sep 202644.8%4.2%sent
Case study: the Bathhouse results, six months onNot scheduled--draft
A year of The Atelier LetterNot scheduled--draft

E14Campaign detail

Announcement

Welcome to The Atelier Letter

A new format, once every two weeks.

sentSent Mon 10 Nov 2025
Open rate
48.8%
+4.0 pts vs. avg
CTR
5.8%
+1.0 pts vs. avg
Enquiries
5

Link click map

Clicks per link, 2,723 recipients

Services overview

Book an intro call

Event RSVP

Journal article

83

53

36

15

7 unsubscribed, 11 bounced.

E15Benchmark vs. industry

Marketing & advertising, last campaigns

Open rate44.8%Better than industry (+17%)

Marketing & advertising benchmark: 38.2% (marker)

Click rate4.8%Better than industry (+102%)

Marketing & advertising benchmark: 2.4% (marker)

Unsubscribe rate0.24%Better than industry (-12%)

Marketing & advertising benchmark: 0.27% (marker)

Bounce rate0.78%Behind industry (+15%)

Marketing & advertising benchmark: 0.68% (marker)

E16A/B test results

Question vs. statement: Five questions to ask before you rebrand

Variant A

“Are you ready to rebrand?”

Sent
1,180
Open rate
41.4%
Click rate
4.0%
Variant BWinner

“Five questions to ask before you rebrand”

Sent
1,180
Open rate
48.0%
Click rate
5.2%

Variant B won with 15.7% difference in opens, at 96% confidence. Roll the winning pattern into the next sends.

E17Engagement segments

Current snapshot. Select a segment for the recommended action.

Champions: Opened 3+ of the last 4 and clicked

Invite to case-study previews and ask for referrals. Highest enquiry rate of any segment.

E18Best send time

Open rate by weekday

Best: Thu (50.3%). Current default is Thursday 08:00.

E19Automations and flows

Sent and results over the last 30 days

FlowStatusSentOpenConversions
Welcome seriesJoins the listactive66061.2%81.2%
Post-enquiry nurtureSubmits the enquire formactive21068.3%209.4%
Re-engagementNo opens in 90 daysactive33024.1%20.6%
Case study follow-upClicks a case study linkactive27054.8%83.1%
Event follow-upAttends a studio eventpaused1870.2%211.8%
Anniversary check-in12 months after a projectdraft---

E20Email clients and devices

Share of opens

  • Apple Mail47%
  • Gmail28%
  • Outlook14%
  • Yahoo4%
  • Proton3%
  • Other4%

E21Subscriber geography

Share of subscribers

France

Luxembourg

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Germany

Switzerland

United States

Belgium

Italy

UAE

31%

17%

13%

8%

7%

6%

6%

5%

4%

3%

E22Deliverability

Inbox placement, last 45 days · average 98.3%

97% or higher94 to 97%below 94%

  • SPFPass

    Pass. mail.latelierblake.com authorises Mailchimp servers (-all).

  • DKIMPass

    Pass. 2048-bit key rotated 3 months ago, signing aligned.

  • DMARCNeeds attention

    Pass with p=none. Monitoring only; move to p=quarantine after two clean weeks.

  • BIMINeeds attention

    Not set up. A verified logo would show in supporting inboxes.

  • TLS in transitPass

    Pass. TLS 1.3 negotiated with all major providers.

  • List-Unsubscribe headerPass

    Pass. One-click unsubscribe is present (RFC 8058).

  • BlocklistsPass

    Not listed on any of the 42 blocklists checked.

Preview with sample data. Live data comes from the Mailchimp API once connected. Industry benchmarks are sample values for marketing and advertising.