December 31st, 2009 by Rudy Barell

If you thought writing an email marketing software subject line was easy, you definitely need to keep reading. It’s far from easy and if you want to have success as an email marketer then it’s a skill you’ll need to learn.

So many people use the subject line to filter an email as junk or mark it as spam. Those 50 characters in the subject line have to be really well crafted, because a good subject line will get your email opened.

The first mission is coming up with something that will grab the attention of your contacts. What I mean by grabbing their attention is getting the person receiving the campaign to take some kind of action that can be tracked: Opening the email, clicking on a link or simply coming into your store and purchasing something.

Therefore it is so important to develop a trusting relationship with your contacts. Make sure that your reader knows what to expect from your emails. The subject line has to be relevant to the reader, so be as specific as possible. If you are generic in your subject line, it is likely you won’t get the reaction you want. Let your contacts know the subject of the email or how to take advantage of the offers in the email right in your subject line.

There are probably hundreds of emails that your contacts are constantly sifting through. A contact’s time is valuable to them. They will take the time to open your email as long as you remind them why they signed up for your email marketing campaigns in the first place.

You’ll need to figure out what the purpose is of your email. What is it that you want your contacts to do? Once you’ve determined that, then your subject line will properly expresses that. If you want to increase your donations by having contacts buy tickets to a fund raiser, then your subject line shouldn’t say something about your board members. Your subject line should say something like “Only 2 days left to buy your Gala Event tickets.”

Something else that will help you with your email marketing subject line success is looking backwards at your email marketing reports and statistics history. Look for which email campaigns brought forth the greatest conversion and then determine what subject line you’ve used. It’s very possible that your subject line may have had something to do with why this
campaign found success with your mailing list.

Now, you can use similar subject lines and test it with different promotions to varying sections of your contact list. You’ll get some excellent insight on EXACTLY what works for you contacts.

Make sure you don’t hurry writing your subject line. Don’t leave it as the “last thing” to do before sending out your email marketing software campaign. Part of planning your email should be determining the focus and therefore indicating that purpose in your subject line. This will make sure that your emails are more relevant to your contacts and therefore increase the measurable action that they take as response to your emails.

Email marketing software subject lines can be tricky, but sticking to some basic principles will greatly improve your chances of success.

Rudy Barell is a Senior Business Development Executive with Elite Email, the #1 email marketing program used by businesses around the globe. Experience how easy it is to build your mailing list, create eye-catching emails and track your success using detailed reports with complete email marketing. Try it free!

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December 30th, 2009 by James Scott

Most companies who are on the venture capital trail are not set up properly to attract investors. When an investor looks at your business plan and private placement memorandum they are looking for certain things. Of course funding sources look for the obvious, a solid business model, positive cash flow, industry genre with solid future growth, recession proof business (if there even is such a thing) and minimal debt.

Countless companies are turned down for funding because they lack the basics such as: an advisory board, board of directors, solid executive staff with a well groomed pedigree, reasonable share price, business plan and PPM that spell out the risks for the investor and an original marketing strategy that covers all the angles. These are just a few of the most common mistakes that companies make out of naivety and by not taking the time to hire an expert to properly structure them to make the entity appeal to investors.

Seasoned expansion and turn-around consultants can step into a company and immediately zone in on the issues that will hinder a client’s investment magnetism. Often times it only takes 2 to 3 weeks to completely reorganize a company to make it stand out like a beacon in the turbulent finance industry. If you are seriously considering the idea of raising capital with a private placement memorandum, traditional institutional loans, venture capital or a public offering don’t be penny wise and dollar foolish.

Spend some money and hire a consultant who is completely submerged in the finance industry to take control of the elements of your corporation that are seen as ‘black eyes’ to investors so that you can achieve the capital you’re seeking.

The reality is, raising capital for your company is easy and straight forward if you’ve taken the time to examine your business objectively and sought out the expert analysis of an industry expert consultant who will run your company through a formula and make the necessary changes to increase your ability to raise capital.

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