Tag: Social Media

What’s stopping you using video promotion?

We recently provided an introduction to using video in email marketing. However, such basics were probably not enough to convince you to spend all that money on what for you is an untried process. You will have been put off by the costly kit, new skills required, all the technical knowledge, the expense, a lot … READ MORE »

How to protect your email lists from GDPR

The GDPR gives individuals the right, free of charge, to access their personal data by electronic means and to rectify or delete it. They also should be able to verify how their data is processed. There is a limitation imposed that individuals may only do so at reasonable intervals. You may be concerned for the … READ MORE »

Working together

In a recent article on omnichannel marketing we emphasised that departments need to work together to ensure that the customer experience is seamless. It is an essential for effective email marketing.  You don’t have to spend long on Facebook to realise that many people complain of a disconnect between sales and customer service. Some companies, … 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 »

Digital crime

We all like freebies, don't we. Offering a product for nothing is a proven way of gaining subscribers to an email marketing list. And who could resist taking possession of a USB stick found in the car park outside your offices? The recent successful attack on Talk Talk’s data should ensure that anyone involved in … READ MORE »

Consumer Rights Act 2015, an overview

This article is a brief introduction to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the Act) which some of those engaged in email marketing suggest is the most important consumer legislation for some years. We will be returning to the Act in detail from time to time. Most of the provisions of the Act will come into … READ MORE »

A dozen pointers to a good e-newsletter

Learn from the criticisms of others. These are comments from subscribers to e-newsletters (from now on just newsletters) gleaned from forums and blogs. Some appear to contradict which merely means you have a choice. 1/ Clear, simple and short For a newsletter which arrives every morning containing a précis of, for instance, news of a … READ MORE »

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