20%<\/a> of their marketing budget on email marketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWith a cumbersome in-house team, you may end up allocating twice the amount of money for email marketing alone. Why would you do that? If you know how powerful email is compared to other costlier marketing channels, you should inevitably want to save. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Outsourcing Involves The Experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Email marketing demands expertise. Period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t expect to luck into a stellar campaign now and then. Knowing just enough about email marketing is equivalent to knowing nothing about email marketing. If you really want to rake it in through email, you must engage full-fledged experts. Since hiring in-house experts is not an affordable solution, as we just saw, outsourcing is your best bet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not just about the money, though. If you are thinking long-term, you must bring in the pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s say that you want your business to emerge as a fairly formidable brand within the next ten years. Branding requires, among other things, powerful storytelling. Email is a great way to build a story around your brand, engage your audience, and keep the narrative flowing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ah, but you are a small business. You don\u2019t have the manpower to shoot above a couple of emails at a time. Do you expect to fashion a narrative in the space of two emails and also have it work wonders for you? We hope not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Outsourcing for Seizing The Moment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The relationship between marketing and news media is a relatively new one. Earlier, marketing was predominantly inward-facing. In other words, you would build a campaign around your product, launch the campaign, and then wait for the results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, however, marketing is outward- as well as inward-facing. Apart from premeditated campaigns, you might have to build instant campaigns around attention-grabbing events around the world. Yes, we\u2019re talking about moment marketing. Let\u2019s say that it is seasonal marketing scaled down to per-diem trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without an email-only team of deep-dyed experts, you could not attend to daily, interesting stories across the globe, let alone turning them to your advantage. You are a small team. You don\u2019t have the time to watch for trends and such on social media 24×7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you do come across a particularly juicy, trending newsbyte, converting it into a robust campaign on time without the support of a dedicated team is a Herculean task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Outsourcing for Deliverability Management <\/h2>\n\n\n\n Email deliverability management is complicated, to say the least. Let\u2019s try and understand why. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To begin with, your email list<\/a> is not evergreen. It starts decaying owing to a number of reasons. By the end of the year, your list contains a lot of disengaged users. These users will affect your engagement metrics, damaging your sender reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuppose you end up on a blocklist. Delisting is equally complicated. If not handled properly, you might throttle your chances at future requests and end up securing a permanent block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another problematic aspect is the seemingly whimsical nature of ESPs. There is no universal standard of legitimacy in email traffic. The standards vary from one service provider to the next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To make things worse, ESPs don\u2019t tell you their peculiar requirements. You can\u2019t tell whether or not your email has met their standard until you find out that it has been routed to spam. Gradually, if too many emails land in the spam folder, your reputation will suffer a major blow. Repairing it is not easy, either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adapting to each service provider requires considerable industry knowledge. Take feedback loops, for instance. You need to find out if your ESP signs you for feedback loops automatically or if you must do it yourself. If it\u2019s the latter case, it\u2019s not simple. You need to apply for feedback loops. Now, there are many feedback loops. Which ones should you sign up for? Only an expert can help you answer that question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evidently, it is quite overwhelming to manage deliverability on your own. It\u2019s not something you can avoid, either. Good deliverability is the prerequisite of sustainable email marketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Outsourcing Provides You with Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Email marketing is not only complex but dynamic. When you are engrossed in managing your campaigns for hours on end, it\u2019s only natural that you lose track of what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t. It may not always be the case. Yet, it often is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the benefits of email marketing is that it is measurable. We now come into analytics territory. As a business doing email marketing, you want to know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who your most engaged subscribers are <\/li> Where your highest-quality subscribers are coming from <\/li> How your subscribers interact with your emails <\/li> What your email deliverability trends look like <\/li> What your bounce reports look like <\/li> How your email journeys can be improved <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nPerformance monitoring is key. Yes, there are many advanced software solutions that can generate granular reports for you. However, translating data into impactful action is what makes the difference ultimately. A good third-party team will comprise skilled data interpreters who can suggest micro improvements and enable you to make data-driven decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identifying Your Email Marketing Needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Which areas of email marketing should you consider outsourcing? It varies from business to business. You go where the cracks take you. Still, if you are not sure, here are some areas of email marketing that typically require time and aggressive expertise, encouraging outsourcing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Email design <\/li> Email coding <\/li> Conversion tracking <\/li> Subscriber\/contact list management <\/li> Performance monitoring<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWrapping Up!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Do you have more respect for email marketing now?\ud83d\ude0a Evidently, you are dealing with a monster of a tool. Nothing in email comes easy. It demands constant monitoring and improvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Equally, bear in mind that resource optimization and strategizing are the two biggest challenges that marketers face. Outsourcing can take a lot off your shoulders, leaving you to focus on your core competencies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Are you a small business? Then outsourcing your email marketing needs may be just the thing you need. It is labor-saving and cost-effective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":37915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[]},"categories":[10,16,1260],"tags":[1281,346,771],"yoast_head":"\n
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