Make Sure Your Emails Are Relevant

2009 August 17

Relevance is a key part of any email marketing campaign — some would even say it’s the key part of any campaign. Loren McDonald at MediaPost’s Email Insider, using feedback from others in the email industry, made a list of what makes an email campaign relevant. Here’s the summary:

Send your email at the right time. It has to be:

  • Wanted.
  • Trusted and recognized.
  • Expected.
  • Delivered.
  • Timely.
  • Surprising.

Use the right message in your campaigns. The message should be:

  • Usable.
  • Personalized.
  • Differentiated.
  • Valued.
  • Humanized.

Read more on each of the points above at the Email Insider website.

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