Email Marketing - Iris Carter-Collins, Speaker and Coach

You are sure to have encountered some form of e-mail marketing if you use email

You are sure to have encountered some form of e-mail marketing if you use email. Companies have the ability to market to all of their potential customers and current ones using email messages with email promoting. If you are considering using marketing via email, peruse this article for several helpful tips. Only send emails to individuals you know. Most people treat email from unknown parties as spam. People will wonder if you are someone that they know, or if they even care! They will just send your email to their spam folder, and it will be a huge waste of your time.

Stick to one subject per message and don’t meander

TIP! Only send emails to those who have requested them. Mailing people who are not familiar with you or your product can look like spam.

Stick to one subject per message and don’t meander. You should avoid boring or overwhelming customers with marketing emails which contain excessive content. Create a specific message using brevity and conciseness. Your customers will respond more positively to a message that is easily understood and goes straight to the point. Keep things consistent. Your emails should use the same logo and colors. Always use a legible font. Your recipients will be more aware of the appearance of your messages and focus on them.

A recognizable brand is an important marketing factor, especially with email promoting. You should focus your e-mail marketing efforts on your most promising customers. However, persistent you are with your marketing campaign, it needs to be geared towards the right people in order to be successful. If your messages are not properly targeted, your customer base cannot grow.

Give customers an incentive in your emails

TIP! You should generate one crystal-clear message for every email that you send. Do not let your customers get annoyed or bored with your content.

In your emails, give customers an incentive. Give them a little extra encouragement to give you their business. Consider options such as free shipping for larger orders of fifty dollars or more. Do not use email messages that require graphical elements in order to present key facts. A lot of new email clients do not show images automatically. Your message will become impossible to read if the images are not displayed correctly. The most important information needs to be in the email’s main text. If you must use images, be sure they have useful alt tags. Make sure everyone on your marketing list has given you permission to email them. Otherwise, people may consider you a spammer and delete your emails or unsubscribe from your list. If a lot of complaints are sent to your email provider, you could get in trouble for violating spam policies.

 

From time to time it is a good idea to change up the format of your emails. So, if you usually send out HTML formatted emails, then mix it up and send out an email in something like plain text format. If your message is written well, the plain text adds a personal touch, making customers feel ‘connected’ to the products and services that you offer. E-mail marketing is so common that almost everyone is familiar with it. Basically, it gives companies a way to promote their business through simple email communications. While it can be effective, you must use it correctly, so keep what you’ve read here in mind to stay on track.

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