Don’t be a spammer

Don’t be a spammer

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?...
Build a great email campaign

Build a great email campaign

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...
The long and the short of it

The long and the short of it

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...
What’s the point?

What’s the point?

Newsletters are becoming fewer.  It’s rare to get an actual printed newsletter in today’s world, everyone is going green and the perception is that a digital communication is greener than a printed one (and there’s a whole can of worms there, but now is not the place...