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From: Fender

Subject: Welcome to Fender

Preview text: Get first access to new releases, exclusive offers and breaking Fender news.

Fender logo at top. Below, a photo of a tattooed guitarist holding a teal Stratocaster, with white text reading "Welcome to Fender." A black button reads "EXPLORE FENDER." Body copy: "Since 1946, our goal has always been to serve players at every stage, on every stage. Over seven decades later, icons like the Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Twin Reverb amp continue to build on that legacy." Below, a prompt reads "Already have an instrument? Tell us what kind for a more personalized experience," with buttons for Electric, Acoustic, Bass, Ukulele, and I Don't Have One Yet. Klarna and Shop Pay logos follow. Footer shows social icons, Fender logo, address, and links for Contact Us, Unsubscribe and Privacy Policy.

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B+Grade B+. Strong.

87/1004/5 Best of Email

A welcome that learns as it greets

This one earns its place in the inbox, and nothing is working against it.

  • Sender scored 100 out of 100
  • Trust & compliance scored 100 out of 100
  • Layout scored 98 out of 100

A teal-Strat hero image signals the brand instantly, one tight story line earns its space, and a choose your own adventure path screams is easy and expected.

Editor’s note

Why it’s the Best of Email

  1. Layout scored 98 out of 100

    Short and sweet, exactly as long as it needs to be

    The welcome copy runs about 43 words, well inside the under 300 word range that reads comfortably on a phone.

  2. Layout scored 98 out of 100

    Stacked for nice mobile and desktop views

    Media queries switch the layout to full width on small screens, so the side by side gear blocks stack into a single column instead of shrinking.

  3. Trust & compliance scored 100 out of 100

    Unsubscribing takes exactly one click

    The header includes List-Unsubscribe plus List-Unsubscribe-Post: One-Click, meeting what Gmail and Yahoo require for bulk senders.

  4. Copy scored 92 out of 100

    All about the player, never about the brand

    The copy never reaches for "we", keeping every line pointed at the player instead of Fender itself.

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