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When putting together your newsletter, it’s easy to get so caught up in concentrating on the sales aspect that you forget something very important, especially when it comes to email newsletters. Content. If your newsletter offers the subscriber no content, except for new product or service announcements and a run-down of how things are going for you, then your marketing plan will probably get little or no value from it. I’m not saying a newsletter shouldn’t have those elements included…far from it. But if that’s all you have in your newsletter, you’re limiting its effects, because the vast majority of […]

Sheryl Crow’s hit song “Soak Up The Sun” has a wonderful line in it that we can take a lesson from. “It’s not getting what you want, it’s wanting what you’ve got.” This is a definite key to peace and happiness, and it should also be a cornerstone of your marketing campaign. Your potential customers think they know what they want, but sometimes they feel cheated after they get it…whatever it was that they thought they wanted didn’t turn out to be what they needed, whether it be a consultant, a piece of software or the latest gadget from late-night […]

There’s one word that can carry quite a bit of power when used as part of your marketing message: “Free”. Admittedly, “free” doesn’t carry the weight it used to. With everyone reaching the point of becoming over-saturated with marketing messages, something that has the word “free” attached to it has almost become a turn-off…especially online. But it can still be a very effective tool, when used correctly; for example, as an inducement to opt-in to your newsletter or email list. In many people’s minds, a successful marketing message has lots of exclamation points, underlines and flashing messages. These things were […]

Email marketing can be one of the most effective ways of improving your business, but there’s one simple step you can take to improve how your email campaign is received. Whenever possible, address your customer by their name. Simple, right? Unfortunately, it’s not obvious to quite a few online marketers. Everyone has received basic spam email marketing messages in their inbox, and most of the time it’s either a generic message, or a message that addresses someone by name…just not yours. This is why using your customer’s name can make you stand out from everyone else. When you say “Listen […]