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eMail Marketing : Best Practices. Why use Constant Contact? Opens and click- t hroughs Best practices Changing platforms Design with purpose CRM Next steps. AGENDA. WHY USE AN eMAIL MARKETING PROVIDER?. The most efficient way to reach our customers. Reach large audience.
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Why use Constant Contact? Opens and click-throughs Best practices Changing platforms Design with purpose CRM Next steps AGENDA
The most efficient way to reach our customers Reach large audience Quickly Low out-of-pocket Do it yourself WHY USE AN eMAIL MARKETING PROVIDER?
Comply with CAN-SPAM Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 WHY USE AN eMAIL MARKETING PROVIDER?
Measurable results Responses Trends Reports Benchmarks WHY USE AN eMAIL MARKETING PROVIDER?
OPENS & CLICK-THROUGHS
eMail Marketing. What is it good for? OPENS AWARENESS INTEREST CLICK-THROUGHS SALES OPENS AND CLICK-THROUGHS
How do we stack up? EventPlanners Kallman Worldwide 17% 17% 12% 10% 25% fewer 8% OPENS(#opened/#delivered) CLICK-THROUGHS(#clicked/#delivered) OPENS AND CLICK-THROUGHS
What does that mean? 13,000 pieces/month X 8% 1,040“interested” 17% X 12% 12% 1,560 “interested” 8% 520 extra/month CLICK-THROUGHS OPENS AND CLICK-THROUGHS
Soo…….how do we improve our open and click-through rates? Design Audience Timing Content OPENS AND CLICK-THROUGHS
Don’t picture everyone on a PC CHANGING PLATFORMS
How eMail has changed Jun 11 Aug 11 Oct 11 Dec 11 Feb 12 Apr 12 CHANGING PLATFORMS
Where is eMailreally being read? iPad9% Smartphone29% Webmail24% Desktop27% CHANGING PLATFORMS
Subject lines: What you think you look like CHANGING PLATFORMS: BEST PRACTICES
Subject lines: what you really look like Short (35 letters or less) Sender is mostimportant Killer first line CHANGING PLATFORMS: BEST PRACTICES
Open: what you think youlook like CHANGING PLATFORMS
Open: what you really look like iPhone iOS5 Blackberry Android CHANGING PLATFORMS
High security=no images Use ALT tags on graphics U.S. Pavilion/Farnborough Airshow logo Hawaii’s Oceanit representatives meet AIA President Marion Blakey at the Paris Air Show 2011 CHANGING PLATFORMS: BEST PRACTICES
Big thumbs, little screens!Put in enough space to make buttons easyto push CHANGING PLATFORMS: BEST PRACTICES
DESIGN WITH PURPOSE
Put the main message and CTA “above the fold” DESIGN WITH PURPOSE: BEST PRACTICES
It’s okay to be clear and simple DESIGN WITH PURPOSE: BEST PRACTICES
Act like they’ve already said “yes” “Please let us know your target industry/target geography you are looking to reach so that we can provide you more information based on your request.” DESIGN WITH PURPOSE: BEST PRACTICES
Use a P.S.—especially for familiar faces P.S. Sales for Adipec are moving faster than ever before. I’d love to get you into one of the last great spots. Contact me today at gilesh@kallman.com while we can still make it work. DESIGN WITH PURPOSE: BEST PRACTICES
A/B test graphics, subject lines, words, colors, layout, etc.. B A B A A B DESIGN WITH PURPOSE: BEST PRACTICES
THEY DON’T CALL IT“E-CRM” FOR NOTHING
Send different emails to different customers Same show: • Brand new lead • Dormant or competitor’s customer • Continuing exhibitor e-CRM: BEST PRACTICES
Next steps Analyze past emails based on lists, timing (related to show), subject lines, etc. Litmus.com CRM--MailChimp e-CRM: BEST PRACTICES