There are many factors to consider when it comes to creating landing pages to back up an email marketing campaign. Much will depend on, for instance, how the person arrives at the page, and each route will require different design factors. For instance, if they came via an online ad, you’ll know little about … READ MORE »
You can’t argue against it. It’s obvious that selling products at a loss does nothing for your ROI, at least not directly. Yet email marketing companies do it. Not only that, the most successful seem to do it more than the others. Therefore, they must have their reasons. For research purposes I subscribed to … 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 »
Your website should be a source of leads and subscribers to your email marketing lists. So why clutter it with an About Us page? From what I’ve found when researching this article, most company websites have them. They are often beautifully laid out, the text generally inspired and the images well chosen. How irritating is … READ MORE »
Let me confess from the beginning that all I’m suggesting is that following the data blindly can often be a poor option. For email marketing, data is a tool, nothing more. It needs to be kept sharp, but be careful of stabbing yourself. Let’s say that you want to split test a new email design. … READ MORE »
Michigan State University recently published research into the methods that cyber criminals use to break into a company’s data. The types of attack include spyware, ransomware, and denial of service. If your email marketing lists are compromised, it will cost you more than just reputation. The most popular form of defence is based on software. … READ MORE »
I am, like around 8% of European males, partially colour-blind. In women, the rate is considerably lower, at around 0.5%. On top of that, there are many different kinds of colour blindness. You might be wondering whether there’s any point in trying to influence subscribers to your email marketing list with colour when there are … READ MORE »
The joy of the English language is that there are lots of synonyms. This is not only a ticket to untold wealth for thesaurus publishers, but handy for those who want to put over an idea in exactly the way which will produce the right response. You will have a number of uses for copy: … READ MORE »
We’ve mentioned how to gain subscribers to your email marketing lists and you will, no doubt, be less than pleased to discover that it is only half the battle, and the easier one. Once you’ve got them, you need stratagems aimed at ensuring they stay. In normal circumstances it is better to highlight worthwhile procedures … READ MORE »
Email marketing works. The facts are unarguable so most departments will want to use it in their campaigns. There’s little cost and their budget will be able to cope. One problem is that there are constraints not fully understood by those who are not specialists. As companies become larger, various specialities tend to separate and … READ MORE »