The Truth about Email Marketing

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Reason Digital Rajesh Joshi Head of Client Services
@JoshFromReason [email protected] The truth about Email Marketing

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Image heading We’re Reason Digital – a social
enterprise that uses digital to make a diﬀerence. This is why we only work on projects that do social good. Who we are We’re Reason Digital – a social enterprise that uses digital to make a diﬀerence. This is why we only work on projects that do social good.

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Our Work

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Who’s in the room?

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital 29% of online revenue was accounted for by
email giving in 2015.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital ~$40 for every 1,000 recipients …and it’s growing,
up 25% in 2015. fundraising by email yields

Let’s be honest.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital What does the charity want me to push
out? What are the three latest news items? What isn’t getting any interest? What does the CEO want to say?

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Who? to send to Why? is this interesting
to anyone What? do we want to achieve When? to send it

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Think about your audience

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital 72% of millennials prefer to give online and
say they are most inspired to give by social media.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital 66% of Gen X prefer to give online
and say they are most often inspired by email.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital 54% of Baby Boomers prefer to give online
and also say they are most inspired by email.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Silent Generation were not reached by the study,
but other studies show they are most likely to give in response to direct mail.

Perfect your subject line

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital 64% of people say they open an email
just because of the subject line.

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www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Try adding ‘you’ Showcase the value right away
Try something seasonal or topical Add a sense of urgency Make them feel something Try social proof Add personality, fun or curiosity Don’t call it a newsletter Don’t be too clever - be descriptive

Open rate isn’t the end game, we want clicks. Have
a clear, single  Call to Action

Make it work on mobile

Personalise and Segment

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Supporters mailing list Commissioners mailing list

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Audience group By interest By engagement Segment by..

Experiment, Measure, Repeat.

Build a relationship with your email subscribers

Grow your list

Get other people to do it

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Write concise, friendly copy in your readers words.
Show them something interesting or useful. Consider what you want, who it’s for, why it would interest them and when is the best time to send. Don’t automatically stuff everything into a “newsletter” unless it’s the best tool for the job. Don’t send everything to everyone and hope they read the right thing. Segment your lists. Be action focused by using active language and including clear calls to action.

www.reasondigital.com @reasondigital Thanks! Rajesh Joshi Head of Client Services @JoshFromReason
[email protected]

The Truth about Email Marketing

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