Physician, heal thyself!
I consider myself lucky these days because I only have to keep my own work "plate" full, but in my past I did have staff and contractors that relied on me to keep them busy. In those days I was very busy feeding the pipeline, so when I saw this great resource from Constant Contact I thought I should share. It's also helpful for those individual entrepreneurs like me - we still have a pipeline, it just may not be as big. I appreciate the calendar in this piece. While it is really one of those "duh" marketing opportunities, we often are so busy preparing for a key event or recovering after
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Thinking of adding email to your marketing plan?
Is email marketing right for you? Constant Contact, a leader in email marketing, talked to hundreds of small business owners from a variety of industries - from restaurants to financial planners! From those conversations they assembled 31 reasons why email marketing works. Visit this link and scroll through their feedback! But can it really work for you? Many small business owners are already using email marketing—and are writing their own success stories. Take a closer look at email marketing, and you'll discover tips to: Boost Sales and bring in customers on a slow day
Your email campaigns need to look good and deliver results
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5 Great Tips for Your Next Email Blast
Tip #1 - don't think of it as an email "Blast"! As a Constant Contact Solution Provider, I think email blast is a dirty word. Your readers aren't all the same so it's important to be sure all your email campaigns have a focused, personal message. Start by segmenting your lists into smaller groups based on their interest or contact type. Segmenting has other advantages as well, we will discuss this in a later blog. Read these 5 Tips for Your Next Email Blast for tips that will help make sure your next campaign is relevant, valuable, and important to your customers. When
Have doubts about using email? Let us clear them up.
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Add Value without Discounting
Running a discount during the holiday season is a great way to draw customers into your store and boost sales during this busy time of year, but it’s not the only way to offer something of value to your customers. If you want to run a successful holiday promotion, without discounting your product, consider one of these ideas: Free gift wrapping - There are a lot of folks out there who absolutely despise gift wrapping! Some have a natural touch for it, while others just can’t seem to figure it out. Free gift wrapping is a really nice gesture that will make your customers’ lives a li
4 Tips for Your Next Email Blast
If you've visited my website you know I'm big into email marketing. I work with a lot of people who are trying to use email as their primary advertising and marketing tool, and in many cases they are doing a great job. And then there's everyone else. And that's where I come in! If you are expecting your email advertising to create sales or some kind of response from the recipient, you need to spend time planning your content in advance. This article outlines four things you should consider when creating your email campaigns How to Write Email Copy that Converts . These tips aren't
3 Steps to Keep Customers Subscribed to Your Email List
Your email subscription list is incredibly valuable and needs to be protected. To make sure your subscribers are engaged, keep these pointers in mind whenever you send an email: Timing Content Value Frequency Email marketing is one of the oldest forms of digital marketing. It’s also the type of marketing most used and abused by marketers. Sending too many emails—or emails that don’t matter to your customers—will decrease your subscription list faster that you can hit the “Junk” button. Read More
Direct Correlation between Email Campaign Effectiveness and Number of Images and Text Lines Featured
Constant Contact Data Reveals Direct Correlation between Email Campaign Effectiveness and Number of Images and Text Lines Featured. Analysis of over 2.1 million small business emails also finds differences between industries. Read More: Constant Contact Data Reveals Direct Correlation between Email Campaign Effectiveness and Number of Images and Text Lines Featured
New Data: How the Amount of Text and Images Impact Email Click-Through Rates
Email click-through rates are one of the most valuable pieces of data when it comes to measuring the effectiveness of your email campaign. While open rates tell you how many people are seeing your email in the inbox and deciding to open, your click-through rate tells you how many of those people are acting on the content you send out. Read more, with charts: New Data: How the Amount of Text and Images Impact Email Click-Through Rates
Constant Contact Makes Significant Update
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Surveys
We understand that great marketing starts with knowing your audience and discovering what they like most about your business. We’ll build you an interactive online survey or poll that delivers meaningful results–and this feedback will allow us to create effective marketing campaigns around what your audience really wants. This tool can be used as an online form as well - ask us how you can "think outside of the checkbox" when using Constant Contact survey and polling! Constant Contact News For Email Marketing you can trust.
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Newsletters and Announcements
Whether you’re looking to increase revenue through an online promotion, promote an event, increase your social media presence, or just stay in touch with your audience, email marketing is an effective tool that will power your business’s growth. We can coach you through getting set up, help you get your first campaign out, or handle it all for you. Three tips in less than three minutes: Download our tips for Designing the Perfect Mobile-Ready Email (.pdf) Try Constant Contact, or ask us for a tour! Constant Contact News For Email Marketing you can trust.
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Constant Contact Certified
The Bookworm is a Certified member of the Constant Contact Solution Provider Program, with over 20 years experience working with the Constant Contact Toolkit. You may think of Constant Contact as the leader in Email Marketing but they have become so much more than that. From social media marketing to tools that allow you to collect online payments and registrations, they are the source for online marketing tools designed to be a one-stop shop for small business owners. Constant Contact makes it easy for you to grow your business. What’s even better is that they have packaged their prod