Tag: email copy

Do Not Alienate Subscribers

You've worked hard to build your email list(s). Blood, sweat, and lead magnets. So why are you treating your subscribers like disposable extras in a low-budget sci-fi movie? Too many brands collect emails like souvenirs – nice to have, rarely dusted off, and barely acknowledged. Or worse: they go full alien invasion mode – blasting subscribers with … READ MORE »

Stop Clickbaiting Your Subscribers: Build Trust

If you think there's something revolutionary about the latest email marketing tactics, think again. Strip away the tech and tools, and it all comes down to one thing: trust. And guess what destroys trust faster than a dodgy-looking link or a misleading Subject Line? Clickbait. You want email marketing campaigns that don't just get clicks, but earn loyalty? Of … READ MORE »

Speed Up Email Campaign Image Search

The email copy is done. The CTA is strong. The layout looks epic. Now all that's missing from your email campaign is the image – the visual cue that stops the scroll and sells the click. Cue the great stock image safari. You open your favourite stock image site, type in a keyword, and suddenly you're knee-deep … READ MORE »

“How-To” Content That Powers Your Email

Do you want to run an email campaign that converts? Who wouldn't? That's the point after all, isn't it? But… don't stop at the CTA. Support it. Strengthen it. Back it up with "how to" content that tells people exactly what to do, when to do it, and why they'll love it. Because when subscribers click but … READ MORE »

Your old email hooks might not work anymore

In email marketing, the hooks we use to hang our campaigns on have shifted. What once turned heads might now barely get a glance. If we want clicks, conversions, and loyal subscribers, we need to make sure we’re highlighting the right features – the ones that matter most right now. The success of any email … READ MORE »

Master The Art Of Saying Sorry

There are many skills required to reach the top, or even obtain moderate success, in email marketing, and one of the most difficult to master is the art of saying sorry. You’ll make mistakes. If they just cost a sale or two, the lesson is often worth the price. If you’ve upset one of your … READ MORE »

Think Small

When Volkswagen’s advertising agency, the wonderful Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), produced the genre-confounding Think Small series of adverts for the VW Beetle, it was as much due to a change in the way their teams were organised as the actual graphic design. Their system has since been accepted as the norm across the industry, and … READ MORE »

What To Check In An Email Before Sending

As with most mistakes, the most important response is to ensure you do not make it again. It’s not a simple case of ‘Oh, I’ll remember that’. You’ve already missed the error once. What’s to say you would not make an identical mistake again by just not seeing it?  For this article we’ll assume you … READ MORE »

Describe Your Email Marketing Campaign

I used to edit a magazine. The layout, design, images and copy are there to encourage the person to read the article and become lost in it. It means, hopefully, that they will come back for more. The problem is that editors and graphic designers look at the page from their specific skills point of … READ MORE »

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