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Setting up a successful email drip marketing campaign requires working backward. For starters, there is one question you should address first. What is the overall goal of your email drip campaign? Starting with the goal and working down will determine your campaign structure. Many companies utilize drip marketing to increase sales. Others are trying to build better brand recognition. Email drip campaigns are also used to increase customer retention<\/a>. Those are only a few types of email drip campaigns. Once you have identified your goal, you can identify who your target audience will be and construct an appropriate message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The great thing about email drip marketing is you can completely customize your campaign to suit the needs of your audience. First of all, be very specific when choosing a target audience for your campaign. Segment your audience into groups based upon the goal at hand. For example, retail companies trying to increase sales might set their audience to be customers who have abandoned items in their online cart for over a week. These customers could be sent a series of drip emails that offer incentives such as coupons or free shipping to encourage them to buy. Another angle is looking at what your current customers or prospects want to learn or what they want to achieve. Your answer will allow you to write a clear call to action for your campaign and help you construct your campaign\u2019s message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Always ensure that your email drip campaign conveys a clear message that includes a call to action for your target audience. Here is a quick tip to remember from Zapier.com, \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to start an email drip marketing strategy. Most importantly, make sure you aren\u2019t sending current users a bunch of emails that they didn\u2019t sign up for. If they don\u2019t understand why<\/em> they’re getting an email, they could unsubscribe or mark your emails as spam.\u201d Making sure your company\u2019s message is relevant to your target audience is crucial, otherwise, your efforts will be wasted. Using a professional copywriter with experience in drip emails is best in this scenario. The right writer can use this as an opportunity to make announcements or offer subscriptions, deals, and coupons to entice recipients to take action<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a concrete plan for your email drip campaign will help your company to choose the perfect software to execute your campaign strategy. There are many different types of email drip software. Do your research and find the software that best suits your email campaign. Listed below are 3 different software options to get your research started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drip<\/strong><\/a> is a great software application to get your feet wet with email drip marketing. It\u2019s a simple interface and these tools have a low starting price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hubspot<\/strong><\/a> is an all-in-one marketing automation software application. This digital app is great for users who want to integrate their email drip marketing campaigns. You can integrate with a blog or other pieces. This is accomplished through automated workflows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MailChimp<\/strong><\/a> is a great automation software application for a company that enjoys having choices. In addition, MailChimp offers ready-to-go drip campaigns as well as completely customizable options in the form of user-friendly email design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out Zapier.com\u2019s list of 25 Best Email Drip Campaign Apps<\/a> for an in-depth exploration of more drip software options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, once you have all the pieces necessary to launch your email drip campaign, then it’s time to test. Email drip software will make your job easier by tracking and storing data from your campaign for you. Utilize your data for the future by making profiles for recipients that are responding to enable directly targeted future campaigns. Another email drip marketing tip is to use every last drop of campaign data. Use information like, what emails got the most open rates, what copy and call-to-action worked best. Use that data, and readjust your marketing strategy for future campaigns. A perfected drip email campaign formula will be sure to yield a high ROI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FSSI is a technology-forward print and mail company with 35+ years of experience as document outsourcing specialists. FSSI offers customized marketing services along with providing secure data processing and storage. For more information about our statement mailing services<\/a> or letter management<\/a> or call 714.436.3300 for a free consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Start an Email Drip Campaign? In Part 1 of this two-part blog series, we explored why an email drip campaign is a great addition to your company\u2019s current content marketing strategy. In Part 2, we will focus on how to set up your email drip marketing and choose an email drip marketing software […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,46,67,65],"tags":[28,66,29,73,42],"class_list":["post-4121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-experience-and-engagement","category-how-to-guides","category-marketing-strategies","category-technology-and-mobile","tag-advertising","tag-analytics","tag-automation","tag-email","tag-marketing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTarget Audience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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