A-Z Email Database Marketing

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The

A-Z Of

Email Database Marketing

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AAll about the Audience.

The focus of your content should be on database members,

not you.

Analysis. Collecting data is the first step, but the analysis of the data is a

critical and often ignored next step.

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B B is not for Blasts. Do not blast your

audience with emails. Blasts are scattershot

and cause damage.Instead….

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CCreate “Campaigns”.

Your emails should be part of an overall campaign.

Whether it’s to set listening/viewing appointments, drive subscriptions or promote

products, make sure your emails are part of a campaign…

not a blast.

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DDatabase Marketing and Dollars. The two should be linked.

You’re missing out on lucrative opportunities if they’re not.

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EEmail is Effective.

It’s the most effective way to market, move product,

move the needle.Check the stats – Email is

more effective than Twitter and Facebook,

combined.

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F Filter and target your emails based on

database members’ interests and

demographics.

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GGrowth.

Databases churn. A lot. Practice the ABC (D) of

database marketing:AlwaysBeCollectingData

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H Harness the power of your

email database.Super-serve your audience.

Drive customers to your clients.Drive dollars to YOUR business.

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Inviteyour audience to

register, opt-in, and share their thoughts

and opinions.I

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J Just do it. Start collecting data.

Create compelling content. Deliver.

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K Killer (responsive) design.Clean.

Compelling.Creative.

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L Leverage the data you’ve

collected for:Targeting.

Loyalty.Revenue Generation.

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Mobile. Be mobile friendly.

Emails. Forms. Surveys. Contests.

Content. More emails are read

on mobile devices than desktops.M

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N Newsletters. Develop email newsletters

around subscribers’ specific interests.

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O Open rates. Check the metrics.

Which emails drive the highest open rates?

Why?

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P Permission to send emails.

Work to get permission.

Work even harderto keep it.

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Q Quality. Quality list.

Quality data. Quality content.More important

than quantity.

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R Relationships. Ratings.

Readership.Revenue.

Your effective email marketing enriches

them all.

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S Segmentation. Statistics. Surveys.

Social Media Integration.Understand how to utilize

each to reach yourMarketing goals.

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T Trust. Earned through:

Attaining permission. Working unsubscribe

links. Clear privacy policies.

Relevant content.

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UUnderstand and Utilize

your data.There’s a story behind

the numbers. Understand how to

utilize that information in your marketing and sales

undertakings.

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VValue.

An engaged database is a huge value to you,

your audience,and your advertisers.

Your database is a money maker, not a value-added

giveaway.

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W Win – Win - WinWin with strong

targeted campaigns.On behalf of your users,

your advertisers,and your media property. Win all the way around.

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X The “X” Factor. Treat your subscribers to something special.

They’re your most loyal users. Recognize and reward them.

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Y Y? Because it’s critical.

If you’re not building a database and

relationship with your audience, you’re losing them to someone else

who is.

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Z Zip Codes This one data

point is agold mine.

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This slide deck was created with marketing for print, radio and television in mind, but the content is beneficial to anyone looking for email database marketing best practices.

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