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How To Run An Email Marketing Campaign

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How to run an Email marketing campaign takes planning.  As you are probably aware, to be successful, your small business should be using e-mail marketing techniques to increase its consumer base, increase revenue and build brand awareness. However, be aware that if the e-mail marketing techniques are not used properly, they may fail to work.  As a result,  your business may end up attracting huge losses. Therefore, It is essential that you know the proper ways to implement e-mail marketing strategies. This will help you avoid alienating your consumers.

3 Basics you need to know about how to run an effective email marketing campaign

There are three basics that you must get right before you can begin to expect your e-mail marketing campaigns to start showing results. These basics include:

  • Creating a list of individuals who will want to receive the message of your business
  • Crafting the message so that it’s not thought of as spam
  • Creating an effective system that will get the message into your viewer’s inbox

Once you’ve accomplished the three basics, you can work on a number of more sophisticated and detailed tactics to improve your results.

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Here is a guideline that can assist you to run an e-mail marketing campaign correctly:

Step 1: Getting Started

For most business operators, the misconception that there has to be a marketing professional in order to implement an e-mail marketing campaign successfully represents their biggest hurdle. Generally, e- mail marketing can often be a lot easier than it sounds provided a person gets the basics right. Once you’ve decided to create an email
marketing campaign, the next step is to start working on your list of names that will make up this outgoing e-mail list.

Step 2: Creating an Email List

You’ll require a list of names as well as e-mail addresses to start with so that you can begin getting your e-mail marketing messages out there. Start by gathering together all of your contact information and names into one identifiable spot. Typically, the best way of organizing and categorizing your e-mail names list is using a
database.

This is not difficult, and does not require a computer science degree for you to use a database. You can use Macs Mactracker or Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet or anything else you know how to operate well. Using a database to manage all your names will make you see the different e-mail addresses that you already have. You can also begin with your business Rolodex and a list of current and previous potential consumers.

Step 3: Coming up With Sign- up Sheets

If you do not already possess the e-mail addresses of your consumers, it is important that you come up with sign-up sheets so that they can provide you with their e-mail addresses. An ideal way to do this is to provide a sign-up form at your storefront or on your business’s website.  It is also important that you encourage your consumers to sign up by giving them something once they give you their e-mail addresses.  An example could be a free ebook, or something else of value to the consumer.

How To Run An Email Marketing Campaign Free Webinar

My friend, John Crestani, has an excellent free webinar on how to run an email marketing campaign.  It’s worth taking the time to check out his webinar and learn more valuable tips.  Remember, Email marketing is a great way to reach a large amount of consumers, thereby increasing your sales.