Email Campaign Management

This time it is personal

You might be wondering how your strategy should change if, as seems likely, the country does not turn the financial corner soon. The answer is, in all probability, do what those in email marketing should be doing already. The rather crude adage that for email marketing in particular it is more cost effective to spend … READ MORE »

What’s in it for them?

The major concern of most people when studying the UK Government’s budget was probably how it effects them both personally and professionally. This is not necessarily an indicator of selfishness and ‘What’s in it for me?’ is, in all probability, too harsh and indictment. One change must have made us all sit up and take … READ MORE »

Go for it

There is little doubt that the budget has set the tone for a number of years to come. The only argument seems to be for how many. Whilst it is wrong to suggest that the degree of retrenchment comes as a shock it does give the feeling that belt-tightening is now official. Times are hard … READ MORE »

Steam power

Email marketing is a bit like steam powered ships. The advantages are so overwhelming that it is tempting to start anew, wipe the slate clean and seek other clichés. But care should be taken. I don’t want to extend the analogy too far but for many years boats had steam and sail power, getting the … READ MORE »

All bounces are not equal

Jargon can be a problem for those engaged in email marketing. All you want to do is to increase the size of your email lists but it sometimes seems that you need a dictionary beside you all the time. Terminology can be confusing especially if it uses familiar words to describe events where they have … READ MORE »

Do as you are told

Any top ten list of what should be in a direct marketing email will include a call to action, that is a click through to the offer. It will be on any top two list as well. It is the whole reason for the email. But don’t just call: demand. No matter how cool people … READ MORE »

It’s free!

It has been accepted wisdom for some years that one of the words to avoid, if you want to get your emails delivered, is ‘FREE!!!!’ This has been largely accepted to include ‘free’ but this may well be a step too far. Spam filters are fluid. They are tested every minute of every day by … READ MORE »

Mean, median and best

Much of the information that your email marketing software needs to be effective is logical and rather obvious. For instance, the database will naturally contain the full purchasing history of all your clients on your various lists. If you are selling printers then you will be able to work out the average time between purchase … READ MORE »

Oddly World Cup

The football World Cup is a bandwagon that you might feel is nearly full. Toshiba have promised to refund the price of your TV if England win although there are certain conditions and the JVC I bought is excluded. There is a retail consortium offering £100 or more against any old TV offered in part … READ MORE »

The same variables

The statistics supplied by email marketing software should not been seen as static. If you use them only to define what has happened then you waste their most powerful facility. They can do so much more than just prove a reasonable return on investment. Look beyond where you came relative to the various targets and … READ MORE »

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