Wait, I thought e-mail was free!
by Brendan Kiel, Top Shelf Design
This was the reply from one of our longstanding clients when we introduced our new eMarketing product to him. It's an understandable sentiment-after all, e-mail has been free since the internet reached mainstream, and should continue to be free for decades to come.
As Top Shelf Design introduces its new eMarketing product to our clients, colleagues, networking partners, friends, and family, it should not be without an explanation of the value this can product bring to their businesses. After all, we're charging two-and-a-half cents per eMarketing message.
It comes down to two factors: DELIVERABILITY and TRACKING. Most e-mail communications are between two people. These messages almost always get through to the intended recipient, and we can usually tell whether the e-mail reached its destination from the response that we receive.
The same is not true for messages sent to a group...
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