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
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.
| Subject | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio notes: October in Paris7 Oct 2026 | - | - | scheduled |
| The Maison story: how a hotel found its quiet voice30 Sep 2026 | 42.0% | 5.7% | sent |
| Five questions to ask before you rebrand19 Sep 2026 | 47.6% | 4.6% | sent |
| Studio notes: autumn in Paris8 Sep 2026 | 44.8% | 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.
- 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
Marketing & advertising benchmark: 38.2% (marker)
Marketing & advertising benchmark: 2.4% (marker)
Marketing & advertising benchmark: 0.27% (marker)
Marketing & advertising benchmark: 0.68% (marker)
E16A/B test results
Question vs. statement: Five questions to ask before you rebrand
“Are you ready to rebrand?”
- Sent
- 1,180
- Open rate
- 41.4%
- Click rate
- 4.0%
“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
| Flow | Status | Sent | Open | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome seriesJoins the list | active | 660 | 61.2% | 81.2% |
| Post-enquiry nurtureSubmits the enquire form | active | 210 | 68.3% | 209.4% |
| Re-engagementNo opens in 90 days | active | 330 | 24.1% | 20.6% |
| Case study follow-upClicks a case study link | active | 270 | 54.8% | 83.1% |
| Event follow-upAttends a studio event | paused | 18 | 70.2% | 211.8% |
| Anniversary check-in12 months after a project | draft | - | - | - |
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.