Email Service Providers Are NOT Created Equal
This past week I had a very disappointing experience with a popular Email Service Provider (ESP). It really underscored for me that all Email Service Providers are NOT created equal. I won’t call out the company by name but they were NOT Constant Contact. I share it as a cautionary
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What NOT to Do – 2021 Email Marketing Edition
In my presentations, if there is enough time, I often do a segment called ‘What NOT to do’ where I offer actual examples for the audience to evaluate using the information they learned in the session. People love it, often saying that it is their favorite part and the one
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How Can We Tailor Our Email Marketing to Better Serve Our Community?
A few weeks ago, I shared an article I had read about a company that was allowing people to choose to opt out of their upcoming Mother’s Day mailings. I posted it on LinkedIn and asked people what THEY thought about offering this type of option. I liked the concept
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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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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