Tag: Personalisation

There Are No Shortcuts To Success

You, like the rest of us, will be continually monitoring the returns from your email marketing campaigns, looking for that tell-tale drop that you will have to address as quickly as possible. You might consider, as most of us do, going online. A Google search for ‘best email subject lines’ returns a first page replete … READ MORE »

Improve Customer Experience With Newsletters

You are, hopefully, aware that you should not use newsletters to indulge in overt email marketing. What seems a little odd is that so few companies are willing to exploit email marketing to improve customer experience by, for instance, giving helpful information about products subscribers have bought from them. It is a type of personalisation. … READ MORE »

Productive Words To Use In A Subject Line

The Subject Line has more than one function. It needs to catch the attention of our subscribers to our email marketing lists without putting them off with sensationalism. It has to intrigue, excite and encourage. The marketing email that is not opened is a waste of effort, so much depends on the Subject Line. Some … READ MORE »

Refining Social Proof In An Email Campaign

We mentioned recently the advantages of social proof in convincing your subscribers to complete. There’s nothing quite as convincing as wondering why, if everyone is doing something, you are left out. We highlighted six general headings. This alone is not enough; like everything else in email marketing you need to target. For instance, one of … READ MORE »

Tips For Targeting Age Demographics

I subscribe to dozens of email marketing lists for research purposes, and have done for some years. One thing that still surprises me is that, as far as content goes, I’m largely ignored at best. You see, I’m over 55 years of age. It seems very odd as, for the first time in my life, … READ MORE »

The value of being moral in email marketing

There can be few who haven’t opened a kitchen cupboard, found an item they haven’t used for years, and wondered, “Why on earth did I buy that?” It is proof, if that was needed, that customers do not buy with carefully constructed logic. It might have been an impulse buy or it could have been … READ MORE »

Keep your subscribers coming back for more

We recently gave some ideas on gaining subscribers to your email marketing lists. Here are six ways to ensure they stay and continue to buy. 1/ Respond to loyalty This means more than just discounts and including them in generous email marketing campaigns, although don’t ignore coupons and special reductions. It can be much more … READ MORE »

What will 2018 bring for email marketing?

It is that time of year again when last year’s predictions for email marketing are reviewed and rated according to outcomes. There is danger in this as there is a temptation to take the safe option and predict that everything will be the same except more so. We all knew that mobiles would increase their … READ MORE »

Personal email marketing

We’ve mentioned personalising your email marketing campaigns before on these pages, but there is a further step you can take that can provide a number of benefits. It requires careful planning. To be personal means opening the details of your business, or even private, life to a limited extent. It is a big step and … READ MORE »

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