Email marketing is one of the 5 Impactful & Cost Effective Marketing Activities.
So, how can we make it truly effective?
Here is some advise.
Distribution List
This is the most important asset.
Build your list using landing pages. These can be promoted on your website, social media channels and via online ads. Offer a free asset (i.e. white paper, webinar invite) in exchange for contact details.
Make sure your list is updated, accurate and legally compliant.
Once you have a relevant list, engage in meaningful communications. Be cautious here as you do not want to end up in the spam folder or have too many unsubscribes.
Define your Objectives
Be clear on what you are trying to achieve.
Are you promoting special offers? Are you positioning your brand as market leader? Are you nurturing the relationship with your clients or targeting prospects?
Segment
Segment your audience on one or more criteria like:
Location
Job title
Interests and behaviours
Industry and company size
Create Engaging Content
Email marketing is very much about story telling.
So, make your subject line punchy, focus on your USP (why should they read your email?), offer free valuable content and use videos and images optimized for email.
Very important: position your calls to action (CtA) clearly within the email body.
Automation & CRM
Email marketing is time consuming, so take advantage of automation. This will make drafting, segmentating and scheduling faster and it will also provide notifications from your list in real time.
If the investment is justifiable, align your automation to a good CRM system. This is of great support to your campaigns and for your sales team.
Email marketing is an effective and affordable channel to acquire prospects and manage your client relationships.
As ever, try to be agile and don't be afraid to test and try.
Thank you for reading.
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