TOP 6 REASONS FOR UTILIZING EMAIL MARKETING
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More and more… businesses of all sizes are harnessing the power of email marketing. In years past, email marketing was only utilized by Fortune 100, 500… and perhaps “some” of the larger Fortune 1000 companies. Today, even the smallest local businesses are realizing the power of this great marketing vehicle.
For those of you that might still be sitting on the fence… I thought I’d share with you the top 6 benefits of email marketing.
1.) VIRAL MARKETING: Unlike web and print marketing, email marketing allows your recipients to conveniently forward your event, product or service promotion to as many additional recipients as they’d like. The “Forward To Friend” feature allows your message to penetrate a much larger market than you may have originally anticipated. Additionally, these forwarded emails have even greater credibility and marketing power, because the email was forwarded from a familiar friend, as opposed to being sent from an unwelcomed stranger, vying for attention in their inbox.
2.) INCREASED WEB TRAFFIC: An effectively designed email marketing campaign will significantly increase traffic to your website, exposing your services and products to a greater audience, and increasing your potential for new business development.
3.) COST SAVINGS: Email marketing is considerably more cost efficient than direct mail and other any form of print advertising. Email marketing reduces the need for postage and print costs… creating an enormous savings for your you and your business.
4.) TIME SAVINGS: Email marketing allows your business to get your message out faster. No printing down-time or delays at the post office. Email marketing can be scheduled to go out and reach your recipient and the precise moment you’d like.
5.) INTELLIGENT RESPONSE: Unlike many other forms of advertising, email marketing allows you to guage the response of your audience. You can measure what promotions are successful and what are not. This allows you to adjust and improve the focus of your marketing efforts.
6.) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Strong community development is always good for business and brand. Email marketing is a great vehicle for offering free tips and advice in the field of your experise, announcing the philanthropic activities of your company, and providing loyalty based promotions, like discounts and special offers for your specifically targeted audience.