Articles published during July 2014

• Using social sharing to increase e-mail marketing results

  Jul 29, 2014 by Alan J. Goldstein | No Comments Yet
  

  E-mail and postal are probably the two best methods of reaching out to highly targeted prospects, but it’s a real challenge to generate response rates that are high enough to make a difference.

  By making it easy for recipients to share your content via social sites such as Twitter and LinkedIN, you just might increase your readership, with the implicit stamp of approval that comes from a trusted third party recommendation. According to a recent study, e-mail with social sharing buttons enjoy click-through rates that are over 2.5 times that of those that do not.

  As a result, I decided to do an informal survey of the marketing e-mails I subscribe to. Most are from prominent, well-respected companies in fields such as publishing, marketing automation, finance and software.

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• Is your website engaging enough to do its’ job?

  Jul 24, 2014 by Alan J. Goldstein | No Comments Yet
  

  You probably already realize that your website has a big job to do. Whenever a prospective customer, employee, investor or anyone else is considering a relationship with your company, the first thing they do is check you out on-line.

  The core content of your site, which typically describes your products and services, is important, but it may not be enough to hold the attention of your visitors long enough for them to appreciate the value you have to offer.
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