Some distributors have been reluctant to deploy and train their employees on email because it carries technical and management issues with how to use it appropriately and effectively.
It’s time to rethink email as a tool. Email does not Spam people; people Spam people. Your competitors are using email to not only reach your customers, but they are using it as the most efficient and cost-effective way to reach your customers. Can you say the same? If you argue that your customers don’t spend time online, it may be true that they don’t visit your Web site to shop for their supplies. But do they use email? Do they have mobile devices?
Email marketing expertise and tools are evolving at a fast rate. Some distributors are able to segment their email database into key …
Commentary: Email as a Marketing Weapon
Some distributors have been reluctant to deploy and train their employees on email because it carries technical and management issues with how to use it appropriately and effectively.
It’s time to rethink email as a tool. Email does not Spam people; people Spam people. Your competitors are using email to not only reach your customers, but they are using it as the most efficient and cost-effective way to reach your customers. Can you say the same? If you argue that your customers don’t spend time online, it may be true that they don’t visit your Web site to shop for their supplies. But do they use email? Do they have mobile devices?
Email marketing expertise and tools are evolving at a fast rate. Some distributors are able to segment their email database into key …
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