6 Tips to Perk Up Your Summer Promotion
by Lindsey Weinig
Summer may create a void in your marketing efforts, but you don’t have to fall into this trap. Your recipients may be spending less time at their computers throughout the summer months, but that doesn’t mean you should give up and take the summer off. Simply alter your email practices and entice them with a great seasonal promotion to shake things up this summer.
1. Grab their Attention Immediately
Summer provides a lot of distractions, so you need to grab your recipient’s attention quickly. Include your promotional offer in your subject line, use impactful headlines within your template, and make your call to action clear and to the point. Also use summer imagery to entice them with what’s already on their minds to keep them attentive and interested.
2. Make it Memorable
Why do you think so many companies center their promotions on holidays? It’s not because they’re just feeling festive, although festivity can be a part of it. It’s because customers are far more likely to remember promotions, and especially deadlines, when they’re revolving around a holiday we already know. Consider current and relatable events (both local and global) that your recipients might find engaging, and play to those events with your promotion’s offer, timing and message. Try to become more than an advertisement by becoming part of your recipients summer story.
3. Create a Need
Make your deal too good to miss. Use a contest, coupon offers, or free samples to motivate them to purchase right away. Help them justify their purchase by reinforcing the reasons why they need your product or service and be sure to answer the most common objections to purchasing your product. Then highlight the many ways they can benefit from it.
4. Accommodate Mobile Viewing
Make your message short, sweet and mobile device optimized. Think: readable on the run. Test your message on multiple devices to ensure it appears as you intend, since many people will be on vacation and checking their emails on their mobile phones.
5. Automate for Your Vacation
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6. Alter and Analyze
Consider changing up your usual timing. Remember that many of your recipients could be on vacation or taking shorter days, so early morning sends are generally more likely to be read. Anticipate open rates to go down, but don’t be discouraged or alter your general practices too drastically as this time of year is the exception, not the norm.
Your clients are busy, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to hear from you. Be sure to take their holiday preferences into consideration when sending emails over the summer and you can capitalize on this time of year while your competitors hibernate.
