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“E-Newsletter” Boring! Re-name It!

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We have shared many ideas to increase your email database. (Here and here.) Email marketing shows strong ROI and thus, the more inboxes you reach, the more business you generate. The issue often isn’t that we’re not asking, it’s what we’re asking them to do – “Sign Up For A Newsletter.” Zzzzzz! No one wants a newsletter. That’s where you need to get creative on naming your newsletter. Here’s 35 ideas to get you started. Is your newsletter information driven? If the content is going to be industry driven, a more serious name may be in order: The Advisor The Dispatch… 

Email Marketing – Drive Web Traffic, Grow Lists and Relationships

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Your email marketing campaigns are underway! You have rich content with a call-to-action or two. Creative, well thought-out subject lines. Are your campaigns working? Are you driving traffic to your website? How to Drive Tremendous Website Traffic with Email Marketing “For us, the most important result of email marketing is getting people to our website,” says marketing technology manager for Robert Paul Properties, Autumn Boles. 5 Effective Strategies for Startups to Grow Their Email Lists As a startup, your priority should be increasing the size of your email list. And you should be culling it often. These strategies are going to… 

Email Marketing – Benchmark Guide and 52 Tips

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Your email marketing campaigns are underway! You have rich content with a call-to-action or two. Creative, well thought-out subject lines. Sales of course is the top benchmark to gauge success. What are the other benchmarks to determine if your campaigns are working? We lead with a benchmark guide and follow with 5 articles / 52 tips to help with your email marketing: The Ultimate 2016 Email Marketing Benchmark  Guide A new report analysed more than 1bn emails… (the author) dig(s) into the report and show you the key facts and figures you need to be aware of. 21 Powerful Ways to Quickly… 

Tourism Best Practices – Week of March 21

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Tourism professionals at Convention and Visitors Bureaus – CVBs (or Destination Marketing Organizations – DMOs) are doing some innovative programs to increase visitation in their destinations. We call them Tourism Best Practices. Virtual Reality: A New Reality for Meetings and Destinations Thanks to consumer interest, an immersive experience, and low-cost headsets, virtual reality may become a mainstream feature of association meetings and destination marketing. Meet Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau’s Resident Artist The Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) introduced its first Resident Artist Program, an initiative aimed to give local photographers / videographers an opportunity to connect… 

Email Marketing – 20-plus Tips and Webinar

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Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (3) How do you maximize this marketing strategy? Here’s 7 articles / 38 tips to help with your email marketing: 5 Email Marketing Tips to Maximize the Humble Email To avoid bugging their (email) audience, here are five critical email marketing tips to follow. How To Improve Your Email Marketing:… 

Email Marketing – Best Reads of March 7

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Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (3) How do you maximize this marketing strategy? Here’s 7 articles / 38 tips to help with your email marketing: {Inforgraphic} The Essentials of an Email Marketing Campaign Check out this infographic for fascinating facts and figures which explain why email marketing is essential for business. 9 Things Email Marketers… 

Email Marketing – Best Reads Week of February 29

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Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (3) How do you maximize this marketing strategy? Here’s 5 articles / 25 tips to help with your email marketing: 7 Ways to Integrate Social Media and Email Marketing Based on my experience providing e-mail and social media marketing solutions to destinations and businesses, here are 7 ways the two… 

7 Ways to Integrate Social Media and Email Marketing

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Social media has seen a meteoric rise in use. Marketing professionals have noticed and have shifted focus to the outlets – and they should – the numbers are staggering. (1) But don’t forget about email. Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (3) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (4) How would one go about blending these two powerful marketing approaches? How might one take… 

Email Marketing – Subject Lines, Writing Emails in 15 Minutes and Cursing

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Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook or Twitter. (3) How do you maximize this marketing strategy? On what should you be focused? Subject line, welcome emails and cursing. How to Write a Killer Email Subject Line Here are some tips to write killer email subject lines that will get your newsletters and emails the attention they deserve. 7…