Sending an email to your customers/prospects may seem like the dinosaur thing to do in the world of instant gratification on Facebook and Twitter, but do not dismiss this touch point with your people.
Forty-four percent of Americans do not have a profile on a social networking site. So while you are diligently trying to reach the other 100-44 percent (do the math…without a calculator) of people with your clever cat photos and inspirational quotes, you could be missing out on getting your message to a loyal customer who simply prefers email over social media.
Here are a few tips for your email campaign:
- Pick a clever subject line. (nobody will open an email that directs them to buy something-unless they are bored, and really want to buy something from anyone)
- Make sure you are using an email that has been given to you. Put a plan in place to collect emails. (there are spam rules and you don’t want to get blocked forever)
- Stay consistent with the look and feel of your emails. If it’s valuable information to your customer, they will start looking for your emails.
- Don’t send out too many emails. (if people feel like they are being bugged constantly, they will unsubscribe)
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