Tag: Direct Email Marketing

Using email marketing to acquire email addresses

In any campaign to acquire email addresses for direct email marketing, all resources should be integrated. There are a number of ways in which emails themselves can be part of the campaign. Working with another company A recipient who has opted in to receive emails from one company may well have been asked if they … READ MORE »

Campaign planning for email list acquisition

Directing a potential customer to your website in the vague hope that they might stumble on the page where the sign up procedure appears is obviously not enough. The dangers are that the person might become lost, disinterested or distracted. Remember that your website has been designed to grab the attention of visitors and it … READ MORE »

Offline collection of addresses for email marketing

Any offline communication with the customer, such as the paperwork attendant on delivery of an item, order form, invoice or correspondence, should be seen as an opportunity to point the respondent in the way of your website. One method of encouraging customers who might otherwise be reluctant to visit your website might be pointing out … READ MORE »

The Eight Principles of Good Practice in email marketing

If you process personal information the eight principles of good practice for email marketing requires the data to be: Fairly and lawfully processed processed for limited purposes adequate, relevant and not excessive accurate and up to date not kept longer than necessary processed in accordance with the individual’s rights secure not transferred to a country outside … READ MORE »

What’s in a name? Viral Marketing

They could have picked a better one than viral marketing. It’s enough to put anyone off. They are not that easy to describe so the best way to understand them is to examine a rather clever example. Go to www.reliefracer.com, although doing so when the boss is about to come in is not the best … READ MORE »

New email subscriber? Virgin Oil

After all the excitement of entering a new email address in your database you should take a deep breath. You need to calm down as your work has only just begun. You now have to realise the potential of that new customer. My experience is that when signing up for newsletters and email marketing the … READ MORE »

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