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Email Strategy
Define a specific purpose, map the buyer's journey stage, the customer's needs, and a call to action.
emails FAIL when they try to do TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE
1 email = 1 goal + 1CTA
Email Strategy Process
Open – Read – Click – Convert
Email Goals Awareness Stage
Introduce the brand to the recipients
educate
help solve a problem
Email Goals Consideration Stage
Build Trust
show value
compare solutions
Email Goals Consideration Stage
Convert leads into customers
Email Goals Loyalty/Advocacy Stage
Keep existing customers engages
cross-sell products/services
win back prior customers
Emoji’s Best Practices in Subject Lines
Make subject lines more expressive
helps shorten subject line for mobile
use them thoughtfully/in place of words
put them at the BEGINNING so they aren’t cut off in mobile
Emoji Risks
could seem unprofessional and not appropriate for all industries
time and effort to find the right emoji
wide use prevents brand from standing out
overuse can lead to spam and filtering
display across different clients can very
CAN-SPAM Act
A law that businesses must follow when sending marketing emails to protect recipients from misleading messages and give them a way to stop receiving emails.
4 CAN-SPAM ACT Requirements
Clear Identification
Valid Physical Mailing Address
Clear Working Unsubscribe Link
No Deceptive Sender Names or Subject Lines
Clear Identification Requirement
The email must clearly identify itself as a marketing message.
Valid Physical Mailing Address Requirement
Marketing emails must include a valid physical mailing address in the footer.
Clear and Working Unsubscribe Link Requirement
Marketing emails must provide a working way to unsubscribe, and opt-out requests must be processed within 10 business days.
No Deceptive Sender Names or Subject Lines Requirement
Businesses cannot use misleading sender information or subject lines.
Example:
Bad: "You Won $1,000!" when the email is actually advertising gym memberships.
Good: "Save 20% on Your First Gym Membership."
6 Ethical Guidelines
Respect inbox space
earn attention
be transparent
protect privacy
make unsubscribing easy and honor it quickly
avoid dark patterns/guilt trip messages