Tag: email lists

Deliverability & your email marketing list

We've covered deliverability a number of time in the past, and for good reason. It is probably the most important aspect of email marketing. If it doesn't drop into an inbox, you have wasted your time. Not only that, you can gain a 'reputation' with the filtering agent and make it more likely that your … READ MORE »

Email marketing list and deliverability

It is quite obvious that if your email does not drop into the inbox of your customers, then all your effort, time and money is wasted. Your email marketing list is an important factor in avoiding a spam filter’s ire. Here are 5 factors which will lower the risk. 1/ Bought in lists There is … READ MORE »

Look after your email lists

A fine of £130,000 would, you might expect, generate enough sympathy to leave some to spare. The company suffering the fine was Pharmacy2U (PtU), the largest NHS-approved online UK pharmacy, following an investigation by the Daily Mail. The Information Commissioner’s Office could have gone up to £500,000 under S. 55 Data Protection Act and you … READ MORE »

Data protect – a warning

There is always something to learn from other people's success. You can discover why they did well, perhaps find a critical point where you might have formed a different plan. You now know what works. It is the same with the mistakes of others, even where their errors of judgement were clear. Pharmacy2U Ltd (PtU), … READ MORE »

Segmented email marketing lists – what’s next

We have recently mentioned the basic, single factor method of segmenting email marketing list for the purpose of targeting emails. For greater ROI, you need to go a little further. Let’s take the example of customer who bought a high level printer from you. A quick assessment of your data will show that 50% of … READ MORE »

Segmentation of email marketing lists Part 2

We have recently covered simple segmentation of email marketing lists based on age, gender, location, etc. Although it is quite basic it gives excellent improvement in returns, especially when the limited investment is taken into consideration. We can do more with segmentation though. Your returns should show you what you are doing right and what … READ MORE »

Segmenting email marketing lists

There are two reasons for segmenting your email marketing lists: for testing, and precise marketing. The difference between the two is significant: in the first case those in each list should be as similar as possible, and for the second there must be a difference. So it is important not to mix up the two. … READ MORE »

Segmenting an email marketing list

What three questions about email marketing would you like answered? Perhaps 'What is the best Subject Line?' Or maybe, 'How can we improve Open Rates?' Then again another popular one is 'What can I do to generate more click through?' There is one answer which applies to all: segment you email marketing list. Or rather, … READ MORE »

Alternative sources for data

There are numerous ways to obtain data. The main sources for us is the returns from email marketing campaigns and from cookies, but there are many others. For instance, you could talk to your customers, expand that into focus groups, use one of the many types of survey, such as telephone, mail, email and internet, … READ MORE »

Email marketing and different ideas

Transferable skills are hardly a new phenomenon but because email marketing is digitally based, with lots of new words for new devices, there is this assumption that your CV needs to be written in C++ if you want a job serving coffee. There are many non technical disciplines that have a lot to teach us. … READ MORE »

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