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Page 1: Email Marketing Strategy and Tips for Business Owners

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A Customer shouldn’t be just for Christmas

How business owners can use Email Marketing

to generate extra sales & business

By Mark Stonham – [email protected] – www.wurlwind.co.uk

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Your Email Experience Receiving email?

? All of us do

We read what we value

Sending email?

? Few smaller businesses

use email marketing

Large companies use it, because it works!

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My Email Marketing Experience

Email Newsletter 25 years ago @ IBM

Member benefits News – 8k recipients

News and Offers to Van Owners & Small Fleet Managers

Vehicle Finance promotions

Trade-show promo for Welsh Agency

Mortgage Finance Promotions to 100k

Training Provider mixed content newsletter

My weekly ‘Funnel Friday’ to contacts

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Mark Stonham

Skills Endorsements on LinkedIn Profile

Highly rated for Email Marketing

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Email Marketing Myths

SPAM

Not effective

Difficult / Technical

Hard work / time-consuming

You need to be creative

You need to write well

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Six wise men – for best email results

• What – do you want to achieve?

• Who – are you going to send the email to?

• Why – should they open and read your email?

• How – should they respond?

• When – is the best time to send them something?

• Where – are you going to find people?

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What – do you want to achieve?

More Customers?

More Sales?

Bigger Purchases?

More Frequent?

New Markets?

Referrals?

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TIP – What do you talk to your customers about?

Relationship building chat

Loyalty – invite revisit

Sharing helpful knowledge

Tips on choosing – pre-sales advice

Tips on using – after-sales education

Seasonal tips – what’s changing?

Education – maybe run a class?

These are a great starting point for what to put into your emails.

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Template Design & Style

Newsletter

Multiple Items

Single Item Bulletin

Announcement

Single Message

Multiple Message

Bulletin

Plain Text vs HTML

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Mailchimp Templates

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How does your email look in the in-box?

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Does the ‘From’ and Subject line stand out?

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Getting Started

Collect Email Addresses

List Management

Template

Content

Analytics

Website

Social Media

Offline

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SIX Tips for Email Success

Provide Value – you are the expert!

Use alongside other activity – integrate

Focus on set-up – maybe get help

Develop a routine – and keep it going

Build your LIST – but keep it personal

Develop your Customer Community

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Wurlwind Support

Email Marketing Review and Action Plan

Email Marketing Set-up Assistance

Email Marketing Automation

Welcome sequence after website registration

Or after meeting someone face to face

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Wurlwind Project Roadmap

Goals &

ROI

Ideal Customers

Value Proposition

Selling Steps

Nurture Activity

Engage Campaign

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Email Results:

More happy customers,

More sales & money,

Obedient Email Marketing

Contact Mark Stonham @ Wurlwind to discuss ways to generate more sales