9 Ways To Grow Your Email And SMS Lists Before Black Friday #612
Sep 12, 2023
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Marketing expert Lauren Cowan shares foolproof tips for growing email and SMS lists before Black Friday, including creating valuable offers, offering early access and exclusivity, and leveraging referral programs and cross-promotion.
Building your email list early and focusing on creating an engaged audience is crucial for maximizing revenue during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday (BFCM) season.
Crafting clear and customer-centric pop-ups, offering early access promotions, and leveraging referral and influencer marketing are effective strategies for driving email list growth before BFCM.
Deep dives
Building Your Email List for BFCM
To maximize revenue during the Black Friday, Cyber Monday (BFCM) season, building your email list is key. By starting early and focusing on creating an engaged audience, you can set yourself up for success. Pop-ups play a crucial role in capturing email addresses, but it's important to make the offer compelling and customer-focused. Teasing BFCM offers early and providing early access to subscribers create a sense of exclusivity and urgency. Collaborating with influencers can also drive email list growth through giveaways and referrals. Leveraging your social media presence, implementing quizzes, and utilizing QR codes at retail locations further expand your reach. Privy offers a plethora of resources on BFCM strategies, including a comprehensive calendar and swipe files.
Improving Pop-up Conversions and CTA Clarity
When using pop-ups to grow your email list, it's crucial to avoid overwhelming visitors with multiple pop-ups or chat features. Craft clear and customer-centric copy that highlights the value they gain from subscribing. Creating tabs instead of automatic pop-ups allows visitors to trigger the pop-up themselves, indicating their intent. Early access promotions that offer subscribers exclusive deals before BFCM can further incentivize sign-ups. Brands like Ring Concierge effectively use such strategies. Making the sign-up process about the customer, rather than the brand, enhances the overall user experience.
Maximizing Referrals, Influencers, and Retail Presence
Harnessing the power of referrals and affiliate programs enables existing customers to drive email list growth. By offering meaningful incentives and ensuring a seamless customer experience, brands like Artipoppe succeed in generating word-of-mouth marketing. Collaborating with influencers to promote sign-ups and leveraging social media platforms to convert followers into subscribers are effective strategies. Implementing QR codes and text numbers in retail spaces creates an omnichannel experience, allowing brands to capture retail shoppers as email subscribers. Privy offers valuable resources and a BFCM-dedicated page (privy.com/BFCM) to help brands optimize their email list growth strategies for the BFCM season.
The more contacts you have, the more revenue you’ll bring in with your email and SMS campaigns. That’s why list growth needs to be a constant priority, but the next few months leading up to Black Friday are especially important. On this episode of Ecommerce Marketing School, on the all-new BFCM season, Privy's Lauren Cowan shares foolproof tips to help you boost list growth ASAP.