If April showers bring May flowers, then now is the time for your small business to bloom. But....wait! How can you take action to make sure your business is standing out to customers and apart from competitors? You can use creativity, your core values, and your mission statement into the content you create.
Make May the month you shake out what’s not working for you in your digital marketing programs and focus on authentically reaching your clients and customers with personalized inbox communications.
Teachers are the backbone of our education system and don’t get enough credit for all their hard work. Show them that you appreciate everything they do by offering them a discount on this day.
How: Offer a discount coupon for anyone who provides their faculty email address through your special sign-up form.
The school year is finally getting out which means students and teachers need to figure out how to spend their former 'classroom' hours. This is a great time to start posting summer job openings and thinking about expanding your hours of operation.
IDEA: Send out a newsletter about the changes to your hours and of any positions opening up. Add a Call-To-Action Button to “Apply Now”.
With Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day occurring this month, it’s a perfect time to show your support for our troops.
IDEA: Send a goodwill message to your contacts to thank those who currently are or who have served our country to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day.
IDEA: Start a fundraiser for veterans by adding a “donations block” to your emails.
IDEA: Offer a discount to anyone with a military ID
2 BROTHERS AND SISTERS DAY
4 NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY
5 CINCO DE MAYO
6 NATIONAL NURSE'S DAY
7 MOTHER'S DAY
17 TAX DAY (EXTENDED)
25 NATIONAL WINE DAY
31 MEMORIAL DAY
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK (3RD-7TH)
NATIONAL BIKE MONTH
NATIONAL HAMBURGER MONTH
SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MONTH
NATIONAL BBQ MONTH
GRADUATION & PROM
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
When it comes to purchases made as a result of receiving a marketing message, email has the highest conversion rate (66%), when compared to social, direct mail and more.
[Source: DMA]
98% of Constant Contact emails hit inboxes compared to only 77% with regular email.
[Source: Constant Contact & Return Path]
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