It is no exaggeration to say that a good, and we’ll come to what it meant by good, landing page design is the keystone of email marketing. So what do I mean by landing page? For the purposes of this article, a landing page is a special page on your website where people who click … READ MORE »
The good news is that there is only one function of a landing page. It is there to ensure a customer completes. This makes it the easiest page to design and, more importantly, a doddle to test. If you have access to free email marketing templates then the only sensible option is to choose from … READ MORE »
As lead generation has multiple definitions, let’s start by explaining what it means for this article: gaining email addresses in order to encourage the owners to subscribe to your email marketing lists. The more leads, the more subscribers. There are a number of common ways to gain a leads. A cheap and effective method is … READ MORE »
Email marketing gives us just the subject line and a short paragraph, maybe two, in the email to convince readers to click through. Don’t waste a word. I recently saw a display by a local camera club which was after new members. I was interested so approached one of the guys. He was a pleasant … READ MORE »
You see it far too often. The copy that is in the marketing email is the same as that on the landing page. Whilst I know that consistency is reassuring for customers, these companies are missing a trick. Email marketing is a precise craft. Everything, from the From line to the last, short, paragraph must … READ MORE »
When I first started writing, one of the techniques I found useful was to type – on a typewriter – the copy and then cut out each individual paragraph. I would then move them around, perhaps discard one or two, then retype the article again. You can see that if I warn against overuse of … READ MORE »
There you are, wondering if you should increase your range of products. There’s a certain investment in money, time and credibility in your favoured option and you will want to know whether you will end up with egg on your face. Nothing can take the risk out of email marketing but the software available to … READ MORE »
We have mentioned on these pages many times before that for many companies an eNewsletter (newsletter) gives a good return on investment. There are many side benefits, such an acceptance of the From address giving a higher open rate for marketing emails. To make a newsletter work costs a significant amount of money and a … READ MORE »
Every company segments their email marketing lists, at least all those you regard as competitors. The only difference is how well they do it. Most will use the obvious criteria, such as age, gender, location, which means that if you want to gain an advantage you need to do something special. You will be able … READ MORE »
Ask any professional copywriter and they will probably tell you that using a pro for your email marketing campaign is the best option. I have any number of logical reason I could bring to the argument. However, most people can create copy suitable for an email marketing campaign. All you have to do is: 1/ … READ MORE »