Want to double or triple the number of new leads and customers you generate
each month with your emails? Try focusing your Email campaign with copywriting
techniques.
Copywriting in Emails is the art of using attractively written content focusing
around a service or product to sell. A tool used to tempt the reader by making
the items for sale seem attractive, desirable and at the same time
benificial.Copywriting is often described as a play on words where the best
and the most persuasive campaigns win.
Whenever you email someone, youre basically trying to sell a point.
So what better way to communicate than with the language of copywriting in
your Emails.
The secret is to balance the right blend of benefits and features in your
Email marketing copy. Here are some tips to try in your next email marketing
campaign.
1. Pack a powerful headline punch. Check top magazine article headlines of
the day to see whats working best. Tailor yours accordingly.
2. Draw readers in with a great lead opening. Look to top articles in the
news for ideas. And reach out and grab your readers in a similar fashion.
3. Keep the main message focused on no more than 3 main benefits your product
or service offers the reader. Present credible info, not hype. And include
testimonial when possible to back up claims.
4. State your proposition in a personal way, since the focus is all about
the customer...i.e. write in the You form, not he or
she. And talk about them or things that they can relate to.
5. Focus on customer benefits. People like to save money, join in and be
a part, learn more, earn more.
6. Offer multiple selling points in bullet form. Write them from customers
point of view & reflect their needs.
7. Thoroughly describe the product. Give the customer all the information
they need on the product or service in order to make a well educated decision.
8. Create a call to action. Tell the customer what to do exactly, step-by-step.
9. State your unique selling position to differentiate yourself from competition.
For example, tell why your product is better than the competitions.
Go for the gusto in selling your email messages with sound copywriting
techniques. Sell your audience on reading more, navigating on your site and
communicating in some way to show they got your message.
Chet Holcomb of
Internet Promotions
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