Is There A Point To Email Marketing For My Small Business?
Posted by Patrick Murphy on Fri, Aug 26, 2011
The answer here is that email marketing serves an essential function, especially if you are running a small business. Building relationships happens through email marketing. Email marketing is your opportunity to establish those “do” or “die” relationships with potential clients (or leads, as we like to say). With all the noise and competition in industry today, developing a personal relationship by having access to somebody’s mailbox is the key to success. The ideal way to build B2B relationships is face to face but unfortunately we often don’t have that luxury.
The idea of sending one message and building relationships with thousands of people at once isn’t fantasy- it is a real prospect. The truth of the matter is that email marketing really works, and it would be insane to leave it out of your online marketing strategy. The power of having a good email-marketing list is the huge difference it makes to profits. We see the relationship between great email marketing and increasing profits every day.
Thinking of trying out email marketing for your B2B business? Make sure to follow our tips:
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Design a great subject line that people will notice, so your message gets opened.
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Experiment with different subjects – see what gets the best response rate.
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In your email body, deliver the message in one line.
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Always relate the subject line to the body. It has to do what it says on the tin or your readers will feel cheated.
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Always link your mailer back to a specially designed landing page.
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Allow a certain amount of personal information in order to “bond” with the reader.
Email marketing is most effective when the message has been well designed and links in with an overall campaign plan. Landing pages and social media should all be prepared to deal with the clickthroughs your email message produces.
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