Traditional advertising has been around for decades: print media, television and radio commercials and direct mail advertising. But there’s a new guy in town and the advertising and marketing avenues are changing.
Most traditional advertising is general in nature. Ads are played on television for the general population. The same is true for radio. Print media becomes a little more particular gearing their ads to specific demographics. And direct mail can be directed to a specific market, but it can also fall into the category of junk mail when it is not.
So what are the benefits of email marketing? First of all it is sent only to permission based emails or opt-ins. These are emails from people who expressed interest in your company or product or services and want more information. The fact that they are already interested in getting more information already puts you ahead of the game. You have their attention.
Next, email marketing gives you any number of options to create powerful presentations, newsletters or product promotions. You don’t have to know anything about graphics at all. There are any number of email marketing companies online that will take you from start to finish no matter how technologically challenged your are.
Tracking your responses is the name of the game in advertising and email marketing covers it in a big way. When you use the services of an email marketing company, they will usually provide you with any number of reports that show every person who subscribed, unsubscribed, clicked on your site for even more information and much more. In other words, you can see immediately who is buying your product or services and who hasn’t but still seems to be interested. You can take all of the information gathered here and use it to your fullest advantage in further marketing campaigns.
Which brings me to one of the best benefits of email marketing – it has to be one of the most affordable and cost efficient ways to reach a targeted market. You do not have to pay for printing, on-air time, or postage. Yes, you may want to make your life easier and utilize the services of an email marketing company, but it is fast, easy and usually very affordable. In fact, may sites offer a 30- or 60-day free trial allowing you to even send out a trial email newsletter. It is definitely worth a try as you have access to all of the same options as a paid subscriber. And if you do like the services, some companies charge small businesses rates that start as low as $10 a month.
All in all, when you can reach a targeted audience of people who are already interested in your product, and you can see immediately if it is working or not (and even adjust it and re-send it back pretty fast), this all makes for a cost effective way to promote your business without cutting into your bottom line.
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