Advantages of Email Marketing over Direct Mail Marketing

For an effective email marketing campaign, you shouldUsing Address Books
have a high rate of email delivery. Having a high rateYou should have a line of copy at the beginning of
means there is a lower rate of emails being blocked.your emails. The line of copy should remind subscribers
There are several ways of improving this rate.to add your address to their address books. This is
Check for a Blacklisted Domain IP Addressimportant because if your email address is in a
If the delivery rate is low, check whether the domain IPparticular address book, it is less likely to be blocked
address has been blacklisted. This is done if you areand will improve the effectiveness of your email
reported for spamming. Check for blacklisting on thecampaign.
different blacklist databases such as:Choose your Subscribers Carefully
Watch the AttachmentsIf you make the effort of only marketing to those who
The only scripts and attachments that you should usedo not mind hearing from you, there will be a low
are those having .pdf extensions. To avoid beingcomplaint rate and a high response rate. It is therefore
blocked by spam filters, avoid attachments with .exe,better to create your own list from scratch as
.swf, .avi, .zip, and other such extensions.opposed to renting or buying such a list. Remove
Use Filterssubscribers who are inactive since they are more likely
You should have a spam filter that you should run allto block your emails. You should also consider having
your emails through. This way, you will know the emailsan unsubscribe link to improve your list.
that are likely to be rejected and you will be able toBe Consistent You should always give consistent
find alternatives.information. Consistency, especially on you name and
Join a Feedback Loop If you use a feedback loop, youyour company's information, will help in brand
will be able to see who is marking your emails asreorganization.
spam. This way, you will be able to remove them fromYou can use email software programs to make the
your list to avoid getting blocked. You can join adelivery efficient and effective.
feedback loop through some ISPs.