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CCT356: Online Advertising and Marketing. Class 3: Email Marketing. Administration. Wiki signup Articles? First assignment (online ad critique)? Note terms at the beginning of every chapter – they are potentially testable. Email Marketing. Old, but still a key component of CRM - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CCT356: Online Advertising and
MarketingClass 3:
Email Marketing
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AdministrationWiki signupArticles?First assignment (online ad critique)?Note terms at the beginning of every chapter –
they are potentially testable.
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Email MarketingOld, but still a key component of CRMVery cost effectiveCan be targeted and measurable Inbox is still a common access point to InternetCan adapt to mobile access
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Again, some historyEmail still relatively new for mass market (again,
less than 20 years)Interaction patterns change, as well as etiquette
around unsolicited emailAllows for direct marketing at a far cheaper cost
than snail mailAlso more viral – no one passes around
pamphlets, but might forward/post email
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Types of customer outreach
Transaction emails – e.g., requesting quote, confirming purchase
Newsletters – e.g., regular updates on corporate activities, or push reminders to posts on blogs (e.g., SheridanInsider)
Promotional emails – new sales/services, for immediate action
Retention – building long term relations/loyalty
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Email Marketing KPIsWhat do you want users to do? Open email?
Click links? Refer friends to grow customer database? Buy things? See if they’re still alive/interested? (30% email churn a year a good estimate.)
How will you measure if this is successful? Some measures easier to trace than others
Conversion and bounce/unsubscribe rates
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Email Service ProvidersManual email sending obviously not very efficient –
doesn’t handle customer DBs well, often done poorly (e.g., 300+ cc’s, which is a privacy and info overload problem.)
ESPs registered with certification authorities avoid automatic identification of email as spam
Often based on ISP reputation – do not run email campaign through free ISP account.
Ease of use, database integration, reporting built inLook at MailChimp later.
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Establishing a DatabaseGenuine, opt-in databases bestEmail important but other factors can be
important for targeted marketing: e.g., name, nature of relationship, demographics, frequency of communication requested
Take care to limit info request – too much info on signup = less signups
What kind of targeting information would you include?
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Best practices for signupsMake sign-up location obviousMake privacy/anti-spam policy clearMake call for action and benefit clearEstimate frequency of communication (and stick
to it!)Ideally link submissions directly to database
(reduces manual entry/error) – an iPad/laptop on site would be better than a paper form.
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Text vs. HTML?HTML – allows for richer content/brandingText – quicker download, more compatible with
some mobile devicesAllowing both options (and changing options)
best practice
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Email segmentsPreheaders – can be useful instructions (e.g.,
click here for mobile version) but also might be confusing (e.g., http://blog.mailchimp.com/time-to-reconsider-preheaders/)
Header – standard to, from, reply – from should be personal (even if it’s really not.)
Subject – most important part, and a target for spam filters (e.g., Sheridan’s banning “report”); consistent format/language builds rapport
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Segments #2Greeting – can be personalized if you have that
informationBody – finally, your message – where text/HTML
issues are key, esp on mobile devicesFooter – Further contact info, policy info – but
most important part is unsubscribe. Making it hard to unsubscribe = junk status.
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Template DesignESPs allow for design of emails (esp HTML
emails).F-pattern: where should your key ask be?
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Design #2Email design != web page design – e.g., HTML5 or
advanced CSS might not work as intended or at allDesign for preview window – is your identity and
ask obvious on quick view? Put logo/call for action early on (subject header or top left of body for preview panes…)
Use alt text for images – some clients (esp. mobile) only load text unless requested
Test, test, test – on as many platforms/devices as possible.
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Design for mobileWhat technological/contextual limitations exist
with mobile email access?How do you design around these issues?Consider email as a means of bridging to web
page, blog, Facebook profile, Twitter account, video channel, etc.
Effective CRM reaches customers through whatever medium they wish to use at the time
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Email AnalyticsWhat’s delivered?What’s bounced (and why?)Unsubscribed?Pass on rate?Conversion?Test around subject lines, time/day of delivery,
copy style, media use etc. – further segmentation
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Avoiding being spam80-85% of email identified as spamSpam filters imperfect but powerfulWhat can you do to avoid being spam?
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MailChimp hints600px width for all devicesSimple layout – consider email clients as bad web
browsers, and KISS.Avoid background images – use solid colors –
complex CSS, and interactive bits (e.g., Flash)Keep privacy, spam, and unsubscribe obvious to
avoid being spamDesign text emails as much as HTML – assume 60
char width, and don’t assume consistent wrapping
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MailChimp hints #2Avoid absolute URLs – use relativeBe careful with sneak opt-in (e.g., random contacts at
tradeshows, other people’s lists, fishbowls, etc.) – just because it’s in the fine print, doesn’t mean they like you. Tread carefully.
Avoid spam filters – key spam phrases/words, colors, etc. (http://spamassassin.apache.org/tests_3_0_x.html)
Be aware of corporate firewallsAvoid domain being blacklistedTest, test, test – in many clients/platforms
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Sharing Tips from Mailchimp
Links to FB, Twitter, Reddit, iTunes, Eventbrite, etc. prepped with proper tags, titles, URLs, etc. – easily customized in default interface
Time sharing to days/times compatible with audience
Track likes, tweets, retweets
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