building a successful email campaign
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Matthew Ruddle
Customer Success Director
@MattRuddle
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Agenda
• The Basics
• Creating an Email with Purpose
• Subject Lines
• The Black Arts – Things people forget but
have a BIG impact
• Q & A
• Final Thoughts
Jargon….BUSTED
• Subject Line – The headline of the email
• Bounce Rates
• Spam Traps
• Segmentation
• Opt Out
• Rental List
• CTR
• CTA
List Hygiene
• People just blast and blast and blast – cull when needed
• How up to date is your data?
• Opted in or Purchased?
Segment
• Smaller is better – It’s not about one size fits all
• Smaller segments mean you can experiment and test different things
What Makes a Good Subject LinePersonalise it!
Personalistion delivers up to 6 X the normal open rates
Avoid SPAM Words
• Help / % off / Reminder• Donate / Assistance• [Internet Slang] WTF, Epic
Win, Epic fail, etc.• Claim / Earn / Easy, etc., etc.
Mix Things Up
• Play on Curiosity
• Try Adding “FW:” to the start of the subject line or “RE:” but be careful not to over use
• Give them an incentive to open – why should they open?
New Trends with Subject Lines
• Mobile continues to shorten subject lines
• More Hashtags appear in Subject Lines
From Address – Missed Opportunity!
• DO NOT JUST USE THE COMPANY NAME• DO NOT USE “DoNotReply@”
• BEST THING: -• [Name] from [Company]• Matthew from InTouch
Regularity – Not out of the blue… Surprise!!!
• Don’t just send whenever you feel like it
• Time it and stick to it – people look out for it
From Address – Missed Opportunity!
• DO NOT JUST USE THE COMPANY NAME
• BEST THING: -• [Name] from [Company]• Matthew from InTouch
More Personalised
• Use the data you’ve got to personalise it• Not just Name but Company name and
any other relevant info
Engage with your audience
• Use Videos• Images (Gifs which are animated, etc)• Make your email jump off the screen
Clear Call To Actions!
• Have a clear action/path for customers to take
• Make it easy, visible and logical• Don’t add too many
Add Value
• Offer people something in exchange for their attention
• Ebooks, discount vouchers, etc• Don’t leave money on the table
Making the email just one image
• Bypasses Spam Filters – which mean they stick you in junk
• If people don’t download the images….. They see nothing
When is the next Webinar?
• 29th of April / 1900hr GMT
• What’s it on? Reporting – Get the information you want!
• https://intouchcrm.clickwebinar.com/Reporting/register
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