Posts Tagged ‘marketing’

The Secrets of Successful Email Marketing Campaigns

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Successful industrial marketing email campaigns are won email by email. Because your list is built on an audience who has opted-in, requesting your material, you already have a willing audience. This puts you miles above the pack out there fighting for the attention of the millions online. As outsource marketing professionals, we’ve picked up a few secrets along the way.
So what’s the secret? There is no secret – only common sense.
You’ve received enough newsletters to know what works and what doesn’t, so go with it. Here are a few things you do want to do with your next email marketing campaign:
• Be interesting from the start. If your subject line isn’t of any interest to your audience, your email will never see the light of the computer screen.
• Be valuable. If you are not offering anything of value to your reader, you’re wasting their time and before you know it, you will lose a subscriber, or 10.
• Be brief. No one (no one) wants to read 11 lengthy paragraphs of you going on and on about your product. Instead, provide the basics, ask for feedback, and guide them back to your site.
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Social Media Proof Is In The Marketing Pudding

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/separate_social_media_from_mar.html

Proof that a Social Media Marketing Program is just one of the ingredients in the delicous marketing pudding!  Social Media should be used as one of the ingredients in your marketing recipe. Better to concentrate on cooking up the whole meal rather than relying on one ingredient to make the meal a success.

Where will you spend your 2010 marketing dollars?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

First, do your research. Marketing has changed significantly. Companies are no longer investing an exorbitant amount of their advertising budgets on splashy full page ads in trade publications.
Research shows that most companies are now placing their ad dollars on the internet – specifically for pay per click campaigns in addition to banner ads, e-newsletter advertising and on line events. It is no longer feasible for companies to rely on a company website in order to sell their products and services. You must have a multifaceted plan which includes not only print advertising, publicity and a website but social media marketing programs such as facebook and twitter in order to take advantage of connecting with your customers and adjust your marketing budget accordingly.

Knowing how and where your customers are searching for your products or services is the most important aspect of your marketing plan for 2010. Budgets are tight and more than ever, companies are looking for ROI and accountability. In order to justify your marketing investment, do your research and spend your marketing and ad dollars wisely.

Think before you Twitter!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

It seems as though the whole world is a-twitter over Twitter and businesses are jumping to be included in the social media phenomenon. However, companies need to be sure that Twitter is where they really want their marketing message to be seen. Some tips on deciding whether your company should begin regular “tweeting”:follow companies who are using Twitter on a regular basis to see how they use this new technology. One of the large hospitals in our area encourages potential patients to tweet to find out what the wait time is in their emergency room; one of our customers tweets the answer to an ongoing quiz weekly in order to build their brand. Following tweets like these will help you to decide whether Twitter would fit into your marketing mix.