Idea Exchange: The Practical Aspects of Doing the Most with your e-Newsletter
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Idea Exchange:Idea Exchange: The Practical Aspects of The Practical Aspects of Doing the Most with your Doing the Most with your
e-Newslettere-Newsletter
Your Customer Support Team Your Customer Support Team Welcomes You!Welcomes You!
Julie Reynolds
Leslie Bradford
Kathy Bowman
ObjectiveObjective
To provide a meaningful open-discussion session where you share ideas and
learn from each other.
AgendaAgenda
Key components for discussion Facilitate discussions for each component Your ideas BizActions ideas Wrap up Checklist
Key Components for a Key Components for a Successful e-NewsletterSuccessful e-Newsletter
• Healthy database
• e-Newsletter design
• Sponsor content
• Reports
• New enhancements
• Team Member adoption
Key Components ThemeKey Components Theme
Process >> Database
Create >> E-Newsletter Design
Strategy >> Content
Initiate >> Reports
Learn >> Enhancements
Commitment >> Adoption
ProcessProcess
Healthy Database
Process Healthy DatabaseProcess Healthy Database
• Foundation for success
• Quality and quantity, not just quantity
• Develop a strategy
• Email append
Healthy Database Healthy Database Strategies & TacticsStrategies & Tactics
• Internal List Development Policy– One person in charge– Goals for each quarter and for each Team Member– The more you put in, the more you will get out
• Offline List Development– Existing internal lists– Rolodex, tradeshow attendee lists, business cards
– Encourage referrals
Healthy DatabaseHealthy DatabaseStrategies & TacticsStrategies & Tactics
• Online List Development– Gather employee contact data– Search Websites– Post sign-up option on Website and
promote Refer Colleague link
Healthy DatabaseHealthy DatabaseTarget Audiences to ConsiderTarget Audiences to Consider
• Internal employees• Clients (all key POC’s)• Prospects, referral sources and former clients• Association members• Chamber of Commerce• Journalists/editors for local and regional
publications
Healthy DatabaseHealthy DatabaseBuilding & MaintainingBuilding & Maintaining
• Again, one person in charge• Manage & clean up Bad Emails at least once
every other month• Pull member download and review regularly• Utilize Memo field for important searches and
Email Radar• Assign POC’s if not already assigned
Email AppendEmail Append
• Build your database without the work
• 40% - 60% success rate
• Append Bad Emails
CREATECREATE
e-Newsletter Design
e-Newsletter Look & Feele-Newsletter Look & Feel
• Masthead
• Color scheme / Email template design
• Newsletter formatting
• Banners
e-Newsletter Design Tacticse-Newsletter Design Tactics
• Color Scheme / Email Template Design– Matching the Color Scheme– Choosing the right template design choice– Various template design options
• Masthead– Professional Masthead important for name branding– Examples of Mastheads created by Sponsors– Examples of Mastheads created by BizActions
Sponsor Created MastheadsSponsor Created Mastheads
Sponsor Mastheads Cont.Sponsor Mastheads Cont.
Sponsor Mastheads Cont.Sponsor Mastheads Cont.
BizActions MastheadsBizActions Mastheads
BizActions Mastheads Cont.BizActions Mastheads Cont.
e-Newsletter Design Tacticse-Newsletter Design Tactics
• Newsletter Formatting– Edit Welcome Messages, customize– Use Masthead links to promote Website– Tweak verbiage to personalize; Greeting Line, Subject Line
• Banners– Create Custom Banners to reflect company style– Samples of Banners created by Sponsors– Samples of Banners created by BizActions for Sponsors– Using all available Banner slots can be too much