The 2013 exhibitor's guide to email follow up with four proven templates

New to Exhibiting? New to Email Marketing? Start at the beginning.

Email marketing is how you can let your leads know about

promotions relevant to their interests, or what their next step in

the buying cycle should be.

1. Segment your leads to create email lists. Base your lists on

product interest, buying timeframe, etc.

2. Next, determine the goal of the email or the “Call to Action.”

Would your leads like pricing info, a demo, a proposal, and a

sample? All emails should have a goal in mind so you can

measure its success.

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The 2013 Exhibitor’s Guide to Email Follow-up with Four Proven Templates

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Elements Key to Success »

Subject Line. Your email subject line should make it clear what the

email is about. When you write your subject line, don’t sell what’s

inside—tell what's inside. It can be funny, enticing, or irreverent,

too, but it should be relevant. Begin with the most important

information in case the subject line gets cut off. Remember that

most people read the subject line looking for a reason to delete it,

not to read it. Don’t be lazy with the subject line. It can convey

action with an action verb such as learn, download, or sign up.

Here are some good examples for after the show:

• (Prospect Name), Thinking of you after (Show Name) ex: John,

Thinking of you after ASAE

• When we met at (Show Name)

• What You Were Looking for at (Show Name)

• Info you requested at (Show Name)



• (Prospect Name), Download the Ultimate Widget Buying

Guide

• (Prospect Name), Sign up for the (Product Name) Webinar

Using the prospect’s name in the subject line is a proven winner.

Test out a few by mailing half your list one subject line and the

other half another. The one that gets more opens should be used

again.

Email Body, Text and Style »

1. Opening. Put your most important and compelling

information at the top of the email.



2. Make it readable and easy to scan. Tests have also showed

that narrow margins on the top make it easier to read, so try

adding a photo on the top right to naturally cut the text space

in half. Getting prospects to read the first sentences is key.

See this

example »

3. Line

spacing

should be

set at 1.5

lines and

larger text is best: try 14 -15 point Arial font. Today, more

than half of Americans are using smartphones and reading

email is the top activity for smartphone users.

4. Images. We recommend using one awesome looking graphic.

A high text-to-image ratio improves the chances for readers

to take your desired action because it presents them with



fewer options.

5. Try Bolding, Italics, and [Brackets] to highlight certain

terms. If, as an example, you want to highlight how your

service will guarantee sales increase of 50 percent.

6. Call to Action. This is critical. What do you want the reader to

do? Do you want them to register for a demo? Talk to Sales?

Make sure you include a link in the email that sends them to

a page to take the next step. Don’t waste an email by trying

to educate and inform. That will happen later (if they are

interested). You can’t put everything in an email. Send them

to a form to capture information and gauge interest.

7. Write in the second person. Use you, your, yours instead of

me, us, our.

8. Say it in a new way. Every email does not need to end with

“Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may

have” Ugh. Stand out. Try this instead: “Hit reply on this email,



I’m standing by to help you.” Instead of “Have a good day” try

“Have a fantastic afternoon!”

9. Avoid jargon words like “cutting-edge.” Write like you speak.

No one speaks “As per your request.” Double ugh. Same goes

for clichés—this can make the difference between a good and

a great email. Be creative, stand out.

When to Send »

You know your customer best. Are they night owls? Overachievers

likely to read email after 6 p.m.? Trust your gut, and then test

sending your email at various intervals. You’d be surprised how

often your gut is wrong. Try early morning, afternoon, evening—

even weekends.

To try: Try testing a couple of email campaigns during

unconventional times, say on a Sunday afternoon. You may just

stand out enough to improve open rates. Are your customer’s

tech-savvy? Try sending on a weekend when in-boxes aren't as



cluttered and your smartphone-using customers will find your

message at the top of the list.

To be safe choose the morning or afternoon. Studies by

GetResponse found the following:

Top Open Hours: 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm

Top Click Hours: 8:00 am, 9:00 am, 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm

Measure the Success of the Email »

Measure what worked and what didn’t work. Here are some ways

to judge the success of your email. Ideally, you will find that a good

percentage of the recipients opened, clicked, and took action

(signed up you’re your demo, downloaded a guide, requested a

proposal, etc.) based on your email.

• Good open rate is above 20 percent

• Good click rate is above 2 percent



Your open rates will tell you how good your subject line is. Your

click rate will tell you how engaged your prospect is, how good the

content and offer of the email is.

Low click rate? Try these improvements:

• Try putting a second link at the beginning or end of the email.

• Try adding an additional call to action, like a link to a demo

and a whitepaper.

• Change the opening line, mix up your bullet points, change

the picture.

• Add a link to your call to action at the beginning on the email.

• Try making your link larger and bolder

Another tip: Buttons! Make your button bigger! Check out these

huge

buttons

»



Exhibitor Follow-Up Email Templates »

Template #1

Subject Line: ASAE Show Review: Help Buying (Product Name)

Hi (Fname),

Thanks for stopping by our booth today! Do you have any

follow-up questions for me?

Here are some helpful resources:

• Photos from the event (view and download), click here

• Short Product Demo to share with coworkers, click to

watch

• Product Buying Guide, click to download

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events.

Joanna StasukMarketing DirectorBartizan ConnectsYonkers, NYDirect: 914-375-7985

PS: Hit "reply" if you have a question or comment, thanks!

Why this is a good email:

1. Use “Hi” or “Hey” as the salutation as opposed to “Dear.”

Often when you are emailing a list some form field may

be missing, like the first name. Using Hi as your

salutation ensures an email that makes sense, you

would rather read Hi, then Dear, right?

2. Email is written in the second person, focused on

benefits for leads by providing helpful resources and the

chance to ask questions



3. Clear, concise, and most importantly a brief email. Two

sentences and three bullet points are all that is needed

to communicate the information effectively here. It’s

easy to scan and explains the value of products.

4. Uses a “PS” – Often readers will read the PS if nothing

else. Try adding an addition call to action there.

5. Links to landing pages to collect contact details

Template #2

Subject Line: ASAE Custom (Product Name) Consultation

Hi (Fname),

Remember when, about a week ago you

visited us at the ASAE show and were

looking for some info on widgets? We

wanted to thank you for it wit a custom



consultation!

Get a complimentary (insert your service name) assessment

with (Insert company name’s) experts, and find out whether

your (insert your service) is optimized to (your service’s benefit

#1) and (your service’s benefit #2).

Claim Your Complimentary (Your service)

Evaluation






1. Uses a graphic to make text in beginning easier to read.

2. Speaks the language of the reader and their interests.

3. Brief email lets prospects know you value their time.

Template #3

Subject Line: Data Proves (Product Name) Brings More (Product

Benefit)

Hey (Fname),

It’s been a little while since we heard from

you last; have you found a solution to your

(pain point)?



Here’s some research to help you decide…this research shows

that (insert a data point from your buying guide) directly

impacts the (Your product benefit or use) your business gets.

Check out the data yourself, and see how (your product type)

can affect (your company service or product) for your business.

Grab Your Guide to Buying (Your Product) Now

You are always welcome to speak with me about your (customer

pain point) by calling 914-375-7985 or schedule an

appointment for a convenient time to talk .

We would love to hear from you and help you solve (customer

pain point).






1. Visually communicates the primary offer with a relevant image

and link to download the offer.

2. Second-person point of view is used.

3. Ends with a strong call to action to determine if they are a good

prospect or not. Weeds out the tire kickers—moves people

further into the sales process.



Template #4

Subject Line: ASAE Attendee (Your Product Type) 101 Kit

Hey (Fname),

Here’s everything you need to know about

(Your Product Type) and how to get

started (product benefit 1 and benefit 2)

This (Your Product Type) 101 Kit Includes:

• Ex: Best Practices

• Ex: Worst Mistakes

• Ex: Case Studies

Download your (Your Product Type) 101 Kit here.

We would love to hear from you and help you solve (customer

pain point).

Joanna StasukMarketing Director



Bartizan ConnectsYonkers, NYDirect: 914-375-7985



1. Visually communicates the primary offer with a relevant

image and link to download the offer.

2. Second-person point of view is used.

3. Ends with a strong call to action to determine if they are a

good prospect or not. Weeds out the tire kickers.



Conclusion

What is your number-one goal of exhibiting at a tradeshow? It

should be following up on those hot leads as fast as possible. Yet

most exhibitors fail to qualify their leads (making follow up much

more time-consuming) and many wait too long before reaching

out to them after the show.

Use these tips and templates; they present an enormous

opportunity for trade show exhibitors willing to follow-up fast.

