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eTargetMedia – Winning Strategies for Holiday Email Campaigns

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4 Do’s and Don’ts for Holiday Email Marketing Success

The holidays are the busiest time of the year for both consumers and brands. Consumers are busy shopping and brands are in full gear invading consumer’s inboxes with holiday promotions. With so many holiday emails being sent, how can brands stand out, get noticed and make an impact on their audience?

Successful holiday email campaign planning should start early but even if you are late to the game, there are a number of strategies you can implement quickly into your campaigns to make sure your holiday emails are engaging your customers and prospects.

Here are our holiday email marketing do’s and don’ts that can help you win at the holiday email marketing game.

DO USE SHORT SUBJECT LINES THAT MOTIVATE AN OPEN

The subject line is the most important element of an email message. It gives consumers the deciding factor on whether they are going to open the email message or not. Consumers prefer short subject lines with research showing that subject lines containing four to five words receive the highest engagement and open rates.

DO PREACH YOUR DIFFERENCES

With so many holiday emails and shopping choices, it’s important to constantly remind your customers and audience of why they should choose to shop with you and not go to another store. If you offer free shipping, free returns, extended returns, price guarantees, or value added services, include these in your email messages so customers are aware of them.

DO INCLUDE A PROMOTIONAL OFFER

Holiday shoppers are looking for discounts and sales in their emails. Offering special gifts with purchases, exclusive sales for email subscribers, in-store only discounts and limited time offers can help motivate customers to make a purchase from you and keeps consumers opening their emails through the holiday season.

DO OPTIMIZE FOR MOBILE

It should be no surprise that mobile email open rates have surpassed desktop email opens and click through rates on mobile and desktop devices are about equal. Optimizing your email creative for mobile devices helps deliver the best user experience across all devices and platforms.

DON’T BLOW UP THE INBOX

While it can be tempting to send out emails everyday, research shows that customer engagement actually drops with higher send frequencies. Data shows that brands who send one email per week had the highest engagement rates compared to brands who sent out two to three emails a week.

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE

Many consumers start their holiday shopping early so don’t wait until the last minute to send out your holiday email campaigns. If you are trying to target last minute shoppers, it’s still a good strategy to start sending out your email messages early with follow up offers later in the season.

DON’T FORGET CALLS TO ACTION

Sometimes the most overlooked but most important element of the email message is the call to action. A strong call to action can help motivate consumers to take the next step. The email message should include multiple calls to action to help increase customer engagement.

DON’T FORGET TO PERSONALIZE

With all the data you can gather from customers today, marketers are sitting on a goldmine of information that can be leveraged to send personalized, relevant and timely email messages. Don’t do a batch and blast holiday campaign. Personalize your holiday offers to boost engagement.

eTargetMedia – Email Marketing Helps Build a Successful Cross Promotion Strategy

eTargetMedia released a new report that outlines how email marketing can help build a successful cross promotion strategy for brands across all industries. Every business wants to attract new customers and there is no channel as powerful as email marketing in building strong customer relationships and growing a loyal following. The report includes tips on how to integrate email marketing into a brand’s cross promotion strategy to build a brand’s online and social media influence.

Email marketing is the strongest marketing channel when it comes to customer acquisition and sales with a 44:1 ROI or $44 for every $1 spent, according to the DMA. Most consumers make their buying decisions based on information from multiple channels so using email as a part of a cross promotion strategy gives brands more power in reaching new customers and can take a brand’s marketing to the next level.

Brands who are interested in learning more about how to use email marketing to build a successful cross promotion strategy can download the report at http://www.eTargetMedia.com. Included in the report are tips on how to write attractive headlines and subject lines, how to encourage people to sign up for your email lists via social media, how to correctly integrate social media profiles into email marketing messages and much more.

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Email Marketing Sees Growth in 2017

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Email marketing has seen strong growth over the past few years and a new survey by Email On Acid shows that marketers will continue to devote additional resources to the digital marketing industry’s strongest performer in 2017. Email on Acid surveyed over 3,000 email marketers including email developers, account managers and marketing managers to evaluate how they will spend their time and money on email marketing this year. 87% of the email marketers that were polled in the survey said they plan to invest more money in email marketing this year while 74% said they planned to increase the time they spend on email campaigns in 2017.

How Additional Budget Will Be Spent

Over 50% of companies surveyed said they would spend the additional email budget on email technology and tools. Email design and development, email list growth and adding staff to the email marketing team are additional areas that would see increased investments. A majority of the email marketers stated they would increase their email budgets to develop more personalized and dynamic email content so they could make their email campaigns more engaging to their audience.

Reap the Rewards of Email Marketing

Email is still the most preferred method of communication for many businesses as well as consumers who prefer to be contacted by companies through email. Email is easy to implement, accessible from any device, direct, timely, and trackable. In addition, email has the highest ROI of any digital marketing channel, but the lowest spend and email remains a strong revenue driver in 2017.

eTargetMedia Releases 2017 Email Marketing Trends Report

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COCONUT CREEK, FL (PRWEB) JANUARY 20, 2017

eTargetMedia, a leading provider of Email Lists, Postal Lists, Data Append and Creative solutions, releases 2017 Email Marketing Trends Report, which features the top email marketing trends to watch out for in 2017. The new year is a perfect time to forecast the trends that will drive successful email campaigns and the report will help marketers apply these trends to their upcoming campaigns. For a limited time, eTargetMedia is offering a free consultation to customers who mention the report and 20% off new email list orders.

Key Highlights from Email Marketing Trends for 2017

  • Email continues to be the fastest-growing channel for marketing ROI and is the biggest driver of Customer Acquisition and Customer Retention.
  • Email marketing has real power, even with Millennials. According to recent surveys, Millennials have stated that they want to receive brand communications via email. Most millennials check email from mobile devices and even though millennials love social media for communicating with friends they specifically cited email as their primary communication vehicle with brands.
  • Email Integration is a big trend that will continue to grow this year. Integrating email messaging into other marketing channels, promoting email content across social media pages and including social sharing buttons on emails are trends that will be seen in email marketing campaigns.
  • Mobile has changed where and when consumers check their email accounts. Optimizing email campaigns for mobile viewing is going to be a huge factor in successful email campaigns.
  • Email personalization, email automation, responsive email design and interactive email elements are all factors that brands should be implementing in their email campaigns this year.

Email marketing continues to outperform all other digital marketing channels including social media. It is the most effective marketing tool for building brand awareness, converting and retaining customers, increasing sales and ROI. It is extremely important for marketers to keep up with changing email trends and recognize these trends in their email campaigns.

“Email is thriving,” stated Harris Kreichman, Managing Partner of eTargetMedia. “Smart brand marketers need to evolve their email tactics to cater to a new audience in 2017 and beyond. Every email marketers’ resolution for the new year should be to implement these trends into their upcoming email campaigns.”

eTargetMedia’s industry experience, dedicated account managers and reputation for following all industry standards have helped the company remain an email marketing leader for over 15 years. The company produces measurable results in traffic, customer acquisition and revenues and has won numerous industry awards. eTargetMedia works with some of the top brands in the world and has helped clients like Mercedes Benz, Alcon, MetLife, Marriott, AARP, P&G, TGI Fridays, Anthem, Sony and more to increase their email marketing ROI.

eTargetMedia, based in South Florida, provides Email Lists, Postal Lists, Data Append and Creative Solutions to a wide variety of direct marketing customers. eTargetMedia is a member of the Direct Marketing Association. You can download the report and visit eTargetMedia online at http://www.eTargetMedia.com

View the press release at http://www.prweb.com/releases/etargetmedia/email-marketing-trends/prweb13995696.htm

Email is Stronger and More Powerful Than Ever

Think email marketing is dead? Think again! Email marketing is still one of the most powerful digital marketing channels and email marketing success rates are stronger than ever. Email marketing is the only marketing channel that delivers a $44 to $1 return on investment and has the highest customer engagement rates of any marketing strategy.

Simplicity is the Key to Successful Email Campaigns

 

Simplicity is the Key to Successful Email Campaigns

Designing the perfect email can seem like a tough challenge but it gets a lot easier when you realize that simplicity is the key to a successful email campaign. Keeping your email messages precise and relevant to your audience’s needs is the way to maximize your results every time. If you are wondering how to motivate your customers to open and engage with your email, the answer is simplicity. Stick to the basics to ensure that your email messages are opened, read and acted on.

Focus On One Message

When sending an email message to customers and prospects, you should always have one goal in mind. The goal of your message should be featured right at the start of the message to quickly engage the reader. Whether your goal is to announce a new product, give your customers a special offer or introduce your company to a new prospect, every element in the email should support the main goal of the message. Keeping things simple with one goal will allow you to direct your customers to the desired call to action.

Shorten Your Subject Lines

Short subject lines make it easy for the email recipient to identify who the sender is. A simple and direct subject line will always yield the best open rates. The most effective subject lines identify the sender, feature the offer, and stress urgency in opening the message.

Make Your Copy Easy to Read

Studies have proven that marketing copy that is focused, informal and easy to read has a higher response rate than long, complex copy. Read your email copy and then trim it down to ensure that you are only including essential information that will help increase open and click-through rates. You only have a couple of seconds to grab your reader’s attention so make sure your copy is easy to digest. Also, remember to speak to your audience in a familiar tone that is consistent with your brand.

Keep Your Design Simple but Engaging

Keeping your copy simple is very important but you should also focus on creating an engaging design. Make sure the layout of your email is easy to follow and include a strong call to action to help increase engagement and response rates. You should include graphics and photos that complement the copy and ultimate goal of your message but don’t include overly produced content. Cramming too much information into an email message may force the recipient to abandon the message. Finally, make sure that all of the design elements follow your brand guidelines so the email recipient sees the consistency between your company’s brand and the email message.

Test Your Email Before You Hit Send

You’ve put all that effort into designing your email message and now it’s time to hit send. Before you send out your message, it’s critical to test your email to make it sure it renders well in the most popular email programs. Engage your audience by following these steps and remember to keep your emails simple. Keeping the process simple will yield the best results.

eTargetMedia has the knowledge and experience to implement a comprehensive email marketing strategy that will produce measurable results in traffic, customer acquisition, and revenues. eTargetMedia’s services include online and offline direct marketing, including; Targeted Email Lists, Postal Lists, Email Append and Creative Services.

Contact us to see how we can help you plan a successful email campaign at 1.888.805.3282 or http://www.eTargetMedia.com.

Watch our new video! eTargetMedia’s – 5 Tips for Writing Effective Email Marketing Messages

One of the most important elements of any email marketing campaign is writing effective marketing messages that are optimized to engage your customers and generate results. You will drive more leads/sales from your email messages if your email message is relevant to your customers needs and shopping preferences and has a purpose to motivate the customer to act on your email. Things like prominent call to actions, email personalization and engaging subject lines can all help boost your email marketing campaigns. Here are the 5 most important tips for writing effective email marketing messages.

 

eTargetMedia – 5 Tips for Writing Effective Email Marketing Messages

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One of the most important elements of any email marketing campaign is writing effective marketing messages that are optimized to engage your customers and generate results. You will drive more leads/sales from your email messages if your email message is relevant to your customers needs and shopping preferences and has a purpose to motivate the customer to act on your email. Things like prominent call to actions, email personalization and engaging subject lines can all help boost your email marketing campaigns. Here are eTargetMedia’s 5 most important tips for writing effective email marketing messages.

b1Get to the Point
Make sure your email marketing messages have a clear purpose. Your email copy should be short and to the point to optimize customer engagement. Email inboxes are more crowded than ever so it’s really important to grab your customer’s attention with concise offers that clearly outline what you are trying to pitch.

 

b2Use Engaging Subject Lines
Entice your customers with an engaging subject line. Your subject line is the driving force behind whether your email recipients open your message or not. You need to create powerful subject lines that will motivate your customers to open the email. If your subject line fails to grab your customer’s attention, they may automatically delete the email and even if they open it, they may not give it their full attention.

 

b3Personalize Your Email Marketing Messages
Include personalized content in your email marketing messages to make the email recipient feel like they are important to your business. This could include adding the person’s first name or a special promotion that is unique to them. You can also use customer segmenting to customize content to different consumer clusters. This can go a long way towards building customer brand loyalty.

 

b4Use Optimized Preheader Text as an Extension of Your Subject Line
Preheader text is the short line of text at the top of your email that follows the subject line when an email is viewed in the inbox. Many email clients display preheader text to summarize the email to the receiver before they open it. Consumers often use the subject line and preheader text to decide whether or not to open your campaign. Keep your preheader text between 40-50 characters and make it compelling.

 

b5Include a Strong Call to Action
The most successful emails include strong call to actions (CTAs). Make sure your email recipients know what you want them to do. Action verbs such as click here, order now, shop now, call now or sign up will encourage your customers to take the next step. Also, make sure you put your call to action in a prominent place and test different CTAs to see what generates the highest results.

 

eTargetMedia has the knowledge and experience to implement a comprehensive email marketing strategy that will produce measurable results in traffic, customer acquisition, and revenues. eTargetMedia’s services include online and offline direct marketing, including; Targeted Email Lists, Postal Lists, Email Append and Creative Services. Learn more at www.eTargetMedia.com