Adam Higgins is a technical project manager at HighRoad Solution who manages eMarketing and digital communication implementations. He has over a decade of experience bridging business and IT. Previously, he developed databases for a county department and managed an association management system and websites for Western Growers. Preference centers, also known as email preference centers, allow members to opt out of emails, select their interests, and modify their communication preferences in compliance with CAN-SPAM and CASL regulations. They also help prevent global opt outs and provide insights into members' preferences to improve targeted marketing.
2. Integrated eMessaging
For over a decade, Adam functions as a marketing and
business analyst for non-profits and associations. In 2013,
Adam joins HighRoad Solution as the technical project
manager to manage eMarketing and digital communication
implementations.
Throughout Adam’s career, he bridges the gap between the
business units and information technology department.
Adam began his career at the Los Angeles County
Department of Community and Senior Services where he
developed and managed databases for thousands of
Workforce participants. Moving on to Western Growers in
2006, Adam managed the enterprise association
management system (AMS), and oversaw web
development, design, and analysis for websites.
Adam Higgins is a graduate from California State University,
Dominguez Hills. He’s a Los Angeles native that now
resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and son. Adam is one of
the few men that enjoys wearing a suit and tie to work.
4. Integrated eMessaging
Why Email Preference Centers?
• CAN-SPAM Compliance
– Give members a mechanism to opt out of
receiving future emails
– Honor opt-out requests promptly
• CASL Compliance
– Express Consent Form for members with
implied consent
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Prevent Global Opt Outs
• Members Do The Following
– Unsubscribe
– Report As Spam
– Modify Preferences
• Give Users the Power to Select Interest
6. Integrated eMessaging
Unleash the Power
• Healthy Membership Marketing Lists
• Segmentation for Target Marketing
Campaigns
• Creative User Experience with AMS Data
• Marketing Automation Strategies
• Hyper Personalized Email Campaigns
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Responsive
• Over 50% of Emails are opened on mobile
phones.
• Create a cohesive experience from mobile
phone to preference center
• Checkboxes, Input boxes, and Buttons
sized properly for mobile
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Asynchronous Functionality
• One Page Applications
• Form Actions without Page Reload
• Efficient User Experience
• Increases Engagement on the Page
• Keep in Mind, Proper Messaging to the
End User
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How Many Preferences?
• Find the Right Balance
• Too Little
– No Differentiation to the Member
– No Segmentation Strategy
• Too Many
– Inundates the Member
– Too Granular. Difficult to Honor.
28. Integrated eMessaging
Offer Additional Channels
• Email may not be their preferred
communication channel
• Offer Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn as
Options
• Collect Channel as Communication Field
in AMS/CRM
31. Integrated eMessaging
Automation The Future
• Triggers Routine Emails and Campaigns
• Campaigns Run While You Work
• One Shared Taxonomy
• Consolidating Communications to Your
Constituents
Hubspot Survey – 54% Received Emails to Frequently, 49% Content was repetitive and Boring over time, and 47% Inbox Cleanup.
Creating Actions and Engagement without the user having to think. Intuitive Design. Rather than user focusing on how they can change their preferences, you want them to think about their preferences.