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Newsletter list growth | Tom Fishburne

Newsletter list growth | Tom Fishburne | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

I’ve never understood web sites that subject visitors to a giant pop-up the moment they arrive demanding their email address. The strong-arm tactic is often used before visitors have even had a chance to read whatever article they came to read.


And it’s only the starting gambit. Marketers have a whole grab-bag of passive-aggressive tricks to choose from: pop-ups, slide-ins, scroll-downs, welcome mats, sticky bars, on-exit intents, home gates, takeovers, bait-and-switch freebies, etc. They all boast high conversion rates. They’re all promoted ad nauseam in content marketing listicles. And yet many of these tactics are really, really annoying to the very audience that marketers are trying to engage.


Money Lab put together a funny parody landing page, “I Want Your Email Address”, that mashes all of these tactics together....

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Tom Fishburne reflects on wrong-headed email tactics.

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How to Write a Sales Email: The Definitive Guide | HubSpot

How to Write a Sales Email: The Definitive Guide | HubSpot | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Sales emails are difficult to get right. They’re time-consuming to write, time-consuming to tailor, and aren’t guaranteed to pay off.


But it’s time to stop thinking about email as a necessary evil. Yes, writing good email is a skill that must be practiced, but once you master it you’ll be deploying effective messages in no time.


Luckily, we’ve got your back....

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Check out this super step-by-step guide to writing 10 types of sales emails, expertly delivered by HubSpot. Recommended reading! 10/10

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, February 25, 2016 10:01 AM

Check out this super step-by-step guide to writing 10 types of sales emails, expertly delivered by HubSpot. Recommended reading! 10/10

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How to Make Cool Gmail Signatures Right from Google Drive

How to Make Cool Gmail Signatures Right from Google Drive | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

An email signature can be more than a goodbye salute. Do it well and your recipients will pause for a second before they send it on its way to the trash. Do it creatively and the signature could be a memorable gem in a cluttered inbox.


Just like beautiful business cards, email signatures can help kickstart a conversation, attract a mentor, or help you raise money for charity. Email signatures are the simplest communication devices, but they are also the most ignored part of emails....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Google Drive gives you the tools to bring your signatures to Gmail without any bother. Try this simple but effective marketing tip.

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3 Secret Gmail Buttons To Get Your Cold Emails Opened

3 Secret Gmail Buttons To Get Your Cold Emails Opened | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Every Monday morning, you find yourself sitting down to send 10-15 emails to people you’d love to get responses from.


Maybe they are cold prospects, or potential joint venture partners, or press outlets you’re hoping to get coverage in.


Regardless of why you email, to ultimately get what you want the other person has to open and reply to your email, lost in the over 205 Billion emails sent per day according to Radicati Group.


Over the past 2 months, for every 100 emails I sent to influencers, A-Listers, and CEO’s, 97 were opened and 92 were replied to, using 3 nifty secrets built into this tool called Send Later for Gmail....

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Do you send a lot of cold emails to sales prospects, influencers or potential partners? These Gmail buttons will help skyrocket your response rate.

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The Best Times to Send Business Emails This Holiday Season [New Data]

The Best Times to Send Business Emails This Holiday Season [New Data] | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

We’ve finally found an effective email strategy. Our open and clickthrough rates are optimized -- or so we thought.

Until one December morning when our metrics plummet. It must be a mistake.

Or, it’s the holiday season. Each year from November to January, email behavior changes and email strategies lose their effectiveness.

To combat this, we decided to look at 4,513,689 emails to analyze exactly how the holidays impact our one-to-one emails. The presentation below reveals all our never-before-shared insights. 

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Here's some research to help your holiday emails be more effective.

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