Tag: subscribers

Selling holes with email marketing

I’ve recently been considering buying a car. The sales man was friendly, shook hands with me, asked where I’d come from and that was just about the total of what he did that was not connected directly with selling the car. The same went for the woman who came to assess the cost of the … READ MORE »

Indirect uses of email

Email marketing isn’t all about selling. The vast majority is, of course, but not all. The most popular way of using such emails to reduce churn, the most common being the ‘just checking in’ kind. I think I should make one thing clear though; I’m no fan of such emails, mainly because they don’t work. … READ MORE »

What to do when they stop responding?

There is something really irritating about some not replying as expected. It harks back to when I was just beyond the pimply youth age. There’s the phone call that doesn’t come, despite protestations of a lovely evening and a promise to call you. Not much I ever did seemed to be an answer then and … 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 »

Mobile email marketing & multi-tasking

I read a lot of statistics about marketing in general and email marketing in particular. I’ve noticed that there is a degree of variation in the results, as is only to be expected, and in any case any stats that don’t come through our email marketing software is of little interest. However, there are trends … READ MORE »

Putting people off buying

I subscribe to a variety of email marketing lists purely for research purposes; some professional, some not so much. I’ve occasionally bought an item and this means I share the frustrations of the buying public when I come across poor designs and procedures. It makes me wonder how these companies continue in business. It is … READ MORE »

The basics of lead generation

For those just starting in email marketing, lead generation must appear almost mystical. It is also an essential and you need to crack it. However it is a straightforward process, although one that requires constant effort. Let’s start with what lead generation is: Gaining the contact details, in our case mainly email addresses, of potential … READ MORE »

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