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February 2018

"How's that Thank You email working for you?"

Greetings! Typically when I ask that question I get one of the following answers: "We don't have one." "We stopped using it because we aren't sure how to update it." "No clue. It's been a while since we looked at the stats." None of which are good answers. I promise you it's well worth the effort and expense to create a Thank You email, update the one you have, or pay attention to the stats of the one you send. Don't take my word for it. Take the word of Marketing Sherpa, the research institute. They've been around since 1999 and have published thousands of case studies, how-tos, charts, blog posts and more in an effort to track what works in the marketing world. Marketing Sherpa's study shows the average open rate for Welcome Emails is a whopping 50%. I can tell you, from personal experience, that I believe this statistic.

Coincidentally we recently put together a case study about a client centering around a Thank You email for the attendees of a monthly event. Considering that some attendees spent all of $3 with our client, the effort that went into the email might seem like overkill to you. Given the results of the email -- a 55% open rate and a 25% click rate -- the client felt otherwise. I'm sure they will use this Thank You email for a long time to come, though we will probably update it periodically. You can read the story here or on our blog.

Click on the image to read a case study about the Thank You email that generated a 55% open rate and 25% click rate on the first use.

If you need help creating a meaningful Thank You email for new clients or event attendees or any other occasion, please let me know. This month's new blog posts address the role that color plays in branding and video production tips for small businesses on a limited budget. Finally, last month I mentioned that I was featured in two 10-minute podcasts about LinkedIn. The show,  More than a Few Words, is a production of Roundpeg, a digital agency in Indianapolis. Here is the link to the first one. Let me know if it's helpful. We'll share the next one as soon as it's available.

Cathy Cain-Blank President cathyc@ccmarketing-communications.com Phone: 847-926-7990 LinkedIn

P.S. Chicago-area marketers and small business owners: Check out Keys to Digital Marketing Success, the one-day conference on February 28 at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. I'll be presenting Mastering Email Marketing. Take a look at the agenda to learn more. There's still time to register!

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Video Production Tips for Small Businesses on a Budget In our video on Do-it-Right Email Marketing , we give tips on how to be successful at engaging your client base through email, starting with building your list properly and guiding you all the way through the completion of your campaign. One of the tips we touch on is that in email marketing, content really matters.   Read more