First Impressions: How to earn your place in customers’ inboxes
I have two personal email accounts.
The first I nigh abandoned when about five years ago in college it became so inundated with spam that I panicked and started over. The experience was essentially the electronic mail version of Fastball’s 90’s hit “The Way.” I just took off and left it all behind me.
It seems silly that email could cause so much anxiety that I would call it quits and get the heck outta Dodge — meaning that I even switched email platforms.
Now that I’m a full-grown adult of 26, I know that when I have an overwhelming amount of unwanted dirty laundry piling up, I don’t just set the basket on fire so I can start my wardrobe over. I roll up my sleeves and get to work.
I apply the same principles to unwanted emails. And with services like unroll.me, it’s easier than ever to clear out the clutter. Emails fight it out for survival like it’s the digital Hunger Games.
My situation is not unique. It’s not even uncommon. As a Millennial, it pains me to admit that I am not special.
As a marketer, it makes me curious: how can emails earn their place in my inbox?
Tactic #1. Make a good first impression
Just like with in-person interactions, a first impression is everything.
