Choosing the best subject line for an email marketing campaign is a critical decision. If you go for bland, you’ll upset none of your subscribers although, of course, you won’t interest any of them either. If your subscribers don’t open the email, all your efforts are wasted. An effective subject line can intrigue, engage, entice … READ MORE »
I did other stuff before ending up in email marketing. I used to enjoy lessons about roles new to me, but some instructors were less than engaging. One wandered into our classroom and said, “Today we’re covering plates, markings, testing and inspection as defined in Part III of the Road Vehicles Construction and Use Regs, … READ MORE »
I sincerely hope it is obvious that I indulge in a great deal of research on email marketing, as well as other related forms of marketing. I actually enjoy researching. In fact, I get easily sidetracked and an hour or more can go past where I’ve wandered off onto other subjects just because I found … READ MORE »
Sir Robert Mark was the first Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police to work his way up from a foot-patrolling constable to the top police job in the country, a fact that he was, quite rightly, proud of. He certainly repeated it often enough. He suggested to his publisher that the title of his autobiography should … READ MORE »
I’ve recently received a marketing email from Amazon offering 80 books at £1 each, this despite many of them being offered for 99p. Why not ‘under £1’ in the Subject Line? Moving on, Amazon email marketing is not an unending source of inspiration, but then they probably feel they don’t have to be as the … READ MORE »
The Subject Line has more than one function. It needs to catch the attention of our subscribers to our email marketing lists without putting them off with sensationalism. It has to intrigue, excite and encourage. The marketing email that is not opened is a waste of effort, so much depends on the Subject Line. Some … READ MORE »
The search for effective Subject Lines for an email marketing campaign is the bane of anyone whose job it is to write it. It’s bad enough sitting in front of a blank Word document waiting for inspiration to hit, but it’s much worse trying to pick the few words on which the success of the … READ MORE »
You are probably as fed up with Black Friday and Cyber Monday email marketing campaigns as are the subscribers to your email marketing lists. They’ve probably been more stressed than you as they will have seen their preview pane a mess of Black, Cyber, Friday, Monday and Weeks. How did you do? Were you as … READ MORE »
What makes you pull a book from the shelves of Waterstones? All you have to go on are the title, author and publisher yet, after a quick perusal, you will be able to pick a book that, even if you do not buy it, it will probably interest you. You can see why authors will … READ MORE »
I’ve mentioned before, and will mention again, that in order to get ahead of your competitors you must go outside of email marketing to look for ideas that might work for you. Take Subject Lines. I’ve just written a book and I’m struggling, as always, to come up with the perfect title. It is non-fiction … READ MORE »