Put yourself in your audience’s shoes. If you wouldn’t want to read it, why send it? We have all been victim to generic, uniform emails that have nothing to do with our interests. After one too many of those, who even bothers opening them anymore? They go straight to the trash or are simply ignored. Personalization is integral to engagement and preventing message fatigue. If you have done your homework from the earlier Mailchimp blogs, then you have taken the time to get to know your audience and organized them appropriately. What’s next? Give your audience the content they want…
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Mailchimp Deconstructed: Tags and groups and segments. Oh my!
Piggybacking on our last blog let’s talk about organizing your audience. Tags, groups and segments are the best way to do that. Tags: what are they? Tags are simply labels that can be applied to your contacts, and they are one of the best ways to organize your audience. These are custom and can be whatever you want them to be. Tagging helps you note personal preferences or data that you have learned. Let’s run that down. For example, if you run an e-commerce clothing store and a customer, Kristin, buys multiple sweaters, tag Kristin as ‘sweater lover’. The next…
Mailchimp Deconstructed: Your CRM is Your Best Friend
Building relationship with customers is a long game. One big lesson from 2020 is the importance of connecting with audiences online. But, social reach is controlled by the mysterious algorithm and search-engine ranking is competitive. Do not squander the holy grail of connection that is the inbox. The inbox is a guaranteed place that you connect with your audience with consistency. You just need to make sure your are following best practices. Let’s start here. More than an email marketing platform, a full CRM. A lot of people know that Mailchimp is an email marketing system, but oh it’s so…
How to Prepare for a Website Redesign
Website redesign is a partnership. Once you figure out the perfect agency to walk with you through the process, there are some things you can do to set yourself up for success. Here are some ways to use that new project energy to save you time later in the process. 1. Set up Google Analytics If you don’t already have Google Analytics installed, do it now. (Here are step-by-step instructions for setting up Google Analytics on your website.) Google Analytics will show your web designer how people are currently using your site. This way, they can figure out what to…
After the Launch
You did it! You are looking at your brand new website! You just completed a seamless redesign process with P&P, and are now sitting proudly in awe of the attention to detail, beautiful design, and brilliant strategy that will convert leads to loyal partners. Now what? 1. Tell the World – Hold Up A Sec Of course you want to announce your slick new site to your social media channels and email list post-launch. We recommend that you treat it like a soft opening of a new restaurant. Plan for a “soft launch” phase while your developer takes care of…