by lesley | May 29, 2023 | Email marketing
When you’ve invested time and effort in building your list you are, understandably, keen to maintain it. People who unsubscribe can be seen as a personal affront! However, there’s a better way to look at it – people who unsubscribe are not your audience. They’re...
by lesley | Feb 9, 2023 | Email marketing
Most small business owners find selling hard. They don’t want to be thought of as ‘pushy’ and yet worry that if they aren’t, their business won’t thrive. I was talking to a business colleague who used to be in sales – and he said “The days of cold calling and sales...
by lesley | Nov 14, 2022 | Email marketing
People often steer away from email marketing because they think it’s ‘spammy’. But that’s missing a huge opportunity. Of course, nobody wants to receive spam and you certainly don’t want to be the sender of anything that would be categorised as spam. But you do want...
by lesley | Aug 29, 2022 | Email marketing
When I talk to clients about email marketing the most common comment I hear is “I don’t want to be a spammer.” This says a lot about the view of email marketing – it’s seen as unwanted junk landing in your inbox. In other words it’s got a bad reputation – but why?...
by lesley | Jun 6, 2022 | Email marketing
There are many structures that work for email campaigns – this is just one example. First you need a free document with great value to open the offer. This might be a ‘How to …’, Top Tips, Checklist for …, or even a 3 mistakes [target audience description] need...
by lesley | Mar 14, 2022 | Email marketing
Emails come in many different shapes and sizes – but what works best? That’s a loaded question! There are plenty of marketers who will tell you that long copy works – even though your personal view doesn’t support that. Do you hate reading those long...