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Five Email Marketing Decisions to Make Before Sending
A campaign is easier to review when its main decisions are explicit. Write a short brief before building the message. The brief should let another team member understand why the email is being sent and what would count as a useful result.
1. Select the audience
Describe the relationship, relevant preference or business need behind the selection. Apply exclusions and review the final segment. Do not assume that having an address in a file explains why it belongs in this campaign.
2. Check the records
Review the required fields, current status, duplicates and suppression rules. Test personalisation with missing values. Technical address checks and the evidence for permission perform different jobs and should not be confused.
3. Write one clear message
Explain the offer and the next action early. Make the subject, sender and landing page consistent. Remove unsupported performance claims and conditions that appear only after the recipient has clicked.
4. Set timing and limits
Consider what the person has already received and whether another automation will overlap. Confirm who can answer responses. A convenient send time for the team is not the only factor in the recipient’s experience.
5. Define the review
Name the intended outcome and check that it can be measured. Review delivery problems, suitable enquiries and completed actions after sending. Record the learning for the next campaign rather than treating one dashboard percentage as the full result.