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Even in the web world, print is still your friend. That’s why it’s a good idea to use a direct mail campaign to reinforce your web marketing. For example, send a printed piece to your mailing list to alert them they will soon receive an email announcing a big sale, new inventory and so on. Likewise, you can send out direct mail to follow-up on your email marketing.

When we have done this for our clients, we have seen as much as a 24% boost in the overall return.

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Email marketing is essential these days. It’s a way to communicate with customers monthly, weekly, daily or several times a day – but with the benefit of a low “cost of entry.” To begin, all you need are email addresses, an email marketing service provider, and of course, something to say. But be sure to keep it interesting. Email topics may include upcoming sales promotions, information about your service or product, a credibility story, events and more. These ongoing messages keep your company top-of-mind and help build customer loyalty.

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If you’re a small- to medium-sized company with a small- to medium-sized email list, Constant Contact can help you simplify the process of “keeping in touch.” For a monthly fee, their service allows you make and launch professional-looking email campaigns simply and affordably. Tools include customizable HTML templates, image hosting, list management and tracking. You can also view and analyze results, such as the open rates, click-thru rates, bounce-backs and opt-ins. This will help you to track what’s working in your email campaign and revise what’s not. While you’re responsible for providing the content – i.e. text, headlines, images – the turnkey nature of Constant Contact makes it easy to get an email campaign up and running in no time.

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“We interrupt this website to bring you a brief word from our partners.” That’s the gist of a co-reg (”co-registration leads”) campaign. Especially beneficial for retail sites, co-reg offers a great opportunity to reach a wider audience and build your e-mail database. Essentially, co-reg gives you permission to capture consumers’ information while they visit another company’s website.

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