Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Importance of Email Relevancy or I'm Not a "Belieber"


Everyday inboxes around the world are filled with messages that brands want you to see. There are not enough hours in the day to read all of them. So what do you do? You read the ones with relevant messaging.

Relevance is a simple concept. Send me messages I want to read and I'll read them. Case in point; iTunes. After using their services for many years you'd think they know better than to send me messages about performers like Justin Bieber. It leaves me shaking my head. I am not a "Belieber," never have been and never will be; especially after the negative press he has been getting lately. iTunes is not listening to their customer. Kind of ironic isn't it? Makes you want to grab your mouse and find that unsubscribe link as soon as possible.

Behavioral email marketing can fix this.  Brands can use an automated email system that collects data from purchases and interests to target specific campaigns to a specific person. Tracking behavior and providing a relevant message to the email recipient will do a lot for those overcrowded inboxes. Thus driving more orders/revenue. The key here is to know what the customer wants and deliver it to them. This leads to more relevant emails arriving in your customer's in box and keeping them away from the dreaded unsubscribe link. Brand synergy at its best.

The more relevant the email the more effective it will be. Relevance is key and helps translate to a better customer relationship and the brand's opportunity to improve on ROI. Remember, the more relevant the message, the more likely the customer will buy. People who receive irrelevant content will either delete the message unread or click unsubscribe; and brands don't want that.

No comments:

Post a Comment