Learn how to create effective sales funnels with nurture emails. Discover the power of staying connected with customers through email. Understand the value of nurture emails in building customer relationships. Explore the benefits of using a nurture email series in email marketing. Learn the importance of building and growing an email list.
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Nurture emails are a valuable tool for maintaining and strengthening relationships with customers by sending regular emails that offer value and connection, focusing on delivering helpful content rather than heavy sales pitches.
IDCON, an engineering and maintenance consulting company, experienced significant growth in their subscriber list and engagement by creating a nurture email campaign that provided value to their subscribers, leveraging their extensive content library and gradually increasing the frequency of emails.
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The Power of Nurture Emails for Building Customer Relationships
Nurture emails are a valuable tool for maintaining and strengthening relationships with customers. By sending regular emails that offer value and connection, businesses can stay in touch with their audience and provide ongoing support. Nurture emails should focus on delivering helpful content rather than heavy sales pitches. They can include announcements, tips, articles, and other resources that are relevant to the target audience. Additionally, businesses should aim to be brief, human, and helpful in their email communication. By maintaining regular contact through nurture emails, businesses can nurture their customer relationships and build trust over time.
How IDCON Used Nurture Emails to Grow their Business
IDCON, an engineering and maintenance consulting company, struggled with leveraging their extensive content library to engage their audience. With the help of a story-brand certified guide, they developed a strategy to create a nurture email campaign that provided value to their subscribers. They organized their content into topic categories and started by sending one email per week for 12 weeks. As they built momentum, they added more articles to their email automation chain, resulting in 52 emails. The campaign helped IDCON grow their subscriber list from 800 to 5,600 within a year. They experienced increased engagement and leveraged their email list for successful webinars and lead generation.
Practical Steps for Creating Effective Nurture Emails
To create effective nurture emails, businesses can start by sending one email per month and gradually increase the frequency. They should focus on providing value and building relationships rather than constantly pushing sales messages. Nurture emails can include content from blogs, podcasts, events, or seasonal tips and tricks. The key is to offer information that solves customer problems and helps them in their journey. It's important to remember that nurture emails don't have to be perfect; they just need to be human and offer value. By developing a library of nurture emails over time, businesses can consistently stay connected and nurture their customer relationships.
Have you ever been stumped at how to create an effective sales funnel? From website messaging to lead generators to sales emails, we’ve got you covered! Download our free, step-by-step guide at StoryBrand.com/Sales-Funnel-Plan.
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Many businesses are afraid of annoying their leads with emails. And for good reason! Many companies send irrelevant emails that don’t truly serve their customers. Nobody likes getting a “newsletter” full of updates that has nothing to do with them. But when you know how to send nurture emails that are truly customer-focused, you can build relationships with customers and in turn, grow your business.
In today’s episode, J.J. and April talk with Storybrand Certified Guide, Brad Alexander, about how he helped a client develop a nurture email campaign. Brad’s client was skeptical about sending nurture emails and was at a loss of what kind of content to include – but after Brad went to work, their entire perspective changed. Tune in to learn how Brad’s approach to writing nurture emails ended up getting his client the most responses from customers they’ve ever had – and steal the idea for your own business!