Email Marketing: Email Service Provider (ESP) Recommendations
Recently, someone from the new website “What Say the Experts“, contacted me. They were looking for an Email Marketing Expert to discuss ESP’s (Email Service Providers) for small businesses. Below is an excerpt of the content I sent him for the post: 98.4% of people surveyed have said that they
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How to Add a Link to a Photo in Constant Contact – Tutorial
Here is a quick tutorial on how to add a link to a photo in Constant Contact. There are many reasons to add links to the photos in your Constant Contact mailings: To readers back to your website To include extra information To ‘activate’ button images If nothing else, because
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DMARC and Important Information for ALL Email Marketers
Here is a compilation of information from various sources (including Constant Contact, Google and others) to explain the DMARC issue and some advice on how to address it. Note that I have emphasized some passages. “DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is a policy that tells a domain (or
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Important Information re: Constant Contact Changes
For those of you who have worked with me, you will know that I am not a procrastinator – if something needs to be done, I do it – usually sooner than later. But recently, work has been hectic and I went on a family vacation so there was a
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7 Touches – A Basic Marketing Principle in Action
It is a basic marketing principle that it takes seven ‘touches’ before someone will internalize and/or act upon your call to action. These touches can take many forms: A physical connection, such as meeting at a networking event
Adding Personalization to your Constant Contact Mailings – Tutorial
Recently, a client wrote: “I would like to add the recipients name to the subject line and body of my next Constant Contact mailing – can you please help me with this?” Unfortunately, Constant Contact does not have a way to personalize the subject line. But yes, you can add
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3 Things you can do to make your e-newsletter campaign more successful
One of the main reasons that online marketing campaigns fail is that business owners do not follow through. They will start an e-newsletter, send out a few issues and then stop. The excitement wears off or the task becomes too time consuming and they give up. And without regular communication,
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3 Ways to Use List Segmentation to Ensure Success with Your E-Newsletter
Segmenting your e-newsletter mailing list, by dividing it into sub-groups and categories will enable you to more accurately target your messages to your reader’s needs and preferences. And a well targeted message is more likely to be opened, read and appreciated by the recipient. Here are three ways to use
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5 Things to Keep in Mind when Building Your E-News Mailing List
An e-newsletter can help your business in many ways. It can help you keep in touch with existing clients, bring you new clients, showcase your expertise and increase awareness of your products and services. And while you can (and should!) post links to your publications on your social media profiles,
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Is This Thing Working?!
This month I will address a key question that I often receive, about both e-newsletter and social media campaigns, “How do I know if this is working?” When I work with a client, one of our first conversations will be about defining your goals for your online marketing efforts. I
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