By: Alexis Moreland
Introduction • Email marketing is one segment of internet marketing, which encompasses online marketing via websites, social media, blogs, etc. It is essentially the same as direct mail except that instead of sending mail through the postal service, messages are sent electronically via email.
Ways Email Marketing Can Help Your Business • • • • • • •
Save valuable budget dollars Increase brand recognition Connect with your target market Increase your credibility Educate your current client Attract new opportunities Expand your network
Save Valuable Budget Dollars •
Save money and some trees! By going digital, you’ll avoid printing, paper, envelopes, mail handling, and postage costs. Plus, with an email newsletter you can work with a designer to design a custom newsletter template you can use over and over again, and get your message out much faster than good old snail mail.
Increase Brand Recognition •
Get your brand image and name in front of your audience more often by including your logo, tagline, color palette, and brand graphics in the template design of your email communications. Seeing your brand elements in every issue will build brand awareness and recognition — even if they old see it for a second.
Connect With Your Target Market •
Email marketing helps you stay in touch with your audience on a regular basis, keeping you top of mind and at the tip of their tongue. This ensures that when your services, products, or programs are needed, they will buy from you or refer their friends, family, peers, and contacts to you.
Increase your Credibility •
Consistent, quality email marketing that is relevant, on-topic, and full of value will help you earn and grow the trust of your target market making it much easier for you to then promote and sell your products and services.
Educate Your Current Client •
Your email newsletter is a great place to keep your clients up to date with what’s news in your business. By sharing what you’re working on and what’s going on, you can also keep them informed of the products, services, and programs you have available for them — and maybe entice them to hire you or buy from you again.
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Publishing an email newsletter can help you generate new opportunities such as strategic partnerships, joint ventures, media interviews, speaking engagements, and more. All it takes in the right person to see your message at the right time — and the opportunity may not even come from a subscriber, but from someone your ezine was forwarded to.
Expand your network •
Email marketing helps you grow your network and build your list by allowing you to capture the email address through a website opt-in box. By entering their name and email, visitors give you permission to market to them by email and make offers to them by email. Remember to promote your email newsletter via social media, on your website.
Reach a Wider Audience •
Drive your email newsletter subscribers back to your website by promoting recent blog posts in each issue. Repurpose your ezine content or archive your ezine articles on your blog to attract new visitors via social media. Share your ezine articles on article marketing and article sharing sites to gain exposure and visibility for your brand.
Who I Am‌ • Alexis Moreland is an advertising director and CEO of Evizion Media Group who provides the latest techniques of advertising and digital marketing to grow your business.