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Emailing statistics: Can telephone calls be counted?
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Emailing is now the biggest prospecting channel in direct marketing, i.e. in outbound marketing. It’s clear that more and more people are being solicited by email, and that average performance is dropping accordingly, but emailing remains the only inexpensive outbound channel. So much so that most companies are planning to increase their email marketing budgets (according to a sherpa marketing study downloadable by following this link).
Stand out from the crowd: The key to attracting attention
The challenge is to stand out from the crowd and attract the attention of Internet users whose inboxes are overflowing. To achieve this, you need to take great care with every element of your e-mail:
- Objet
- Expéditeur
- Appels à l’action , etc…
It’s also a good idea to consider implementing marketing automation tools to optimize conversions as much as possible.
Performance Measurement: An Indispensable Tool for Successful Communication
Measuring the performance of email campaigns is an essential part of successful communication.
However, inbound phone calls generated by email marketing campaigns are often not counted in the measurements.
Yet it’s very simple to set up such a follow-up.
Marketing automation tools can communicate behavioral information to a CRM, such as :
- Cliquer sur un lien
- Ouvrir un message , etc…
A well-configured CRM, or an emailing platform with a scoring module, can :
- Détecter les prospects chauds
- Identifier les campagnes rentables
- Optimiser le retour sur investissement
But if phone calls aren’t counted, there’s a huge loss of information.
Telephone call tracking: a major asset
Not all prospects are created equal.
- Un internaute qui télécharge un livre blanc est certainement moins qualifié que quelqu’un qui assiste à un webinar.
- Mais aucun prospect ne sera plus intéressant que celui qui décroche son téléphone pour appeler l’annonceur.
- C’est d’autant plus intéressant que de plus en plus de gens consultent leurs emails sur leur téléphone portable, donc ce comportement sera de moins en moins anecdotique.
The method for tracking phone calls is relatively straightforward.
- Cela consiste à créer un numéro de téléphone unique pour chacune de ses opérations de marketing.
- Un outil approprié permettra d’associer l’appel avec la campagne correspondante puis de suivre le prospect jusqu’à la conversion éventuelle.
- Il faut en profiter pour collecter les données associées :
Le numéro de l’appelant (ce qui donnera une information sur la localisation géographique du prospect)
- Le jour et l’heure d’appel pour faire des statistiques et trouver les bons moments pour envoyer ses campagnes
- Le conseiller téléphonique qui a traité l’appel pour mesurer et comparer les taux de conversion des différents opérateurs.
Don’t neglect your incoming calls!
If your marketing campaigns generate inbound calls and you don’t measure them,contact us📧. Ediware’s emailing platform will soon include a partner tool for tracking inbound calls.
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