In a recent post, we've mentioned how few companies tracked their subscribers’ behaviour online. If this is you then you are missing out on a significant feature of email marketing. Those that do track have an advantage. The behaviour of subscribers to your email marketing list gives you metrics that can be used to segregate … READ MORE »
Which?, the consumer magazine, has produced a report, the title of which, Control, Alt or Delete fails to explain its subject. The sub-heading, The Future of Consumer Data, is a little more enlightening. The full report, available to download here, rewards careful reading. The very useful executive summary starts with: “Digitisation is remodelling consumer markets, … READ MORE »
The headline is not hyperbole, nor is it an exaggeration. It is not even a sub-editor working with a hangover. It is true. Remarkably, the person who causes some subscribers to leave will be you. You have already formed the opinion that it is all down to the GDPR and to an extent you are … READ MORE »
The Gov.uk site, https://www.gov.uk/, which provides government guidance and services, such as vehicle tax payment, has succeeded in what is probably one of its main intents by saying that it will phase out Latin abbreviations, such as eg, ie, etc, et al (sorry. Too tempting to resist.) It created a small furore in the press, … READ MORE »
You have a number of customers sitting on your email marketing list who do not respond to your campaigns. You leave them on there for ages hoping that they might, for some unexplained reason, suddenly burst into activity. All they actually do is to mess up your returns, making a successful campaign seem less productive, … READ MORE »
One indicator of whether a company is serious about email marketing or not is to assess how they deal with those who do not respond to email marketing campaigns. The urge not to do anything about them in case the conclusion is they should be removed is a bit of a test after all the … READ MORE »
The most cost-effective way of collecting subscribers to an email marketing list is via a website. Once set up, the systems and automated sign-up forms require little or no monitoring over and above checking on figures. The keywords here, though, are largely QUALITY CONTENT. The one thing essential to gaining subscribers using this method is … READ MORE »
If I am asked about the details of Google search engine algorithms I paraphrase the late, great Douglas Adams: “If anyone discovers the reasoning behind them, they will be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. Many believe this has already happened.” The changes a year or so ago to the search engine’s systems … READ MORE »
If a subscriber becomes inactive you have a choice of either investing in methods to become active or else investing in a campaign to gain new ones. If you follow these five simple steps for those not responding you might find it the better option. 1. Identify It is not a simple case of setting … READ MORE »
When deciding on what to offer as an encouragement for people to signup-to your email marketing list there are two simple criteria: 1. You need an item that the demographic you are aiming for would value highly, have not already got and are unable to get elsewhere at that price, and 2. It won’t cost … READ MORE »