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Monday, July 28, 2014

How to Simplify Email Marketing

Email marketing is one of the fastest growing methods being employed by corporations all over the world to get their message across to their customers. The reason being that email marketing is comparatively cheaper as compared to other means of communication such as print media, advertising, and newspaper articles, and even that it can easily cover a wide range of the target population. However, alongside its many advantages, there are certain disadvantages too. This is not a personalized approach, which makes customers feel alienated as the same email is being sent to possible a 1000 other customers. Moreover, the response rate with such a medium is also very low as customers are hardly pressed to click the link to open an email as there is no direct interaction.



However, it can be ascertained that the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages, and therefore companies are likely to use this instrument heavily in the near future. Now the question arises, how can this be improved? For starters, companies would have to simplify their emails. Most emails being sent out nowadays have an incredible amount of information in them that are of no use to the customer. While there are also some emails where too many facts and figures and other techniques have been employed to confuse the customer and coerce them into buying the product. These techniques might work in the short run, but they cannot possibly survive in the long run.




Companies should send information to customers that are only relevant to their particular locality, area, or community. This brings personalized touches to your message as well. Moreover, make the subject attractive. This would tempt the customer into opening your email. Last but not the least, present your ideas clearly and without distortion. Customers do not like being cheated on, and your company could fast go down the drain if such a thing happens.

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