Medik8/Discount Led/email teardown

We’ve taken the VAT off SPF

How Medik8 built this send — a discount led email shipped as product hero on Sunday at 6am, carrying a 20% % off offer. Below is Kujola's field-by-field extraction; the original creative is rendered at the end.

From: Medik8campaignPreheader: “Save 20% on all your favourite Medik8 sunscreens
Offer
20% off
Voice warmth
0.55
Sent
Sun · 6am
Format
Product hero
How this send compares
  • 20% off2.5 points shallower than the tracked set average of 22.5% (this brand averages 16.7% when it discounts).
  • Voice warmth 0.58 for Medik8 vs 0.70 across the set — a cooler, more clinical register than the average competitor.
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Message & creative

Message theme
Discount Led
Creative format
Product hero
Secondary: Mixed / modular
Secondary theme
Sun Protection
Hero headline
20% Off Sunscreens – We've Taken the VAT Off SPF
Emotional appeal
fear of missing out
Calendar moment
Summer kickoff
Early-summer push for sunscreen and travel sizes.
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Offer

Mechanic
% off
A percentage off the price — the most common kind.
Depth
20% off
Promo phase
Launch
The sale opens and the main offer is shown.
Promo code
Auto / none
Minimum spend
None
Urgency
Deadline-led
Carries exclusions
03

Voice & tone

Warmth0.55
ClinicalWarm
Formality0.65
CasualFormal
Reader focus0.70
“We”“You”
Expressiveness0.45
RestrainedExuberant

Reading grade 9.0 — the approximate US reading level of the body copy.

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Call to action

Primary CTA
“SHOP SUNSCREENS”
Destination
Collection
Links to a category or a grid of products.
Verb framing
Shop / Buy
Direct buying words — 'Shop now', 'Add to bag'.
CTA count
20
Multi-CTA layout
Primary destination URL
cdn.uk.exponea.com
No UTM tagging detected
Tracking domain
cdn.uk.exponea.com
ESP fingerprint · Unknown
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Deliverability posture

SPF
None
DKIM
Pass
DMARC
Pass
Policy: none
One-click unsubscribe
Supported (RFC 8058)
Unsub scheme: both
From alignment
Aligned
Domain: subdomain
Footer hygiene
Minimal
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Send timing

Day
Sunday
Local hour
6am
Send type
campaign
One-off campaign
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Claims & products

Claims extracted
  • SPF50+ PA++++ – Delivers our highest level of protection against UV damageefficacy · unsubstantiated
  • Elevated with a next-generation DNA repair enzyme to help support skin's natural repair mechanismsingredient · unsubstantiated
  • SPF30 with 5* UV Protection – moisturising formula to hydrate, smooth and help shield skin against UV & environmental aggressors, including blue light, air pollution and glycationefficacy · unsubstantiated
  • Daily Radiance Vitamin C – Our bestselling 2-in-1 day creamsocial proof · unsubstantiated
  • 7% vitamin Cingredient · substantiated
  • Certified B Corporationsustainability · substantiated
Products featured
  • Advanced Day Ultimate Protect SPF50+ PA++++hero
  • Advanced Day Total Protect SPF30
  • Advanced Day Eye Protect SPF30
  • Daily Radiance Vitamin C SPF30bestseller
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The creative

The original email as it rendered in the inbox. Shown for reference and sandboxed — it is not part of the indexed analysis above.