A call to action can seem a little intimidating for subscriber reading a marketing email. Some boxes can come across as too demanding. A ‘Click Me’ is nothing more than an abrupt demand for action and lacks the subtle encouragement that should be our norm. We need to do better. We don’t do ourselves any … READ MORE »
Email marketing software gives an insight into the unconscious minds of you subscribers, something that occupies MRI scanners for some hours according to a recent television programme. It would appear – according to Horizon – that most people do not react logically. They just react. There is a lot of evidence, although not sourced via … READ MORE »
Redesigning your email marketing can feel like progress. New look. New energy. A sense of improvement. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most of your subscribers won’t notice. And those who do may not like it. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t change anything. It means you should change carefully. Start with the Only Question That Matters … READ MORE »
If someone suggests linking your email marketing with Facebook, your first instinct might be: “Do I really have time for that?” Wrong question. The only one that matters is: Will it improve ROI? Because if it does, it’s not extra work. It’s leverage. Why Facebook and Email Marketing Work Well Together At first glance, they seem … READ MORE »
It might surprise you to hear this from someone who writes email marketing copy for a living, but here goes: You can write your own email campaigns. You probably will. And — with a bit of structure and determination — you might even do a decent job. There. We said it. (Excuse us while our copywriting team collectively winces.) When … READ MORE »
Let’s make one thing clear: nothing in email marketing is definitive and the best you can hope for in the way of guidance are ideas to test. You probably know that anyway, but it bears repeating. You are unique. The next thing to make clear is what a Call To Action is. It’s nothing more … READ MORE »
I’m firmly of the opinion that you can learn more from what you do right than from email marketing mistakes, and looking at the methods of those companies that have been successful is the way to go. Mind you, sometimes you just have to highlight the errors. At the end of November, I received an … READ MORE »
We all love designing and planning our rather brilliant, in more ways than one, HTML email marketing campaigns, which is convenient as we have the statistics to prove our subscribers love receiving them just as much. With our free email marketing templates, it is easy to create a masterpiece. Not only that, both commentators and … READ MORE »
Are your marketing emails predictable? Does the new one look just like the last one? When’s the last time you experimented? The probable answer is that there is a certain sameness to your emails. Why should you be different? I view dozens of marketing emails each week and the most depressing thing is that they … READ MORE »
I’ve stored an advert to subscribe to an email marketing list for a little over nine months. It was in an enewsletter, with a hotlink to a landing page for ‘regular offers of products, often at a reduced price’. Whilst I didn’t expect to be offered anything I particularly wanted, I thought I’d give it … READ MORE »