Announcing the availability of polls and the ability to include polls in emails sent by DailyStory.
Easily setup a poll to survey your customers
A poll is a simple way to solicit feedback from your customers. It’s a single question with multiple possible answers. For example here are the results from a simple poll:
While it’s possible to create polls using various tools like SurveyMonkey, what makes DailyStory’s polls unique is the ability to embed them directly in emails. This allows recipients to see the poll visually within the email and vote with a single click—automatically associating the vote with the recipient.
View the live poll or even vote in the poll.
Simply put: easily ask contacts to participate in polls without requiring them to login.
What Are Email Polls?
Polls in DailyStory can be embedded directly into emails using the Polls email widget. Simply drag and drop the widget into your email, then select the poll you’d like to include.
Email Poll Example
In the example below a poll is added into the email and the poll, “What is your favorite tool for customer marketing?” is selected:
The recipient of the email receives the email with the embedded poll:
Voting for an option in an email poll
When an option is clicked a browser window is opened, the vote is applied, and the option the recipient voted for is shown:
There are additional options configurable for polls, such as whether the poll is visible to the public or not.
Want to give it a try? Vote for your favorite marketing channel.
Generating Leads through Polls
Polls can be sent to existing contacts in your DailyStory account. But you can also use poll to capture new leads. In this use case it requires the visitor to provide their email along with their vote selection. If an account is not found for the email, a new contact is created.
Driving User Engagement with Email Polls
Email polls are a powerful tool to boost engagement and gather insights with minimal effort. Here’s why they make a difference:
Increased Engagement and Click-Through Rates
Interactive elements like polls naturally draw attention. Instead of passively reading an email, your audience is encouraged to interact—leading to higher click-through rates and deeper engagement with your content.
Real-Time Insights from Your Audience
Whether you’re gauging interest in a product, collecting feedback, or making data-driven decisions, email polls provide instant feedback. You can view responses as they come in and quickly adapt your strategy based on what your audience is thinking right now.
Minimal Friction: Vote Directly from the Inbox
No need to click through to a landing page or fill out a form. With DailyStory, recipients can cast their vote directly from the email—making it easy, fast, and accessible. The simpler the interaction, the more likely your audience is to participate.
Next steps
Create a poll in your DailyStory account and add it to your next email.
