Who wins the marketing war between email versus social media? [INFOGRAPHIC]

For all the continued (and hyped?) commentary around social media being a major channel for travel brands to reach customers, do the old school disciplines still hold sway?

As data from the recent Black Friday sales push illustrates (less than 1% of traffic to ecommerce sites), social media may even be struggling a bit as a viable sales tool.

So how does email stack up against social media when put through its paces in a series of tests?

Hostpapa found out (and put into a handy infographic):

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