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How to be an Email
Marketing Ninja
TaeWoo Kim
TaeWooKim
About Me
- Nerd turned Biz Man
- Zero business experience
- Trial & error
- Persistence
Email Marketing 101 - "DUH"
- Build list
- CAN-SPAM compliance - unsub.
- Don't buy/rent list
- A/B test your subject
Email Marketing 101 - "DUH"
ROI is proven
What do you think?
Quiz - What is the #1 reason people FAIL at
email marketing?
1. Irrelevant
2. Too boring
3. Too often
4. Too impersonal
5. Too sales-y
You Already Know Email Marketing
... believe it or not.
Email Marketing = (Online) Dating
Understanding the Sale
Tactic #1 - Lead Generation ("Seed
planting")
Tactic #1 - Discovery - NON-DIGITAL
Organic Paid
Dating Friends, Family, School,
Work, Neighbor
Bars, Nightclubs, Singles
cruises, / tours / events,
matchmakers, classifieds
Business /
Marketing
Company referral,
news/magazine article,
word of mouth,
TV/radio/newspaper ads,
yellow pages, billboards,
cold calls, flyers,
promotional materials
Organic = High trust, low scalability. Paid = Low trust, high scalability
Tactic #1 - Discovery - DIGITAL
Organic Paid
Dating (same), social networks (same), dating sites
Business /
Marketing
(same), SEO, social,
email, mobile, cross
promotions
(same), SEM, banner
ads, retargeting, paid
links
Tactic #1 - Discovery
Dating Marketing
Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes:
Wrong Target Market
Dating Marketing
Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes:
Irrelevant Messaging
Dating Marketing
Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes:
No Personality / USP
Dating Marketing
Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes:
Premature "Conversion"
Dating Marketing
Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes:
Premature "Conversion"
Biggest problem: Who the F*CK are you?
- NO trust
- NO established rapport
- NO market credibility
Solution?
Tactic #2 - Lead Nurturing
("Watering the plant")
Tactic #2 - Nurture Your Lead
Dating Marketing
Tactic #2 - Nurture Your Lead
1. Don't sell right away
2. Build rapport
3. Be an expert
4. Use stories
5. Use personality
Teach first. Sell later.
Why is lead nurture crucial?
6x repetitions required
Idea Saturation Rate Differs
Idea Saturation Methods
1. Repetition Ads
2. Celebrities
3. Edutainment
Tactic #3 - Ask for the Sale
Dating Marketing
Tactic #3 - Ask for the Sale - How the
prospect thinks
Dating
- trustworthy
- evaluated other
guys/girls
- spent time with you in
person
- stories shared
Mate-worthy
Marketing
- trustworthy
- evaluated other
products & services
- spent time reading
your material
- stories shared
Sale-worthy
Case Study: Solar One Media
- B2B lead generation
- very niche
- #1 rank keywords
- ZERO cold calling
- 100% customer initiated contact (10-15/mo.)
- very clear cut:
Product: Solar lead generation service
Market: Solar sales & installation companies
1. Lead Generation
- Search PPC
- Display - LinkedIn Ads
- Content marketing
2. Lead Nurture
- email lead nurture - 24 in sequence
- open rate: initially 43.7%, ends at 27%
3. Closing - 35% subscribed to paid service
Case Study: Solar One Media
Build relationships. Save lives.
Case Study: PawshPal
Conclusion
Less douche. More ninja.
Thank You
TaeWoo Kim
@TaeWoo Kim
http://www.FreshSuperCool.com/

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How to be an email marketing ninja

  • 1. How to be an Email Marketing Ninja TaeWoo Kim TaeWooKim
  • 2. About Me - Nerd turned Biz Man - Zero business experience - Trial & error - Persistence
  • 3. Email Marketing 101 - "DUH" - Build list - CAN-SPAM compliance - unsub. - Don't buy/rent list - A/B test your subject
  • 4. Email Marketing 101 - "DUH" ROI is proven
  • 5. What do you think? Quiz - What is the #1 reason people FAIL at email marketing? 1. Irrelevant 2. Too boring 3. Too often 4. Too impersonal 5. Too sales-y
  • 6. You Already Know Email Marketing ... believe it or not.
  • 7. Email Marketing = (Online) Dating
  • 9. Tactic #1 - Lead Generation ("Seed planting")
  • 10. Tactic #1 - Discovery - NON-DIGITAL Organic Paid Dating Friends, Family, School, Work, Neighbor Bars, Nightclubs, Singles cruises, / tours / events, matchmakers, classifieds Business / Marketing Company referral, news/magazine article, word of mouth, TV/radio/newspaper ads, yellow pages, billboards, cold calls, flyers, promotional materials Organic = High trust, low scalability. Paid = Low trust, high scalability
  • 11. Tactic #1 - Discovery - DIGITAL Organic Paid Dating (same), social networks (same), dating sites Business / Marketing (same), SEO, social, email, mobile, cross promotions (same), SEM, banner ads, retargeting, paid links
  • 12. Tactic #1 - Discovery Dating Marketing
  • 13. Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes: Wrong Target Market Dating Marketing
  • 14. Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes: Irrelevant Messaging Dating Marketing
  • 15. Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes: No Personality / USP Dating Marketing
  • 16. Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes: Premature "Conversion" Dating Marketing
  • 17. Tactic #1 - Discovery Mistakes: Premature "Conversion" Biggest problem: Who the F*CK are you? - NO trust - NO established rapport - NO market credibility Solution?
  • 18. Tactic #2 - Lead Nurturing ("Watering the plant")
  • 19. Tactic #2 - Nurture Your Lead Dating Marketing
  • 20. Tactic #2 - Nurture Your Lead 1. Don't sell right away 2. Build rapport 3. Be an expert 4. Use stories 5. Use personality Teach first. Sell later.
  • 21. Why is lead nurture crucial? 6x repetitions required
  • 23. Idea Saturation Methods 1. Repetition Ads 2. Celebrities 3. Edutainment
  • 24. Tactic #3 - Ask for the Sale Dating Marketing
  • 25. Tactic #3 - Ask for the Sale - How the prospect thinks Dating - trustworthy - evaluated other guys/girls - spent time with you in person - stories shared Mate-worthy Marketing - trustworthy - evaluated other products & services - spent time reading your material - stories shared Sale-worthy
  • 26. Case Study: Solar One Media - B2B lead generation - very niche - #1 rank keywords - ZERO cold calling - 100% customer initiated contact (10-15/mo.) - very clear cut: Product: Solar lead generation service Market: Solar sales & installation companies
  • 27. 1. Lead Generation - Search PPC - Display - LinkedIn Ads - Content marketing 2. Lead Nurture - email lead nurture - 24 in sequence - open rate: initially 43.7%, ends at 27% 3. Closing - 35% subscribed to paid service Case Study: Solar One Media
  • 28. Build relationships. Save lives. Case Study: PawshPal
  • 29. Conclusion Less douche. More ninja. Thank You TaeWoo Kim @TaeWoo Kim http://www.FreshSuperCool.com/