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From: ELVTR

Subject: New cohort dropped. AI in Marketing.

Preview text: Tomas Vorel scaled Google Wallet to 80 markets. Starts November 18.

ELVTR logo and a "New Cohort" badge up top. A teal banner reads "AI IN MARKETING" next to a photo of a smiling man with arms crossed. Text introduces a new cohort and instructor, with the course starting November 18, and an "Apply Now" button. Below, a headshot of instructor Tomas Vorel, Head of Marketing at Google Labs, with his bio on scaling Google Wallet and the Files app. Bullets list outcomes: a deployable AI campaign, agentic workflow skills with Claude, n8n, and Midjourney, hands-on Generative Engine Optimization work, and 6 live weeks with labs and guest speakers. A second "Apply Now" button follows, then social icons and footer information.

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A-Grade A-. Excellent.

92/1005/5 Best of Email

Easy to navigate

Great layout, paired with simple copy, and one offer make this email worth reading.

  • Trust & compliance scored 100 out of 100
  • Preview text scored 99 out of 100
  • Sender scored 99 out of 100

Announcing a new AI marketing cohort, ELVTR leads with the instructor: Tomas Vorel of Google Labs, who "scaled Google Wallet to over 80 markets" and isn't "teaching AI in marketing as a concept." Curriculum bullets back that up with real tool names, Claude, n8n, Midjourney. Let the resume sell first, then make the curriculum feel buildable.

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Why it’s the Best of Email

  1. Layout scored 98 out of 100

    Easy to read in one phone scroll

    At 235 words, this promotional email stays well under the 300-word comfort zone for reading on a phone.

  2. Images scored 97 out of 100

    Pictures and text pull their own weight

    Images make up about 45% of the email by area, leaving a healthy balance with live text.

  3. Subject line scored 96 out of 100

    A subject line that arrives whole

    At 36 characters, "New cohort dropped. AI in Marketing." fits in the inbox list on both phone and desktop without getting cut off.

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