Want to know what makes a good email? You’re in luck because today, we’re covering 16 simple tips you can implement to craft professional emails for your target customer.
If you’re ready to learn how to create an email campaign that converts, you won’t want to miss this article!
Let’s begin! ✅
Point your cold email toward a specific target audience with a particular problem.
That’s why it’s crucial to understand your audience and define your objective: What are their interests, challenges, and needs? How can you help them better than your competitors?
For instance, if you’re targeting college students who struggle to find student loans (1.73 trillion), addressing how to secure private student loans with fair interest rates would be a crucial part of your message.
To make complex information more digestible for your recipients, consider including an FAQ list and explainer blurbs from your website in your email body, like this one:
And this one:
Pro-Tip: Use an email verification tool to ensure all the email addresses on your campaign list are correct and active!
Utilize the segmentation capabilities of marketing automation software to categorize recipients based on core needs, interests, and behavior, allowing for highly targeted and relevant email content.
For instance, let’s say you’re targeting dog owners and want to segment based on individual group needs within your audience.
In this case, you might have an audience segment that needs information about American Bulldogs; another that’s interested in details about Maltese dogs, and a third that wants information on English Cocker Spaniels.
By keeping these email threads separate, you can do your due diligence to cater to each segment’s core needs and prevent sending irrelevant content.
If you have a small audience, you can use your CRM to manually set up separate email lists and then send targeted bulk emails to each list.
You can save time adapting your email content to various audience segments (and in their respective languages) by using an AI writer.
Simply prompt the AI writer to vary the content like this:
“Please rewrite the following email in French. Please focus on our American Bulldogs audience segment by covering <Insert facts/details about American Bulldogs your audience wants to know here>.”
We also recommend initiating automated drip campaigns that deliver emails over time, so you can nurture leads and guide them through the customer journey.
Beyond tailoring your emails for each segment, we recommend using your marketing automation software to auto-personalize your email content for each recipient.
With the right tool, you can:
Never send random emails to your customers and prospects. If you’re going to send a campaign, make sure you have a clear email message and a good reason for sending it.
For instance:
And speaking of having a good reason for sending an email, include value-based content in your campaigns.
That might mean:
CoinLedger offers readers who are interested in their guide on filing crypto taxes using TurboTax a free preview tax report by sharing their email.
Not only is this a great lead magnet, it’s also a great way to share relevant and useful information with site visitors.
Build trust and capitalize on social proof by weaving in relevant testimonials, ratings, reviews, and real customer stories.
(See an example in Tip #11!)
Show off your brand’s unique expertise by having trust elements, such as “our solution is trusted by over 11,000 freelancers worldwide” or “as seen in the NY Times,” for example.
Include a clear and concise call-to-action that guides recipients toward the desired action you’d like them to take.
That might mean filling out a contact form, purchasing, or signing up for a webinar.
CTA examples:
Craft attention-grabbing subject lines that pique recipients' curiosity and encourage them to open the email.
Your subject lines should be exciting, value-driven, and begin with a verb, adjective, or number.
Be sure to immediately explain what value the audience can expect concisely and transparently.
Here are a few examples:
Add a personal email signature to your email to establish credibility and professionalism.
A professional email signature also acts as a digital business card, effortlessly sharing your contact information, social media links, and personal branding.
Pro-Tip: Send emails from a professional email address like your business email to prevent low open rates.
Incorporate visually appealing elements like images, videos, and infographics to enhance the overall user experience.
Ensure your email content is mobile-responsive so recipients can view it on various devices and screen sizes.
Pro-Tip: Consider using responsive email templates to save time.
Never plan an email campaign without considering how it can simultaneously support your business goals and your target customer’s core needs. (A mutual value exchange is vital!)
A good email campaign strategically supports your overall content marketing strategy.
A simple way to ensure your campaign ties into your overarching strategy is by weaving relevant snippets from your content pillars throughout your marketing emails.
For instance, imagine that the following lead generation for SaaS guide was one of your top 10 pillar content pieces:
In this case, you’d want to pull relevant insights from the guide that support your campaign goals, tie into your content strategy, and cater to your audience’s pain points.
For instance, you might share relevant stat images from the guide, like this one:
You might also share relevant worksheets and cheat sheets from the guide, like the following one:
*A simple rule of thumb: Plan on repurposing pillar content across all your digital marketing strategies and channels as part of your blog release/publishing plan.
It can help you streamline your content marketing and campaign planning approach.
Conduct A/B tests to uncover which email elements lead to better open rates and click-through rates.
Consider testing your subject lines, layouts, email body, offers, and calls-to-action (CTAs). It is critical to identify the most effective combinations for driving conversions.
Use an AI editing tool like Writer or Grammarly to ensure your email is free of grammatical errors, misspelled words, and unintended plagiarism before sending it.
And there you have it! Today we reviewed 16 essential tips for creating an email campaign that converts.
Now it’s your turn to take these tips and implement them.
By balancing your business goals and solving your target audience’s core needs, you can get one step closer to creating successful email campaigns.
Here’s to your success!
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Ioana is a Business, Digital Marketing, and SaaS content writer for B2B brands. Born in Transylvania and raised in Texas, Ioana has lived the digital nomad life since 2016.
From Barcelona to Puerto Vallarta to her new abode in windy Oklahoma City, you’ll never know where Ioana will head off next.