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Email Marketing 101

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The Basics
What is Email Marketing?

Email marketing is the advertisement of a product,


service, or brand through electronic mail. Email
marketing can be used to improve the relationship
between a business and its customers or to gain new
customers.
The Basics
Email Marketing Objectives

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
• To build database and maintain relationship with
customers/subscribers.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
• To drive customers to SmartBus Products
• To increase product awareness and encourage
trial of SmartBus Products
The Basics
Why Use Email Marketing?

1 Is less expensive

2 Email lets you deliver your


message to the people

3 It is a form of advertising
The Basics
Types of Email Marketing

1 Email newsletters
2 Service Emails
3 Press Releases
4 Surveys
5 Invitations

6 Catalog Emails
Types of Email Marketing
Email Newsletter (e-Newsletter)

A newsletter is a great marketing technique and typically


is distributed once a month or more frequently depending
on your readers. This is usually the most viewed email
due to people have subscribed to it and are more likely to
read it. Most newsletters contain company information,
latest products or services, helpful articles, latest news of
your industry and recent offers or freebies for your
readers.
Types of Email Marketing
Service Emails

This is probably the most common type of email and


primarily used to encourage repeat business by
contacting your subscribed readers. Service emails
typically include some sort of promotional item, e-
newsletter distribution or offering email courses.
Types of Email Marketing
Press Releases

You’ll use this type of marketing tactic to distribute your


latest company information. You may choose to add a
new service or product to your business, announce
approaching events, classes, whatever you choose this
is one effective strategy to blast it out there for the
internet world. You can always add your latest press
release to your newsletter as well.
Types of Email Marketing
Surveys

Surveys are a great way to find out exactly what


challenges or problems your readers are facing. Send
the occasional survey to your list and then create a
solution for that particular problem. It shows your
readers that you are listening and that you genuinely
care about them and helping them find a solution to their
problem.
Types of Email Marketing
Invitations

It represents a simple invite to an event for the event you


are holding. Examples like trainings and exhibitions.
Types of Email Marketing
Catalog Emails

Catalog emails are typically electronically delivered


versions of print brochures that list popular products to
encourage the email recipient to make a purchase.

Catalog emails do not require printing and shipping costs


to be incurred.
Getting Started
Building an Email Address File

The first step in any email marketing strategy is to build


an email file – the fuel for your email marketing efforts.
Gather emails by:
• Getting in your email address list in your contact list like
MS Outlook Address Book.
• Using software like Email harvester/hunter/spider
Getting Started
Nurture the connection

You already have the connection with your customer by


having their email address. Now, you have to update
them by emailing latest news, new products, events
(trainings and exhibitions), new catalogues and others.
Tools in Email Marketing
Email Harvesting

• Email Tarantula
• Atomic Email Hunter
• Super Email Spider

Email Manager

• Text Bomber
• List Manager
Tools in Email Marketing
Email Blasting

• MS Outlook
• Group Mail Plus
• Super Email Sender
• Mailing List Controller (Recommend)
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 1 Download to our website the EMAIL TARANTULA. Here is the link
under Downloads (Softwares)
http://smarthomebus.com/downloads-catalogues-flyers-brochures-softwares.html

Email Tarantula
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 2 Go to the directory where you save the file.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 3 Extract the file.

Click here to extract


How to use Email Tarantula
Step 4 Install the Email Tarantula Setup file.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 5 After installation is finish, go to
C:\Program Files\Trial Tarantula (Windows XP / Windows 7 -32bit) or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trial Tarantula (Windows 7 - 64bit)
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 6 Open the directory which you save the Email Tarantula. Then go to
Crack folder and copy the Email Tarantula file
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 7 Paste the Email Tarantula file in the directory,
C:\Program Files\Trial Tarantula (Windows XP / Windows 7 -32bit) or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Trial Tarantula (Windows 7 - 64bit)

Click here
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 8 The software is now installed and you can start using Email
Tarantula.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 9 Click the Email Tarantula.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 10 Input the keyword you want to search email and click SEARCH
button. Example: electrical installer uae
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 11 All the emails being search will be displayed.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 12 When it is finished searching, click SAVE button.
How to use Email Tarantula
Step 13 Theres a pop up asking, “Do you want to save the URLs alongwith
the Email?”, click NO. DONE…

Click here
How to filter Bad Emails

USING TEXT BOMBER


How to filter Bad Emails
Step 1 Download Text Bomber in SmartHomeBus website under
Downloads (Softwares).

click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 2 After downloading extract the files.

click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 3 Go to the folder where you extracted the files. Click TextBomber
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 4 Click Open File(s). Then select the file you want to filter the emails.
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 5 Click Clean Duplicate Addresses.
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 6 Click Remove Bad Addresses.
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 7 After filtering bad emails, click Save File. Then choose the text file
you filter. Save as type: Text File (*.txt)
How to filter Bad Emails

USING LIST MANAGER


How to filter Bad Emails
Step 1 Download the file List Manager in SmartHomeBus Website under
Downloads (Softwares)

Click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 2 After downloading the file, extract the list manager

Click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 3 Open the directory where you extracted the files. Then install the file
listmngr.exe
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 3 Open the directory where you extracted the files. Then install the file
listmngr.exe
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 4 After finish installing List Manager. Open it. Go to Cleaning menu
then Advanced..
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 5 Click Add (Domain Names to Remove) if you want to remove some
specific domain names like .edu, .gov, youtube.com, etc…

Click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 6 Click Add (Text to Remove) if you want to remove some specific
text like subscriber, user, email, domain, abc, spam, etc.. Then press OK.

Click here
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 7 Click Open File, choose the file which you want to filter bad emails.
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 8 Once you open the file, click the Clean List
How to filter Bad Emails
Step 9 After cleaning the list of emails, click SAVE button. Replace the old
one, and Save as type: Text files (*.txt) . Now the email list is filtered.
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 1 Open MS Word Office
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 2 Go to Mailings Tab
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 3 Compose you letter which you will blast
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 4 After you finish on your letter, go to Start Mail Merge, then click
E-mail Messages
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 5 Then go Select Recipients, and click Use Existing List
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 6 Pop-up will come out. Go to the Directory where your collected
emails are located. Click your email collected xls file.
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 7 Then Go to Finish & Merge. Click Send E-mail Messages
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 8 Merge to E-mail window will come out. Fill up the details.
To: (which column in xls are the emails), Subject line: (Subject of your email) &
Mail format: (HTML). Then click ok
How to Email Blast
USING MS WORD 2007 AND OUTLOOK
Step 9 It will automatically send to all the emails you have in the xls file
using MS Outlook. DONE.
How to filter Bad Emails

USING MAILING LIST CONTROLLER


How to Email Blast
Step 1 Download in our website at http://www.smarthomebus.com under
Downloads (Softwares)

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 2 After downloading extract the file.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 3 Open the directory where you extracted it. Then install it.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 4 Click the Mailinglist Controller to start using it.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 5 Create New Member List
How to Email Blast
Step 6 Input the List Name and List Description based on your blasting
then click Next
How to Email Blast
Step 7 Input the Email Address you will use. (Must not use company
email). Then input the Name you want to use. (Name must be attractive)
How to Email Blast
Step 8 Input the smtp which you will use for blasting. Ex:
mail.smarthomegroup.com, then click Test SMTP. It must be successful.
Then click Next.
How to Email Blast
Step 9 Input the POP Server, Email from POP server and Password.
Then click Next.
How to Email Blast
Step 10 Uncheck Enable Incoming Messages. Then click Next.
How to Email Blast
Step 11 Input your SMTP Server. Then click Next.
How to Email Blast
Step 12 Remain the default, check Managed List. Then click next.
How to Email Blast
Step 13 Then click Finish
How to Email Blast
Step 14 Check No, not at this time. Then click Finish
How to Email Blast
Step 15 On the Member Lists Tab you will see the lists of database emails.
Click Home Automation which we configure earlier.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 16 Now we will import the emails we have harvested.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 17 Click Text. (This is the extension of your email database)
There are some other options like xls or ms access. Then click Next
How to Email Blast
Step 18 Choose the text file email database you have. Click Open.
How to Email Blast
Step 19 Click Next.
How to Email Blast
Step 20 On Email, choose the email address. Then click Next
How to Email Blast
Step 21 Click Finish.
How to Email Blast
Step 22 Now the emails are imported.
How to Email Blast
Step 23 We will now compose the email letter that we need to blast. Go to
Message Drafts, then New Message
How to Email Blast
Step 24 On List, choose “Home Automation”. Then input the Subject.
Then type the letter you want to blast. Then click Send Message.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 25 Choose Yes.

Click here
How to Email Blast
Step 26 Click Send Message, it will start now sending emails. Just leave
now your computer sending. It will take time.
How to Email Blast
Step 27 After sending. You can check the successful emails you sent, by
going Sent Messages Tab. DONE.
Click here

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