25 Stunning Email Signature Examples For Any Profession

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Hear that?

That’s the sound of stale emails getting dropped into inboxes.

Boring, right?

Aaah! Ooooh! WOW!

And that?

That’s the sound of people reading emails with kick-ass email signatures!

Believe it or not:

Email signatures have become a crucial part of our content arsenal!

So now we have to ask ourselves:

Is my email signature compelling enough?

Well, I’m here to tell you:

After researching hundreds of thousands of email signatures on Gmail…

I compiled this guide that shows you 25 different signature examples and templates and why they work.

You’ll also learn how you can create a custom signature and where you can generate similar signatures to the ones below for your own business.

So, don’t lose out on opportunities because of a lackluster content in the signature block.

Follow these simple steps to rake in even more cash with just a few tweaks and create a professional signature!

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I think you’ll agree with me that email signatures have come a long way.

Not that long ago, they were mostly plain text, like print on a boring white T-shirt.

Now?

They’re swanky-cool, hip and functional.

And here’s the best part…

You can use them to market yourself better and build even more respect for your brand.

All that with just new email signatures?

Yup!

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Achieving Email Nirvana

So ya tellin’ me, after I’ve already got seventeen gazillion things crammed into my overstuffed head, in order to function effectively in today’s market — ya tellin’ me I need to get on this “Perfect Email Signature” bandwagon?

Like it’s gonna mean something to me?

Yes!

Here’s why:

The email signature is the most neglected
business opportunity in daily communications.

If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, wrong email signatures could be costing you money.

You could be losing precious leads and even new sales.

Today, effective email signatures is an integral part of your branding and marketing.

It’s a dynamic and virtual digital business card embedded in every message you send.

But how do you create your own new signature? There are so many customer signatures out there you can get lost trying to immediate all of them.

In today’s post I review a heap of the best performing signature templates as well as examples – and which one is best for you.

Email Signature Templates & Examples

As you skim through the signature templates below pay attention to the following:

• company logo and company colors used
• social media icon and social media links used
• whether it’s an Outlook signature or Gmail signature
• job title being used – you can really play around with this a lot
• font style and font size used (hint: arial is the best one to use)
• whether a digital business card is included or not
• whether there is a badge in the signature
• which social links are used: Twitter or Facebook
• which social media account is used (Personal or Business)
• tagline and text description under the company name
• is the email signature viewable on mobile device
• is it a custom signature or copied signature
• is “Preferred Pronouns” used in the signature

Try to look at each example signature and jot down a few things you like about it, you’ll use these notes when creating your own signature in the section below.

Once you go through these examples you’ll take your existing signature block and make it 10X better based in inspiration you get from this post.

Over the Top (Animated)

Shop Owner Email Signature

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Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer. Biting into the chocolate? Yowie! Nearly as hot as her three animated gifs. Is your digital business card itself edible?

Marketing Rep Email Signature

 

 

You can tell Mark is good at what he does, that “Schedule a demo” link gets a lot of clicks!

 

Jed is bored, then frustrated, then pensive, then happy, then…?

See Jed and all his game faces. And note all his social media links: Jed is connected!

Software Developer Email Signature

 

Norma’s signature is gorgeous, it shows off her company as well as herself and what she does.

 

Michael shows off his flair for design while also gaining respect by showing off that he’s licensed on Google Maps and indoor navigation software. This is a great signature template to use for a Gmail signature.

Standard Email Signatures

CEO Email Signature

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Anna shows off a human side with her warm smile. And her understated design evokes professionalism.

Brand Manager Email Signature

 

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Check out that awesome video call to action with the TEDx Talks link next to it, right away you start to gain respect for Steve without even knowing him!

 

Animator Email Signature

 

 

A professional video hooks Dani’s readers. And the clip tells his brand’s story with panache. Now THAT is genius.

 

Ecommerce Email Signature

 

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This signature is a beauty, you can see Mona’s work right in her signature with the latest from her Instagram.

 

 

 

Sindy dazzles readers with her picture, and informs with price. She’s selling you jewelry straight from your inbox. Notice how subtle the logo is in the signature, yet it makes it look like a professional signature. She has her social media account, her social links neatly tucked into her entire signature.

 

Lawyer Email Signature

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This is nice and simple for a lawyer signature, the color contrast makes it pop. Having your photo in the signature builds trust with the recipient.

 

Joe’s signature showing his smiling face likely helps him win new clients over.

 

Photographer Email Signature

 

 

Dan shows off his work right inside his signature, check out that lion video with 122K views. I’m intrigued and I’m not even looking for a photographer!

 

A nice simple signature where Isabel shows off snippets from her portfolio in her signature. Now that’s efficient.

 

Author Email Signature

 

Take a look at how the colors work well with Loretta’s photo in this signature. One of the most important parts of the signature is the button to order the book.

 

Another take on the CTA to order the book. James is neither an Allen Ginsberg clone nor a “Beatnik.” And he doesn’t live in Williamsburg. But he is a heck of an author, with a new book out. You can’t miss his banner!

 

Realtor Email Signature

 

 

Emily is a top-rated Realtor for Your Place Realtors. She shows off current properties for sale right in her email signatures banner!

 

Blogger Email Signature

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Clinton lives in Georgia (based on his phone number), and he’s a popular blogger. You can find the link to his latest post right in his signature!

 

 

Professor Email Signature

Simple and to the point design. Sharp and easy on the eyes. Notice the colors of the University of Vermont in Ben’s signature. Ben is not a fan of the disclaimer text the university makes him add to his signatures but he is fine with it as long as he can have a customized email signature.

 

 

Stephen is a serious professor of biology. He doesn’t appreciate the university enforcing the banner at the bottom. But it’s not a fight he’s going to take up…this semester.

HR Email Signature

 

Amy’s email signature is simple and elegant, a nice color contrast on the  call to action to join her team – your eye goes straight to the “Looking for our next superstar” button!

 

 

Anna believes HR Consultants get a bad rap. Thankfully she’s hiring. So now she spends more time with interviews than layoffs.

Doctor Email Signature

 

 

Dr. Amy’s smile is the first thing patients see when they meet her. The email signature is minimalistic, not much color or design, just the essential information.  Notice the call to action at the bottom to book an appointment – it gets a great response!

 

Guitar Store Email Signature

 

You can tell how passionate Shelly is about her guitar store business, her photo says it all. A minimalist email signature with not much color yet all the essential info laid out nicely. Notice the address and phone number of the store is a must to have in the signature as well as the YouTube channel link.

 

Dillon has one of the coolest guitar shops anywhere. He takes his guitars on road shows where they audition in the hands of performers like the guy in the YouTube video. He’s received more leads from that video than anywhere else.

Graphic Designer Email Signature

 

 

You can tell Karen is a designer. Look at that GIF! That surely captures your attention. Karen couldn’t decide which design site to join for her online portfolio. So she joined both!

Restaurant Owner Email Signature

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Christine’s Little Baker has a top-notch chef and baker and can make a mean Pavlova! It’s made her place famous in Tulsa (based on her phone number).

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Hiromi Ramen has it going on! Look at that sushi, who would not want to click the “book now” button!

 

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James’s Little Bakery has your wedding needs taken care of, you can book a call to discuss directly from the signature.

 

Customer Service Email Signature

 

Jennifer is a top-rated customer service rep who has no issue with customers clicking on the link to provide feedback on her service.

Marketing Director Email Signature

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A simple signature for Lisa without a photo is refreshing to see these days!

 

 

Stephanie fought hard to have her company adopt different signatures for all employees. Her bright idea paid off. Now their email content converts more customers.

 

Signature Generator

A signature template is a simple guide for you to create your own email signature. In the recent years the term “email signature generator” has gained a lot of traction.

It’s software that configures an HTML template, then seamlessly adds this template to email providers like Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Hubspot or Yahoo Mail to generate different signatures.

If you’re creating a new signature it’s important to have a signature block which is a good fit for an Outlook signature vs. Gmail signature or other email providers.

Just fill out a form to populate the signature.

Include inputs for “social” and “style” elements to add links and customize design.

Then, press the button and — bingo bongo — you have a new email signature.

Of course, if you don’t want to look like every other Joe Schmo who just discovered how to use an email signature generator, there are the premiere providers who add super-sexy twists.

More about these providers after some basics…

Basic Email Signature Recipe

How to Write an Email Signature?

Every effective email signature contains the following elements:

• Your name, position & company.
• Active social icons: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
• Contact number, address & website.
• A call-to-action: subscribe, visit, watch, buy, request proposal, etc.
• Write a disclaimer (optional).

Any decent email generator tool should contain the following:

• ability to edit signature
• ability to select signature from multiple signatures you have written before
• ability to choose default signature
• company logo editor
• rich text editor
• ability to edit signature box
• ability to launch the signature generator from a new message
• message menu to select different email signatures
• ability to add social media links
• ability to adjust font size and font type to arial or others
• ability to include preferred pronouns

Start with Your Photo!

Ariel Finklestein (above), Chairman at WiseStamp, states:

“Our research shows that digital signatures with a photo get an astounding 32% more replies than those without a photo.”

Dynamic Content

Is rapidly changing content like Status/Sales Updates important to your business? Then include these in your email signature!

Appointment Scheduling

Again, Ariel Finkelstein (WiseStamp) claims that having this button increases appointment scheduling by 15%.

Add More Pop!

Compliance

If you’re in a highly-regulated industry, like insurance or banking, you’re going to need a carefully crafted legal statement at the bottom of every email to protect the confidentiality of your communications.

Add Specific CTA (Call to Action)

Note the three email signatures below contain not just a SALE item, but also an AMAZING call to action to  “Get it now” or “Book Now”.

 

 

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Design Klutz?

If you don’t know the basics of design, or don’t know someone who does, you could be doing more harm than good.

Pinterest offers examples of email signatures that exemplify the best and worst in design.

Scrolling the hundreds of samples will give you an idea of what does and doesn’t work.

Fast Company has an evergreen post with 5 tips on what to AVOID:

1. Including too many different ways to contact you.
2. Using an image as your signature.
3. Not being mobile friendly.
4. Including irrelevant information.
5. Having a stale email ending
6. Using an odd font which is hard to read (pro tip: use arial)
7. Including too many social links or a social media icon
8. Forgetting to include your job title

Already have a designer?

Canva has a few informative articles on email signature box designs. See http://www.designschool.canva.com

Buy or DIY?

It’s great to look at an email signature example but how do you decide whether you want to buy one or make one yourself?

Remember you do not want to use a copied signature or an existing signature, instead you want an ability to edit signature you have or improve your existing signature.

How Much Do the Best Email Signatures Cost?

Depends on your needs.

Let’s look at your options:

Buying: A Little Money Goes a Long Way

Not only will these providers not break the bank, but you can try before you buy.

If you don’t mind their promotional tag, they’ll let you use it for free.

WiseStamp: Automated and Awesome

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WiseStamp is the gold standard among providers. It has the most user-friendly interface and a ton of options.

Email Signature Rescue

Email Signature Rescue is also an outstanding provider. They’re less expensive for an entrepreneur or small team, but you’ll have to pay upfront. And they offer a 7-Day Money Back Guarantee.

 

Newoldstamp

Newoldstamp is an email signature marketing and management platform with all the features you really need: central signature management, signature analytics, multiple signatures, badge, banner campaigns, and integration with major email clients, ability to create outlook signature and gmail signature, twitter and facebook icons. Pretty simple and intuitive.

 

Hire a Designer

For a custom signature, look no further than places like Etsy and Fiverr.

The work designers on your custom signature goes beyond improving the font size, adding your social media account badge, or making it friendly for a mobile device.

Many designers can also rework your company logo or your entire brand’s design.

A custom email template can be included as part of a larger redesign package.

DIY

If you’ve got some skill at design, you can create an email signature yourself.

Just go to Youtube.com and search for “create email signature” and possibly “create gmail email signature” (or Yahoo or Outlook or whatever email client you use). You’ll find a ton of examples of an outlook signature or gmail signature or multiple signatures for every use case.

Be careful though – you do not want to use an existing signature, copied signature example for the entire signature.

Free options

If your budget doesn’t allow for a paid solution now, there are some good free providers. Here are two options:

1) Go “Freemium” by using a paid provider and carrying their promotional tag in every email you send

OR

2) Choose a free provider with the understanding that they don’t offer the bells and whistles of the premium providers.

There are many free providers. Here are a few of the best:

Hubspot

Hubspot might be the best free provider out there now. It costs nothing — give it a spin!

Honorable Mentions:

ZippySig

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Exclaimer

Final Thoughts: Don’t be boring

If you can afford it, pay for a premium provider. Even if you can’t afford it, go without a few coffees every month. And you’ll be able to afford it down the line.

For paying a little, you’ll get advertising with every message you send.

NOTE: Whatever solution you choose should work with iPhone, Android phones or any mobile device.

And, if you’re getting a custom solution or doing it yourself, make sure its mobile friendly – i.e. can be seen and read on any mobile device.

Over To You

Now it’s your turn.

1. Return to the sample signatures and sign up with a provider (or go DIY).
2. Try a few different signatures combinations and ask your colleagues and customers for input.
3. Maybe create a poll as a link within your email signature and gather feedback.

Aaaaaand that’s a wrap, these are all the tips and example you need to create a professional signature.

Let us know what your emails are wearing now below!