There’s a persistent rumour that price is the most important factor in email marketing. Make your product cheaper and the customers will flood to your door. Don’t believe it. It’s nothing more than a comforter for those who don’t really understand what email marketing is all about. It’s not that easy. You don’t pick a … READ MORE »
Personalisation has been proved to be an effective marketing tool. If you build a working relationship with a customer, they are more likely to buy. Further, clicking the unsubscribe button becomes more difficult for them. Automated responses can be a simple way of making your email marketing campaign more personal and what better way than … READ MORE »
If, like me, you search the internet and chat rooms to identify trends of, and worries about, bulk email marketing it is never long before you realise that there is much argument over how to address your subscribers. Should it be by first name, with a 'salutation' or as Dear Customer. Despite the disputes and … READ MORE »
Data Collection and Recording One of the most popular questions is what data to collect for email marketing software. For once the answer is simple and straightforward: as much as you can get. Become a hoarder, although within the limits of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Retain as much information as you can that will … READ MORE »
We've all received promotional emails before. Which kind are you more likely to respond to? The one with your name on it or the one with 'Dear Sir/Madam' or worse still, 'Dear </insert name here>'? Personalising emails increases conversions and maximizes your ROI. It’s a fact. But doing it manually will take you forever. So we've … READ MORE »
I’ve had an email from my accountant. Not the concerning moment you might think as I subscribe to their newsletter and ‘incident related’ emails. They obviously know about my job in email marketing and mostly keep the information they send relevant to my needs. That’s something we should all learn from. The personalisation means I … READ MORE »
I subscribe to a lot of email marketing lists, which means I receive a higher than average amount of spam. I am rather cautious and if I doubt the authenticity, I open the emails on an old laptop running Linux, which I regularly reinstall. You never know. Most of the spam and phishing emails are … READ MORE »
The need to conform is an effective technique sales staff use when speaking with potential purchasers. It’s a gift that keeps giving. Much research has been conducted on it over recent years and some of the findings have been remarkable. Look it up. While it is fascinating, you might be wondering what it has to … READ MORE »
It’s been predicted for some years that video would become a feature of email marketing and website content, and you’d no doubt be a little wary of any suggestion that it has eventually arrived. It has arrived, eventually. The current situation gives a clue as to why. The theory is lockdowns and working from home, … READ MORE »
You, like the rest of us, will be continually monitoring the returns from your email marketing campaigns, looking for that tell-tale drop that you will have to address as quickly as possible. You might consider, as most of us do, going online. A Google search for ‘best email subject lines’ returns a first page replete … READ MORE »