The unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season happens earlier and earlier every year. Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday deals used to come on the heels of Thanksgiving; now, retailers are offering preview sales days and even weeks in advance. But Cyber Monday is still predicted to be one of the biggest shopping days of the year. And that’s good news for businesses in any industry.
Large companies frequently use opt-in advertising as a key tool in their overall marketing efforts. What could be better than presenting a seamless way for an interested user to subscribe to your brand’s newsletter without interrupting their internet experience? But large companies are not the only businesses that can use opt-in advertising to maximum effect. In fact, opt-in advertising can be both productive and cost-effective for small businesses as well. Here are the top reasons opt-in advertising is a great fit for small businesses.
We’re big proponents of double opt-in email marketing, which requires an initial welcome email to validate a user’s email address and allow them a second chance to “opt out.” New subscribers to your email marketing list need to click the link in this welcome email to confirm they would like to join the list. After that, your email marketing efforts continue as usual.
If you’re sending emails to customers or leads, you’ve probably heard of MailChimp. They’re a well-known email service provider that facilitates email campaigns for businesses of all sizes. They offer helpful email marketing tips and a wide array of service levels to fit just about every business owner’s needs. Some might even say they are the “gold standard” of Email Service Providers. Another claim to fame? Double opt-in.
In advertising, nothing is ever a sure thing. But opt-in advertising comes close. When it comes to building your email list, opt-in advertising gives you reliable scalability that is unmatched by any other advertising type. Simple, interactive lead forms are served right where your target audience is already browsing. There’s no need to click over to your website, where you run the risk of losing them to technical error, slow internet speeds or browser issues. There are no wasted clicks without a lead to go along with them. And you get those leads immediately, so you can follow up with lead nurturing emails, retargeting ads or any other conversion campaigns to turn those leads into customers.
Sound like a dream come true? Here are a few reasons opt-in advertising is the best way to grow your email list.
Facebook’s Custom Audiences offers a powerful targeting platform that allows you to upload lists of current customers and email subscribers and match them to Facebook profiles for ad targeting. But wait—if you’ve already got their email address, what more could you want from them? Turns out, a lot. With Facebook Custom Audiences you can create lookalike models for additional ad targeting, as well as retarget known users to drive conversions. Here are just a few ways to use Facebook Custom Audiences to generate opt-in leads and increase conversions.
When it comes to lead generation and opt-in advertising, email reigns supreme. In fact, sometimes it seems that’s all we talk about. And while we still think email is one of the most valuable pieces of customer data out there, it’s not the only thing worth capturing. So here’s a quick look at a few other data points worth considering for your opt-in advertising campaign, based on your industry and business offering.
A lot of emphasis is placed on the gathering portion of a lead generation campaign. But this is only the initial phase, and a very small portion of the overall campaign. Yes, your quantity and quality of leads matters. But it’s what you do with them after you’ve gathered them that counts! Whether you’ve acquired leads from Facebook Lead Ads, co-registration, customer referrals or other lead sources, once they’re yours, they’re yours. And it’s time for the lead nurturing to begin. Here are six tips to take your lead nurturing to the next level.
If you’re looking to build your email list, you’ve probably wondered if Facebook Lead Ads are right for you. It’s a tempting proposition: access to Facebook’s enormous network, coupled with their existing knowledge of users and access to their contact information. This makes it incredibly easy for a Facebook user to opt-in to your Facebook Lead Ads. The question is: at what cost?
As a consumer interacts with a brand online, they are faced with a number of places and ways to join their email list. Some may overtly opt-in through a subscribe button on site; others complete a transaction and enter a separate database. Still more may take advantage of co-registration, where they join one list and are given the opportunity to quickly sign on with other like-minded companies. But should all these emails be treated the same way? Some imply more permission than others.
Marketers can reduce confusion and weed out any less-than-qualified prospects by using double opt-in. This requires the consumer to confirm they wish to join the email list by clicking an initial opt-in email. Now that they’ve subscribed and confirmed, they are much more likely to continue to open emails and convert. This extra step takes a little more time, but can go along way to reducing cost per lead, and cost to conversion.
Nearly everyone has a Facebook account these days, from pre-teens to grandparents. Each generation uses it a little differently, but there’s no denying it has tremendous influence in today’s digital world. Facebook’s ad targeting capabilities are second to none, and Facebook Lead Ads can be an incredibly powerful tool to help build your email list. But are they right for you? Here are a few reasons they work well and are worth testing…and one reason you might want to focus lead generation efforts elsewhere.