It is probable that your email marketing list has taken a hit during the current situation. To what extent might not be obvious. For instance, if your open rate is lower than normal, there might be any number of causes, although one might be that you subscribers are furloughed, so why should the bother with … READ MORE »
What to say on your marketing emails and enewsletters is, as always, down to what your data dictates. How to say it might have changed. The Coronovirus pandemic has, it seems, changed just about everything else. However, there are some dos and don’ts. The first thing to do is not mention Coronovirus, and never, ever … READ MORE »
Way back, when I was in art college, we were given the task of coming up with poster ideas for the redevelopment of a local town’s market square. You might think, correctly, that this was way before targeting by splitting email marketing lists, but my lack of precision as to audience got my original design … READ MORE »
Do you know what particular words and phrases your customers respond to best? More importantly, have you segmented your email marketing list to take this into account? How to ensure that the words and phrases you use in the body of the email relate to the specific subscriber might seem all but impossible, but we have … READ MORE »
The one thing in email marketing is that nothing is set in stone. However, we can come very close to being didactic in the case of squeeze pages. Because they have just one clear function, to gain subscribers to an email marketing list. 1/ Don’t give away too much This is often put as ‘offer less than … READ MORE »
Having lots of subscribers to your email marketing lists might well give you the feeling that you’ve cracked it, but without detailed information on your subscribers, you cannot effectively segment your lists. If that’s a bit of a downer, don’t worry. There are some straightforward ways to gain data on them. The sign-up procedure … READ MORE »
It is best to assume that the default position is that everyone reads their email on a mobile. In other words, you work back from that premise, personalising your segmented email marketing lists for the few who do not. The natural follow-on is that you should design your email marketing campaigns to ensure all aspects … READ MORE »
I apologise for starting on a negative point, but sometimes relationships come to an end and there’s nothing you can do about it. It goes for subscribers to your email marketing list as well as for life, but in both cases you can sometimes can overcome their reluctance to continue. Your subscribers will have a … READ MORE »
We recently gave some ideas on gaining subscribers to your email marketing lists. Here are six ways to ensure they stay and continue to buy. 1/ Respond to loyalty This means more than just discounts and including them in generous email marketing campaigns, although don’t ignore coupons and special reductions. It can be much more … READ MORE »
Some suggest that the only things harder to come by than subscribers are good ideas. Yet there is an easily accessible way to find a ready source of ideas; subscribe to the email marketing lists of successful companies. Fair enough, you cannot copy verbatim, but what you should do is ask yourself why they do … READ MORE »