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SUSAN [email protected]
EMAIL =
Email is the highest ROI channel there is
● no display algorithms to ‘game’● highly trackable -- even 1:1 emails ● 4 billlllllion accounts worldwide● 25% of these are BUSINESS accounts
REALITY CHECK
WHAT IS EMAIL MARKETING?
BLAST!
Good email marketing:
● extends beyond any single standalone blast
● campaigns that show u know WHO ur subscribers really are, and WHERE they are in their user lifecycle
Rome wasn’t built in a single email.
EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
CAMPAIGNS
Welcome Onboarding / Activation Engagement Reactivation
Transactional
Welcome — Confirm signup, set the email expectationsOnboarding campaign — multi-installment series that gets subscribers to your
activation thresholdEngagement campaign — emails that get subs to your next activation threshold —
from 1st time to repeat usersReactivation — incentivized wake-up for dormant usersRetention — event-based triggers aimed at retain users about to drop offConversion — “the hard sell”Referral — acquisitionTransactional — password, receipt, account details (opportunity to convince &
convert)
EMAIL CAMPAIGNS
EMAIL IS A FUNNEL. Very few people buy at the top of the funnel.
BE PERSISTENT
THIS ONE WORKED
1. ABC: Always Be Collecting
● Persistent across site● As a call to action on any content marketing● Popups work● On EVERY staff’s profiles and email signatures● Paid acquisition campaigns -- promote an offer● Offline works too● LinkedIn trick
1. ABC: Always Be Collecting
● Persistent across ur site● Popups works● On EVERY staff’s profiles and signatures● Paid acquisition campaigns● Offline works too
GOLDEN RULESOF CONTENT MARKETING
2. Subject lines MATTER.
But they don’t just impact open rates.
They impact a subscriber’s perception of your ENTIRE email.
Subject line testing isn’t just about boosting open rates, but boosting total conversions.
IT’S A FUNNEL -- First 10-15 characters MOST important: use action words.
RECIPROCITY
How to get 25K visitors/month -- new ebook, no charge
COMMITMENT & CONSISTENCY
SOCIAL PROOF
LIKING
Praise, association, familiarity, similarity
AUTHORITY
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SCARCITY
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Last chance...
FEARS& ASPIRATIONS
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vs.
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SNOOZE
3. Target and segment
Don’t be random. Some targeting you can do:
● demo● based on previous behavior (open, click, buy)● based on events outside of email (ie, where did they come from)
4. Measure what matters
● OPENS. Standard open rate is below 30%.● CLICKS● CONVERSIONS● SUBSCRIBES● UNSUBSCRIBES● REPLIES
5. MUST. TEST.
1. Subject line: copy, length, emotion2. CTA: language, size, color,
commitment level3. Content layout4. Content length5. Show prices vs. not6. Simple vs complex7. More vs fewer choices8. Send time / day 9. Personalization 10.“From” name PS -- Intuition still
matters.
6. CONTENT MATTERS
● subject line● preview text● IMAGES● body● always have a CTA → one
email, one CTA● include link reminding
people who you are & what you do
7. Mobile FIRST
Over 65% of email gets opened on mobile FIRST.
● ALWAYS TEST mobile● Responsive layout● Content brevity (short <p>)● Subject, preview & sender are
mobile-optimized ● High open rate but low click rate…?