using email to engage your market
DESCRIPTION
Email marketing is a cost-effective and widely used online marketing tool to acquire new customers and build loyalty with existing customers. In this session, we discussed: - The benefits of Email marketing - How to develop effective email lists - How to create compelling messages that get results - How to measure and improve campaign resultsTRANSCRIPT
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Using Email to EngageYour MarketDecember 7, 2012
Welcome!
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Overview
• Why Consider Email Marketing?
• Building and Managing Quality Lists
• Developing Effective Messages
• Measuring Campaign Results
• Getting Started
• Email Campaign Peer Reviews
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Top Floor Technologies
• Website Design & Development
• Search Engine Marketing
• Social Media
• Email Marketing
• Web Analytics & Conversion Improvement
Maximizing Online Marketing Resultsfor Hundreds of Businesses Since 1999
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Email Usage
210 billion emails sent per day
2 million emails sent every second
1.3 billion email users
516 million business email inboxes worldwide
Globally, mobile users have surpassed desktop users
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Marketers Using Email
92% of all marketers employ some type of email marketing
65% of marketers planned to increase email marketing spending in 2012, while only 3% planned to decrease1
1MarketingSherpa 2012 Email Marketing Benchmark Report
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Key Benefits
Highly targeted and immediate(dynamic, personalized content)
Measurable and Cost effective
Drive sales and up sell current clients
Build customer loyalty
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The Results
66% of email marketers surveyed agreed that email is the most cost effective marketing tool at their company.1
Marketers said they enjoy an ROI two to three times greater with email than any other direct marketing.1
Email marketing delivered a $40.56 return for each $1 spent in 2011 (Direct Marketing Association).2
1Forrester Research, 2Direct Marketing Association
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Building & Managing Quality Lists
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Build Your List Organically
Existing Customers
Sales Leads
Trade Shows & Events
Sign Up Link in Email Signature
Social Media
Leverage Your Website Traffic with Sign Up Boxes on Your Website
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Sign Up Form Examples
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Tip: Keep sign up forms simple and offer meaningful value to your target audience. Let them know what to expect and when to expect it.
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List Segmentation
Reach segments of your list with relevant messages
Segmentation of your list can yield an increase in open rates of approximately 14%
Possible segmentation methods
Demographics – gender, age, geography, company size, etc.
Behavior – email response, purchase history, browsing history, etc.
Customer Lifecycle – buyer vs. prospect, stage of customer journey,
products/services purchased, etc.
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Purchasing Lists?
Not recommended … but if you must:
Make sure your landing pages are aligned to your list’s interests.
Don’t mention the fact that it’s a rented/purchased list.
Test results against your other lists.
Don’t sacrifice quantity for quality.
Instead of using large list collectors, consider specialty lists (from trade publications, associations, trade shows, etc.)
Source: B2B Magazine, E-Mail Marketer Insight
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CANSPAM Compliance
Put your contact info in footer of emails.
Use a current email address.
Have consent to contact your list.
Offer immediate un-subscribe action.
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When asked why recipients stopped subscribing to opt-in emails, more than half said the content was no longer relevant, and 40% said they were getting too many offers.
- Forrester Research
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Developing Effective Messages
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Attributes of Successful Messages
Timely and relevant to the reader
Not over-selling
Clear and compelling calls to action
Formatted to look good in multiple email clients
Effective landing pages
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Topics to Consider
Upcoming events
Special promotions
Product reviews
Insider information
Free tips, expert advice
Information that will help your readers
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Email Message Examples
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Landing Pages
Clearly related to message content
Simple call to action
Less information is more
Mobile friendly
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Subject Lines
Keep it simple
Don’t be overly flashy or pushy
Clearly and concisely describes the purpose/content of your email
Directly relates to expectations you set with subscribers during the opt-in process
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Designing for Readability
Keep width to 600-650 pixels
Test for compatibility with various email clients
Consider responsive design for mobile devices
Leverage the preview pane
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Responsive Design for Mobile
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Responsive Design Tips
Source: Campaign Monitor
Single-column layouts that are no wider than 500 to 600 pixels work best on mobile devices.
Links and buttons should have a minimum target area of 44 × 44 pixels.
Keep your message concise, and place important design elements in the upper section of the message.
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Source: Campaign Monitor
Run Design and Spam
Testing
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Measuring Campaign Results
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Basic Metrics to Track
How many people you sent the email to
How many opened it, how many times
How many unsubscribed
How many forwarded the email
What links they clicked
What they did after clicking a link
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Overall U.S. Industry Averages
Email Open Rate – 19.9%
Email Click Through Rate – 5.4%
Remember, the best benchmark is your own results. Analyze your results and pursue continual improvement.
Source: 2012 Silverpop Email Marketing Metrics Benchmark Study
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Getting Started
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Hundreds of Vendors
Good list of vendors at http://www.marketingprofs.com/bg/
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Important Closing Considerations
Running a campaign takes more than just having a platform. Ensure that you are managing your list well and developing great messages.
Don’t forget marketing 101 – understand your target market and plan your campaigns with them in mind.
Integrate your email marketing with other efforts.
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