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3 Trillion Emails - Did You Know This?

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Mortgage and Lending with Loan Officer Marketing Lab/ Real Estate Marketing Lab

 

Oh hey... Before I begin this blog post, I wanted to treat you to some crazy facts about email:

- There are more than 100 billion pieces of SPAM email sent around the world every single day!

- The number of spam email messages sent around the globe each month numbers in the trillions!

- More than 80% of all that SPAM is sent by fewer than 200 individuals

- Despite the crushing number of SPAM messages sent each month, email continues to deliver a higher Return On Investment than any other form of marketing

Ok, Now that I got those interesting numbers out of my system, let's get back to the regularly scheduled blog post! Did you know that email is still considered the #1 highest return on investment form of marketing in the world? Here are some facts you need to consider that can help you with your own email mortgage marketing efforts:

  • The best days to send email are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
  • The best time of day to send email is after 9:30 but before 2:0
  • Never use red colored font in a professional email (Sets off SPAM flags)
  • Keep your subject lines shorter than 35 characters whenever possible
  • "Long term prospects" (Those who are not in the market for at least 6 months) should get 1 email per month, whereas shorter term prospects should get emailed 2 - 3 times per month
  • Send usable information free of blatant advertising
  • Add your Twitter and FaceBook profile links to your email signature (If you have professional profiles setup)
This image really demonstrates the power of email marketing:

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Those are some pretty impressive numbers: a $43.08 return on investment for every dollar spent! Where else can you get those types of conversions? Direct mail? Magazine ads? Radio? Hiring telemarketers? Nope...

Use the tips I provided above, and and you will see an improvement in your own email marketing efforts. But there's one more tip I have for you that absolutely must be observed:

- Use a permission based email list only! Do not SPAM! -

It's far easier than you imagine to build a permission based email list. It doesn't need to be a long and drawn out process. If you make use of a marketing-grade auto-responder system, all of your follow-up efforts will be automated and save you a truck-load of time, while delivering fresh, warm leads to you on a regular basis as the prospects begin to convert and respond to your efforts. I generally grow my own email list by 250 - 300 fresh emails per month. Would you like to do the same?

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Tony Grego, 317-663-4173 #1 Trade Association for Alternative Inv
REISA - 317-663-4173 - Indianapolis, IN

Now I know why the post office is going out of business.

Nice post

 

Sep 09, 2009 04:23 AM
Chad Weber
Loan Officer Marketing Lab/ Real Estate Marketing Lab - O'Fallon, MO

I'd have to agree Tony - I think email and the ability to communicate near-instantly with people all over the world has certainly had an impact on the Post Office. Why pay and wait days for a message to be delivered when you can pop out an email, an IM, or even a text message?

The low cost of email advertising and high return on investment has also made some inroads. Trillions of emails per month... Wow...

CW -

Sep 09, 2009 05:11 AM
Becky Brand
Shorewest Realtors - Oconomowoc, WI

Chad - nice post - I came in off of Twitter, by the way.  I would like to spread this around some - can you let us know where the $43.08 ROI stat came from? 

Once the pain of developing a permission based email list is over, it becomes much easier to market to that list.

Thanks again for the reminders!

Sep 09, 2009 06:25 AM
Debbie Aldrich
The Watts Group Real Estate - Cottonwood Heights, UT
Salt Lake City Realtor - Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights

Chad interest info. 

Sep 09, 2009 06:52 AM
Chad Weber
Loan Officer Marketing Lab/ Real Estate Marketing Lab - O'Fallon, MO

Hello Becky,

Great! See? Twitter works! haha - The 43.08 stat can be found at ClickZ - Marketing Sherpa - Direct Marketing Association and a few other spots. All great resources by the way!

 

CW -

Sep 09, 2009 06:56 AM
Douglas Fischer
East Oahu Realty - Selling Honolulu, Hawaii Condos - Honolulu, HI

No wonder the US Postal Service is losing money!!!

Sep 09, 2009 08:02 AM
Justin Herring (Atlanta's #1 Home Loan Expert)
Southeast Mortgage - Atlanta, GA

Chad,

Nice info.  Direct mail still exists, but is falling way behind email marketing.

Sep 28, 2009 11:07 AM
Susan Brown
Keller Williams NE, Kingwood Texas (Humble & Atascocita too) - Kingwood, TX

The crazy facts are great.  I feel prepared now to handle a Jeopardy category on email.  Thanks Chad.

Sep 29, 2009 01:15 AM
Anonymous
Kevin Hayes

Hey Chad,

So I have about 20 people to thank for all the junk I get in my emai.  That is amazing!

When it comes to marketing Chad really knows what he talking about.  I just started with him and he has helped me a ton.

Kevin Hayes

<A href="http://www.columbiamortgageguy.com">South Carolina Mortgages</A>

Dec 18, 2009 02:47 AM
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