Tag: triggered email

Blown to one corner of the world

We’ve had a wander around which details are needed for an effective database without being in any way specific. Perhaps now is the time to define the nature of the email data you need. The answer is simple enough: it varies. Whilst a common generic name for what we do could be called bulk email … READ MORE »

Working with Automated Responses

Using events to trigger emails saves time and money. Effective planning can increase the gains. All you need to do is work out what you want from each intervention. Some events are common to us all, such as a customer subscribing to an email marketing list. The purpose of an automated response would be to … READ MORE »

Event Triggered Emails

Email marketing software will allow you to define the norm for the lifestyle of your typical subscriber so that you can, within limits, predict their behaviour. You can then intervene at opportune times to keep them purchasing. Like most things in email marketing you need to plan and measure so here are some ideas. 1. … READ MORE »

4 Reasons for Automated Response in Email Marketing

In email marketing the fact that anything which lowers input from humans is good has to be balanced against the need for pesonalisation. Make your subscribers feel that they are just a number and that number will go down. Automated responses should be specific to the individuals on your email marketing list and the best … READ MORE »

Effective Personalisation in Email Marketing

If, like me, you search the internet and chat rooms to identify trends of, and worries about, bulk email marketing it is never long before you realise that there is much argument over how to address your subscribers. Should it be by first name, with a 'salutation' or as Dear Customer. Despite the disputes and … READ MORE »

New email subscriber? What next?

After all the excitement of entering a new email address in your database you should take a deep breath. You need to calm down as your work has only just begun. You now have to realise the potential of that new customer. My experience is that when signing up for newsletters and email marketing the … READ MORE »

Email Marketing: One Sale is not enough

If someone asks you the way to the high street do you give them directions or suggest that Acacia Avenue is nearer? It is hard not to be prescriptive when something seems self-evident. But let me give it a go. It can be useful to use information you have on a customer or email prospect … READ MORE »

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