Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. April Fools’ Day has been a favorite holiday with pranksters for centuries. Over the past decade or so, some of the world’s biggest brands have embraced the April Fools’ spirit in a bid to connect with their markets. April Fools’ Day also offers excellent opportunities for small
Email Marketing
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Cold emailing is simple when done properly. The issue is that 99% of businesses and salespeople are unable to turn their results from 0-1 without devoting hours to training and testing or getting frustrated and giving up. And when they finally succeed, they struggle to turn it
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When you open your email inbox in the morning, what do you see? If you’re like most people, you probably notice a few dozen new messages related to your job or your business — and dozens more emails that are pure marketing fluff. The average person receives
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Did you know that 20% of a brand’s emails will never reach the customer at all? This, coupled with an email provider’s desire to provide the best user experience within the inbox, means that many more are going straight to spam or promotions. As email matures as
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When done well, cold email is a goldmine for generating leads. By implementing consistent cold email strategies, businesses can put themselves in front of their ideal customers and solicit a direct response. With click-through and response rates rising, agencies could benefit from using cold emails to build
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the pandemic was the nudge they needed to embrace digital technologies, like email marketing software. Plus, new challenges like inflation and labor shortages have left small businesses lacking the time and resources to maintain a robust marketing program. A recent
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many entrepreneurs are great visionaries, proficient builders and competent operators; however, when it comes to being creative, flexible and innovative marketers and salespeople, many of us — especially first-timers — fall flat. I can’t tell you how many entrepreneurs have come to me with the assumption they’ll
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Ecommerce is booming, with projections showing that online sales will account for more than a quarter of all
Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. When it comes to marketing, it may seem like email is a thing of the past and that
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In the business world, persistence is considered one of the highest virtues. It’s certainly the stuff of sales and marketing lore. Everybody remembers that scene from Glengarry Glen Ross — a star-studded 1992 film featuring Alec Baldwin, among others. Baldwin plays the hard-driving trainer, Blake, brought in
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Hey Jeremy, I saw an article about you and wanted to reach out to see if you can help me.” This is something I hear all the time, and it’s because of the fact that I am consistently featured in numerous media outlets about public relations, which
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Drip email campaigns have a lot of potential. In case you aren’t familiar, drip email campaigns are designed to automate the process of sending multiple successive emails to members of your target audience. Over time, you can significantly increase interaction rates and conversion rates this way; as
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s no question that email marketing is one of the most profitable routes to take for marketers. For every $1 spent on email marketing, the ROI is between $45 to $32. That isn’t surprising since the majority of consumers check their email ten times a day, every day.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you want to start an email list but feel overwhelmed by all the technical mumbo-jumbo, there’s good news: You can ignore most of the fancy bells and whistles for at least your first 1,000 subscribers. I recently shared with my email list some compelling statistics about email
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Email is set to have yet another mammoth year: in 2022, the number of emails sent and received every day is expected to surpass 333 billion, a Radicati Group study shows. Not taking advantage yet of this highly popular communication channel? It’s not too late: You can
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Email has become the preferred way for people to stay informed about the brands and products they care about. However, the email marketers who enjoy the most success are the ones who adapt to the times. Email marketing strategies are always changing. 2021 saw many developments, some
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Emails are back! Who uses email marketing in the era of social media marketing? You need to rethink that because even in the age of social media, more than 70 percent of people still like to hear
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Just about half of the people on earth have an email address and the potential for marketers are tremendous. More than 60% of consumers say they want to hear from a brand once a week at