How to Become an Email Marketing Ninja

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Simple Strategies
That Will Transform You Into
an Email Marketing Ninja

Today’s Agenda:
ü  Review the anatomy of email newsletter and drip campaign systems
ü  Simple strategies for engaging prospects, clients, and referral partners
ü  5+ newsletter hacks you won’t believe you didn’t already know
ü  Create a master plan for staying top-of-mind with clients and prospects
ü  Best practices for creating dynamic email newsletter content
ü  Consider available success tools for enhancing online productivity
ü  Questions + Answers

Before we jump in… let’s have a look

The U.S. Consumer and Email
87%
of the
population
of the US has
Internet at
home
95%
of US
consumers
use email

Must-Know Facts About Email
Of people who
“opt-in” say the
email is useful
95%
Of consumers always
open emails from their
favorite companies
70% 72%consumers
prefer to use
email

How to Hit Your Target Group and
Capture Leads with Email Marketing

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The Benefits of
Email Marketing

Extremely Cost Effective
•  Less than $.01
per email sent
(sometimes
even free)
•  Return is $44.25
for every dollar
spent.

Saves Time
•  Communicate
with hundreds or
thousands in
seconds
•  Plan ahead and
schedule

Increases Visibility
•  Stay top-of-mind
with everyone
you meet
•  Adds another
communication
channel

Drives Traffic to Your Website
•  Get More Traffic
to Your Website
•  Increase
Followers on
Social Media
•  Stay Connected

Helps You to Identify Your Top Prospects
•  Robust Analytics
•  Social Media Info
and Increased
Data

The Language of
Email Marketing

Drip Campaigns
•  Email
communication that
is continuous
(slow and steady)
•  Emails that are
automated and
come at previously
specified intervals
1

Autoresponders
•  Pre-written email drip
campaigns
•  Designed with a certain
result in mind
•  Begin when someone
adds their name to a
list, makes a request,
or opts in
•  Come at specific
intervals
2

HTML vs. Plain Text
•  Hypertext Markup
Language (code/
language use to add
‘pretty’ to the Internet)
•  Plain text may seem
more natural, like a
regular email between
friends
3

RSS Feeds
•  Way to deliver
changing content
(such as the news)
•  Rich Site Summary
or Really Simple
Syndication
•  Most blog sites
have RSS feeds
4

Selecting the Right
Email Marketing for
Your Business

Pre-Written Content
•  Real Estate CRMs often have
pre-written newsletters
•  Be careful not to plagiarize.
Always cite sources.
•  Advantage: You do not have
to create the content
•  Disadvantage: All users have
the same content
1

Create Your Own Content
•  Always unique.
•  Represents you.
•  Advantage: Speaks to
your prospects with your
own voice.
•  Disadvantage: Time
consuming to create.
2

Curate Content
•  Share relevant content
and infographics.
•  Use sites such as Pinterest
and Buzzsumo to gather
ideas
•  Advantage: Unique.
•  Disadvantage: May drive
traffic to other sites.
3

Use RSS Campaigns
•  Add an article to your blog
and it automatically goes to
your list.
•  Advantage: Automation
•  Disadvantage: Content
may not speak directly to
your audience.
4

Tools to Help You
Succeed

Email Marketing Providers

Landing or Lead Pages

Real Estate CRMs with Built-in
Email Templates

Email Address Collection
•  Landing Page -> List
(automated)
•  Add from Email or
Meetings (manual)
•  Consider automation
products (such as Zapier
or IFTTT)

Create an Email
Master Plan

Select an Email Style
•  Pre-written Template
vs. Create Your own
•  HTML vs. Plain Text
•  Consistent Branding
1

Set Your Email Schedule
•  Which day of week is
best for opens?
•  What time of day is
best?
•  When will I prepare my
emails?
•  Can I be consistent in
my email schedule?
2

Plan Your Content
•  Remember: E – E – C.
•  Educational: Will the
recipient learn something
useful?
•  Entertaining: Will the
recipient smile after
reading?
•  Conversational: Will the
recipient want to continue
the conversation?
3

Follow Up
•  Look at the analytics
•  Who is opening?
•  Who is clicking?
•  What are they reacting
to?
•  Can I contact them to
continue the
conversation?
4

5+ Hacks to Improve
Your Emails

Remove the Smell of Spam
•  Email real prospects
only
•  Delete standardized
template text and
change subject lines
•  Be conversational
and light

Spend Time on Your Headlines
•  Gets Attention
•  Evokes Emotion
•  Coschedule.com/
headline-analyzer
•  Copyblogger.com

Use Good Photos
•  A picture is worth
1000 words
•  People capture
visual messages
60,000 times more
quickly than text
•  Use Canva.com
and Ribbet.com

Share on Social Media
•  Add Social Sharing Buttons
•  Boosted Posts and Shared Content
Increases…
• Page likes
• Traffic to your website
• Social Interaction
• Exposure / Visibility

Take Control of Email
Marketing = Taking
Control of
Your Business

Automated Activities
Which daily activities can be on autopilot? Which
activities require minimal human intervention?

Inbound Marketing Campaigns
•  Create multiple
plans and pathways
for different inbound
marketing
campaigns
•  Use autoresponders
and scheduled
emails when
applicable
•  Deliver immediately,
if applicable

Resources
The Conversion Code by Chris Smith
Email Marketing Demystified by Matthew
Paulsen

Simple Tips to Remember
1. In General
-  Create an email marketing plan and consistent brand.
-  Be consistent and professional in your online activities
-  Stick with it!
2. Content Tips
-  Be Educational
-  Be Entertaining
-  Be Conversational
3. Leverage Social Media
-  Get people to opt-in (you don’t own your Facebook or Instagram, but
you own your email list)
-  Boost or share to increase exposure

Recap: Rev up your email marketing
by…
•  Sticking to a regular schedule
•  Having a structure for adding leads and emails to
your list
•  Providing value and not overselling
•  Set in place tools to continue to deliver value with
market reports and listing alerts
•  Convey trust, fun, and enthusiasm in everything you
do!

The Key to Slowly Increasing
Your Closings

It’s All About Good Systems

Don’t Stop Running the Race

Questions?

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