Email marketing templates are a superb resource. They generally offer a vast range of designs that can be modified to suit your specific needs and at the same time look original. What might worry you is that you know nothing about graphic design. Here you are with all that opportunity and no idea what to … READ MORE »
As clichés go, ‘honesty is the best policy’ has a lot going for it and I make no excuses for using it. However, as an aphorism, it doesn’t go far enough. There are positives and negatives to the unexpurgated. No product is perfect. Everything is a compromise. You offer a hotel that is close to … READ MORE »
A company producing software I use frequently has a forum where one of the threads asks for ideas for the next incarnation of the product. In other words it was using their customers to complete their research for them. Heineken went a different route. They ran a promotion, ‘Reinvent the draught beer experience’, to generate … READ MORE »
We see on television daily examples of how to appear to be saying something useful whilst in fact obfuscating. Some politicians have brought this to an art form. They can speak for minutes when, in theory, answering a question but later review will show that they said nothing in reply. Email software encourages you to … READ MORE »
An email is a sales pitch. Email marketing software compensates for the fact that the deal is not completed face to face. In essence the only difference between sales staff and digital sales is that one requires a signature on the dotted line whilst we want someone to click through. Your sales staff will have … READ MORE »
Like justice, your marketing emails should not only NOT be spam, they should not appear to be spam. If the recipients doubt that your email is legitimate then there is every chance they will tag it as spam giving rise to all sorts of problems. Worse still it might lead to a complaint and so … READ MORE »
We have all been used to negative forecasts for SMEs but they haven’t been as dire for some time. Every economist, political reporter, marketing researcher and their dogs are suggesting that whatever business we are in, we are going to struggle over the coming months, email marketing included. History, though, tells us otherwise. In any, … READ MORE »
When KPIs were introduced to a company I worked for, it was a requirement to support them enthusiastically and, having a certain ambition to go further at that time, I supported them enthusiastically. I’ve seen the flip charts. I’ve seen the PowerPoint presentations. I’ve seen successes. I’ve seen failures. One thing that I have seen … READ MORE »
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 »
Let’s start by saying what we don’t mean with regards to price comparisons with other companies. We’ve all seen the ‘basket of goods’ indulged in by supermarkets where prices of a selection of moderately essential goods is compared to that of their competitors. However, it’s a risky endeavour requiring a lot of preparation, bravery, lawyers … READ MORE »