Do This, NOT That: Marketing Tips with Jay Schwedelson l Presented By Marigold GURU Media Hub

In this episode of "Do This, Not That", host Jay Schwedelson discusses the importance of continuously growing your email list to offset natural subscriber decay over time. You'll hear new tips on minimizing the fields you collect to increase form conversion rates, using first-party data and popups to capture more subscriber data, and leveraging your best content to attract new subscribers.

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Best Moments:

(00:49) Email databases lose 20-25% of subscribers annually through things like bounced emails and unsubscribes

(03:21) Minimize form fields to increase conversion - 3 fields have 45% higher submission rates than 6 fields

(03:56) Use first-party data like page visits and content downloads to tag customer interests vs asking too many questions upfront

(05:20) Website popups, especially timed ones, have high conversion rates — can offer incentives to capture emails

(06:46) Repurpose your best content by highlighting key stats and requiring an email to access the full version

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In this episode of "Do This, Not That," host Jay Schwedelson interviews Marco Steinsieck, who runs the retail media network for Sephora. They discuss the rise of retail media and how retailers are becoming media companies that brands can advertise with to reach highly targeted audiences.

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Guest Bio:

Marco Steinsieck is the Head of Retail Media at Sephora. He founded and runs Sephora Media Network, which allows brands to advertise on Sephora's website and reach Sephora customers.

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Best Moments:

(04:31) What is retail media? It is when retailers sell advertising to brands, similar to how Amazon does with sponsored ads

(06:15) Retail media allows brands to reach highly targeted audiences of customers through retailers' websites and data

(05:09) Retail media is disrupting online advertising as retailers stand up sophisticated media capabilities

(09:17) Smaller brands can also advertise through retail media networks

(11:50) When shoppers visit retailer sites, they are primed to buy — so retail media is a perfect channel for brands

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In this week's episode of "Do This, Not That", host Jay Schwedelson tackles a marketing question about sending "goodbye" emails to re-engage inactive email list subscribers.

You'll his strong opinions on avoiding controversial topics and focusing on gossip when dining out with friends.

Best Moments:

(01:36) Sending "goodbye" emails to email list subscribers who haven't engaged in 12+ months can lift open rates to over 25% and save rates around 9% on average

(04:03) These emails work well because they prompt inactive subscribers to re-engage and also clean up email lists by removing non-responsive contacts that hurt deliverability

(05:10) Doing a two-step "is this goodbye?" campaign works even better, yielding overall save rates around 15%

(07:42) Absolutely no discussion of politics or personal achievements

(08:10) Gossip, TV, movies, and new restaurants should be the only conversation topics allowed

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In this week's "What's Up This Week" episode, host Jay Schwedelson gives you the latest insights from LinkedIn's Global Marketing Jobs Report, new features coming to platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn, and his opinions on various TV shows.

Best Moments:

(01:00) LinkedIn's Global Marketing Jobs Report found that the most in-demand marketing skills are social media marketing, SEO, Adobe Photoshop, email marketing, and market research

(01:44) Communication skills are the #1 sought after skill across all functions (how ironic)

(02:07) An understanding of AI generative tools is one of the fastest growing skills hiring managers are seeking

(02:32) X (formerly Twitter) is launching a YouTube-like TV app for smart TVs

(03:19) Grillo Pickles went viral on TikTok when they announced they were changing their impossible-to-open pickle jars

(04:14) LinkedIn launched LinkedIn Games, with new daily games similar to Wordle.

(05:01) The Netflix show "Baby Reindeer" has over 87 million hours viewed. Jay thinks it's disturbing and not worth the hype.

(06:06) Jay recommends the Amazon show "Fallout" instead.

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The PODCAST COLLAB – BATHROOM BREAK!  The Marketing Millennials + Do This, Not That – TOGETHER!
This new limited time series will cover specific marketing topics with rapid tips you can test immediately!

Make sure to connect with  Daniel Murray on LinkedIn and give his popular podcast, The Marketing Millennials, a listen (and connect with me, Jay Schwedelson, on LinkedIn while you're at it).

And I hope you check out our other regular Do This, Not That episodes as well!

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In this special episode featuring Jay Schwedelson and Daniel Murray from the Marketing Millennials podcast, they take 10 minutes to share their best tips for increasing webinar attendance and engagement. They also divulge proven tactics for driving higher registration and participation rates that they seen work.

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Best Moments:

(00:52) Use "Add to Calendar" buttons and reminders to get people to ACTUALLY attend

(01:46) Send multiple day-of reminder emails, including a final one 30 minutes before the event starts

(02:18) Offer exclusive Q&A time with speakers to increase active participation

(03:21) Create FOMO and legitimate scarcity for the event by making it unavailable on-demand afterwards

(04:06) Write copy that emphasizes scarcity

(06:13) Test different days/times to find what works best for YOUR particular audience

(07:49) Give your webinar series a unique name to build consistency and brand

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In this episode of "Do This, Not That," host Jay Schwedelson discusses the power of celebrating holidays and unofficial holidays in marketing campaigns. He also shares stats showing increased engagement from anniversary emails, birthday emails, and content tied to those unofficial holidays. You'll also get tips for finding unofficial holidays to build campaigns around using the free tool, Gemini, from Google.

Best Moments:

(02:54) Anniversary emails for newsletter subscriptions and customer purchases lift open and click rates by over 30%

(04:27) Birthday emails boost open rates by over 30% for consumer marketing and 20% for business marketing

(06:01) Mentioning an unofficial holiday in an email subject line increases open rates by over 35%

(06:37) Tying an unofficial holiday to a content offer increases download rates by over 40%

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Marigold is a relationship marketing platform designed to help you acquire new customers and turn them into superfans with their best-in-class loyalty solutions. Don’t take my word for it though, American Airlines, Honeybaked Ham, Title Boxing, and Notre Dame University are also customers!

Regardless of your size, check out Marigold today to get the solution you need to grow your business!

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