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5. WHAT IS EMAIL MARKETING?
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6. DO I NEED EMAIL MARKETING?
Email
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for
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DoIhavea
consistentflowof
informationto
pushout?
DoIhavedeals
andother
exclusiveoffers
thatwouldwork?
Areotherkey
playersinmy
industryusing
emailmarketing?
8. WHICH PLATFORM SHOULD I USE?
MailChimp
• Customizable
templates
• Op4mized
for
mobile
• User-‐friendly
• A/B
Split
Tes4ng
• In-‐depth
reports
on
performance
• Geoloca4on
and
segmenta4on
op4ons
• Social
media
integra4on
• Pricing
based
on
list
size
• Schedule
emails
Email
Marke4ng
for
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9. WHICH PLATFORM SHOULD I USE?
Constant
Contact
• Drag
&
Drop
edi4ng
• Customizable
email
templates
• Social
media
integra4on
• Support
via
phone,
email,
chat,
videos
and
more
• Free
30
day
trial
• Pricing
based
on
list
size
• Schedule
emails
• Nega4ves:
no
customiza4on
for
advanced
users;
lacks
autoresponders
Email
Marke4ng
for
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10. WHICH PLATFORM SHOULD I USE?
Emma
• Customizable
&
mobile-‐
op4mized
templates
• Response
tracking
• Google
Analy4cs
integra4on
• Easy
drag
&
drop
design
tools
• Beau4ful
interface
• 60
day
free
trial
• Unlimited
image
hos4ng
space
• Scheduled
emails
• List
customiza4on
&
segmenta4on
Email
Marke4ng
for
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Agency
11. PART 2:
CREATE YOUR STRATEGY
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12. BUILD A STRONG EMAIL LIST
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
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Agency
Tips
for
your
email
list:
• Quality
over
quan4ty
• Follow
the
rules
• Opt-‐in
and
Opt-‐out
• Don’t
just
add
random
contacts
• Don’t
buy/sell
lists
• Feature
on
your
website
• Double
opt-‐in
• Be
honest
&
straigh^orward
• Build
off
of
your
current
subscribers
• Contes4ng
and
incen4vizing
• Use
your
assets
to
encourage
sign
ups
• Promote
on
social
media
13. PREPARE AND STRATEGIZE
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
The
Abbi
Agency
Build
an
Ed
Cal
of
topics
Timing
• Be
consistent
• Pick
op4mal
4mes
• Thursdays,
9-‐11am
or
2-‐3pm
Frequency
• Objec4ve:
Value
• Be
more
concerned
on
amount
of
valuable
content
you
have
to
send
• Feel
out
your
audience
• Recommend:
cover
one
topic
per
email
14. PART 3:
SEND YOUR EMAIL
Email
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for
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15. HOW TO SET UP YOUR EMAIL
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
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Agency
Design
• Use
templates
• Contract
out
How
to
get
your
email
open
• Don’t
be
clever,
be
straigh^orward
• Use
power
words
&
numbers
• Keep
it
short
–
120
characters
max
• Make
it
“from”
you
• Experiment
with
A/B
tes4ng
• Make
it
sound
&
feel
exclusive
• Build
trust
&
expecta4on
over
4me
16. HOW TO CREATE YOUR EMAIL
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
The
Abbi
Agency
Keep
it
short
• Preview
ar4cles
&
deals
• Link
back
to
website
Make
it
Visual
• Include
pictures
and
videos
as
much
as
possible
Connect
your
social
and
website
17. HOW TO WRITE YOUR EMAIL
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
The
Abbi
Agency
Make
emails
scan-‐able
Be
personal
and
down-‐to-‐earth
• Ask
ques4ons
• Don’t
follow
a
strict
formula
• Add
a
personal
touch
• Don’t
automate
your
gree4ng
• Use
the
word
“you”
Don’t
waste
people’s
4me
• If
no
content
to
share,
don’t
send
an
email
• Don’t
always
ask
for
things,
also
be
useful
18. MAKE YOUR EMAIL MATTER
Email
Marke4ng
for
Your
Company
The
Abbi
Agency
WouldI
subscribeto
thislist?
WouldIopen
thisemail?
Arepeople
benefitting
fromthis?
WouldI
unsubscribe
fromthis?
WouldImake
apurchase?
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