Marketing Ideas – More thoughts on Newsletters…

Here are some more ideas on how to create a sucesful newsletter

1. Why not highlight a new trend that is developing in your (or even better your customers’) market? Again, this gives you credibility in the eyes of your customers. Note that, whilst it’s OK to have an opinion on certain controversial industry subjects, just make sure that your views are unlikely to offend your customer base!

2. Ask yourself why am I writing about this subject? Remember, it should always be to promote a product or enhance the image of your company. By keeping focused on this, you can quickly check through the articles you are considering and then re-write or dump them if they don’t fit in.

3. Don’t make your newsletter too slick. Whilst you want your newsletter to appear professional, you don’t want it to look as though it has been slaved over by a team of designers for months. Keep it newsy in its style and use matt rather than glossy stock.

4. Don’t make it look like it will be hard work to read. Everybody is busy, so make it look as though your newsletter can be quickly read through with ‘top tips,’ short articles and plenty of space to break up the copy.

5. Use cartoons and photographs – especially on the cover – to grab people’s attention. Newspapers often use fun photographs to draw the passing readers’ attention to what otherwise might appear to be a rather dull article.

6. Use as little jargon as possible. Even if your newsletter is for people in the know, it’s best to assume that they don’t know all the industry speak. You could alienate potential customers who will quickly switch off.

7. Keep copy simple and use short sentences. Involve readers by asking them questions. Could your company also benefit from this? How much could this idea save you over the next six months? It makes sense to involve your readers as much as possible in everything you write.

The Ideal Marketing Company supports Leicestershire and Northamptonshire companies as well as companies from across the UK with marketing, PR and direct mail. The Ideal Marketing Company helps support companies with marketing consultancy in order to generate new business wins as well as making the most of existing customers.

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