Monday, March 01, 2010

E-mail marketing campaign: Errors to avoid to ensure a successful Venture

There are many advantages to a well-prepared e-mail marketing campaign. That said, you can scare old and new customers with a poorly planned campaign. How can you avoid these mistakes? Away we go! 

Know What You're Doing First

Know what you want to write about. How-to leadership? Special offers? Receive news briefs on a business? Know which direction you are headed before getting started. Checks to ensure your employees are up to date on the e-mail advertising campaign that allows them to run any queries customers may make. Also, what you want from your reader. Many businesses collect an e-mail list and ask some questions from their readers (name, address, e-mail) and then realize they forgot to ask about their interests and business to further focus their newsletter. The last thing you want is to badger your constituents than to try to get a few pieces of info. 

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Do not bite off more than you can chew

This rule has two parts. Firstly, it is usually best not to start your email campaign with a newsletter almost every other day. The aim lower. A publication, published monthly, once every other month or even once every three months is good for starters. You should not risk disappointing customers by starting strong then weak finishing. Also be sure not to overload your newsletter with excessive information. A good newsletter can become a tedious one quickly, and you do not want readers to be uninterested. 

Stick With a New Business-only e-mail account

With the easy to open a new e-mail account, it is amazing to think that some people still use their personal e-mail account for business. Do not let it happen to you. It is much more classy to use a trade name for an e-mail than to give an example, lovebug255@hotmail.com. Finally, what happens if an employee uses bob_smith_315@gmail.com then Bob Smith loses his job? This creates a situation where a former employee, the enterprise e-mail. It's just better to start separately from the beginning. 

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Avoid spam. 

This one is self explanatory. You come across as either desperate or piranhas. Each of these is pretty negative, so make sure you do not force your publication about the people who have not requested it. 

If you take your email marketing campaign correctly, you can bet on some loyal patrons who want to enjoy your services for a long, long time. This reputation of satisfied customers will also gain new customers. So all happy!

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