Thanks Pamela! I love you analogy with a vacuum cleaner salesman. It's tremendously helpful to have a drip e-mail campaign with our past clients as well as our prospects taken into consideration all your 3 steps above!
Josilina Bello
Tampa, FL
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Pamela Cendejas
Kingman, AZ
Sam Kader - Thank you so much for your input. I agree with you about continuing contact with past clients. It helps you stay top-of-mind.
3 STEPS TO A BETTER CAMPAIGN. STAY IN TOUCH, BUT GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING.
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Pamela Cendejas
Kingman, AZ
You've outlined three very valid points.
Master marketer Bob Bly has a formula for how many of your messages should be "salesy" vs. how many should be pure useful information. I forget the formula, but he mails far fewer sales messages than informative messages - and I read his email every day even if I don't take time for any others.
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Marte Cliff - Sales "pitches" can be done in a soft manner. Adding a graphic with text and link is a super-easy way to sell without being salesy.
These are useful tips. I have the same question as Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089 - How often is too often?
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Kat Palmiotti - Frequency is dependent upon the length of your newsletter as well as the content. If you plan to create a lengthy newsletter, it should be sent less frequently. Content that makes your reader open your emails is the most important thing. See @MarteCliff
Thank you for reminding us of the importance of "cultivating" our leads and clients, rather than trying to sell them... And do you think that direct "paper" mailings are still good? Aloha.
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Monique Ting - Yes, yes, yes. After several years of email-only campaigns, people are getting back to the personal touch. Paper newsletters are expensive. So, I have started sending personal notes and cards to contacts. The point is to let your contacts know you're there, you can help them, and they matter.
Keeping all things in perspective, this was a great reminder not to knock on the door too many times ... thank you!
Pamela Cendejas
Kingman, AZ
Diana Dahlberg - Love your comment! Thank you.
Great points. Finding the attention grabbing headline for an e-newsletter isn't always easy :) Thank you for the tips!
Pamela Cendejas
Kingman, AZ
Jan Green - I think the headline is the hardest part. It's something a lot of us struggle with.
I know many violate these suggestions and get put on my spam list, Pamela.
How often do think a newsletter should be emailed?
Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089 - The frequency of emailing your newsletter depends upon your content. Time-sensitive items will need to be sent more often than evergreen ones.