Kim Kiel

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78: Are email newsletters still effective in 2024? Email best practices for small businesses.

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In this episode of ill communication, I’m talking about a critical piece of infrastructure all small businesses need in 2024.

I’m referring to your email marketing and email newsletters.

I’m sharing everything you need to know about email marketing this year including some email best practices, what’s working, and what’s not working.

Plus, I need to alert you to some big changes with email marketing and deliverability that are coming up that you need to know about.


Topics We Cover in This Episode:

  • Whether email marketing and email newsletters are still worth your time

  • Why it’s crucial that you diversify your marketing streams

  • The difference between different types of email marketing

  • How often you should be sending emails (hint: it’s more than you think!)

  • What the data says about what types of emails you should be sending

  • The best email service provider to use

  • The new rules you need to be aware of this year


I hope you enjoyed this episode. Email marketing is still very relevant and important for small businesses in 2024. If you need help with finding out how to write email newsletters people love to read, or you want someone to write your emails for you - please reach out to me! I have a few different ways I can support you to make sure you’re getting the most ROI from your email marketing.

If you haven’t done it yet, you should totally subscribe to my email list. It’s the VIP Copy and Cocktails Club and you can sign up at kimkiel.com/newsletter.


Resources Mentioned

Join the Joy of Copy Club

Learn about email marketing statistics

Learn about plain text vs. HTML emails

Learn about the pros and cons of text-based emails

Why you shouldn’t send image-only emails

Learn the new email deliverability rules

Watch Cheryl Rerick’s deliverability webinar


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