What benefits can I expect?
Nurtures Customer Loyalty
Customers have already demonstrated that they like what you do in the most meaningful way, by buying from you. There’s only one thing better than a customer and that’s a repeat customer, but maintaining ongoing relationships is time consuming. Regular email newsletters maintain a sense of connection between you and those with whom you have done business.
Enhances your company’s reputation
Trust takes time to build. A good reputation grows from an accumulation of experiences, anecdotes, bits of information garnered over the years through diverse channels.You can’t control it all but you can put the right information out there. Email newsletters drip feed good information about your company building a picture of what you do that your prospects can come to trust.
Demonstrates your expertise
No one knows what you do better than you do. We can all talk shop and often get told off for it! But your newsletter is the ideal place to demonstrate that you really know your stuff – to an audience that is actually interested.
Grows passing interest into sales
Visitors to your website or people you meet doing business might have a future need for what you offer. Rather than simply crossing your fingers and hoping that you will be the supplier they remember when the time comes, getting them on your mailing list will keep your product front of mind.
Recruits new prospects
A simple sign-up form on your website can get prospects on to your mailing list.They may lurk for months or years but experience shows that a good percentage of them become customers eventually.
Maintains existing customer relationships
If you’re lucky enough to have more customers than you can spend time chatting to, a regular email system can keep the conversation going. You’ll still need to talk to them occasionally but the regular contact keeps them within your sphere.
Supports sales teams
Prospects on your mailing list may well ring up to enquire about what they have read. Sales people like this. They also like that there is a theme they can pick up on from the most recent email, it all oils the wheels.
Returns powerful information
Salesmen often find it interesting to know who has been clicking on which products featured in an email, who opens the emails and when. Sometimes a customer will click on a link to a product repeatedly giving the salesman a bit of a steer for a quick call!
