The 4 Types of Marketing Emails and How To Use Them [Free Cheat Sheet]

As mentioned before, this is the most common and popular email marketing campaign. Newsletters examples include helpful knowledge and tools relating to your business, announcements about new services and products, and updates on staff and hiring processes.

Not to get confused with an internal communications newsletter, when using email newsletters as part of your marketing strategy it is essential that it adds value – think how-to’s, products and services, or maybe even a fun game to participate in. Make sure you stay away from puff pieces.

This is where we start to go to the next level of email marketing. Moving past your company newsletter, acquisition emails can help you grow your business and acquire new customers.

These are sent to people who have signed up to your mailing list but may have not converted to a customer yet. Think of offers such as 10% off your first purchase, or important information such as “we have free shipping!”

These emails are designed to show the reader the value they receive when they become a customer. They are a great way to push leads through your sales funnel and target readers who have already shown an interest in your business.

There’s nothing worse than losing customers, which is why retention emails are so important. These allow you to ask for feedback from a customer and maybe find out why they haven’t made a purchase in a while.

Maybe you even want to offer your subscribers something to entice them to come back to your business and make a purchase.

Either way, retention emails are a great strategy to ensure you aren’t losing your hard earned customers. People want two way dialogue with a business.

Gone are the days where you could speak at your customers, now it’s more important to speak to them. Ask for feedback, be curious, and show them what they are worth to your business, that’s what makes a successful retention email.

Promotional emails are targeted at your existing customers to entice and encourage them to make a purchase.

Whether you’re looking to drive sales or sign ups, promotional emails need to have a hook to them. Maybe you’re rewarding your engaged customers with an exclusive offer, offering a first chance purchase on a new product, or advertising a last chance item – your customer should get excited when they open this email.

When it comes to promotional emails, less is more. You don’t want to be overcrowding your customers’ inbox with weekly promotional emails, that’s how they become tired and lose their spark. Keep it minimal, that way they’re still sparking excitement for your customers.

Email marketing can be tricky, especially if you’re not 100% sure what you’re doing. But one of the most essential parts to a successful strategy is to ensure you are utilising all four types of email marketing.

Think back to that table, a successful strategy means you have a stable, high quality dining table. Make sure you have all four legs and that none are falling shorter than the other.

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You can raise engagement with embedded images, videos, polls, article feedback, and emojis and schedule messages to send at the right time.

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