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Give them a reason to forward your email
July 26, 2009
Will I forward this email ad from Ikea? Probably not. If you want your email forwarded to a lot of people, you need to add something more than a sales offer. Give them a reason to forward: Something wacky, something funny, or an amazing coupon that readers can't help but share with their friends. Will [...]
Email is special: It’s the only advertising that people ask for
June 12, 2009
Email newsletters are still my favorite single marketing tool. Why? Because email newsletters are about a simple bargain: Send me something interesting once a week and I'll let you email me forever. If you break the deal by sending me a selfish, salesy promotion, then I'll unsubscribe and you can't email me ever again. All [...]
The absolute easiest way to track word of mouth
April 8, 2009
Do you know which page on your website is most often emailed? You would if you made it easier to forward (use a tell-a-friend form or a link from sharethis.com). You'd also get more people happily emailing your stuff to their friends (with their personal endorsement). That's as good as marketing gets: Free and credible. [...]
Word of Mouth for Associations
January 17, 2009
Check out my interview with Lindy Dreyer as the cover story for the January issue of Associations Now. In Lindy's feature, Talking About the Word-of-Mouth Revolution, I share some thoughts on how associations can use word of mouth to grow their memberships and make their events more successful. Here's an excerpt: Lindy: Aren't associations already [...]
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