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Consumer Handbook: Tips for Using Email Automation

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Email automation is a great way to build customer loyalty. It can also help you reduce your customer churn rate and help you serve your customers better. However, you may not be familiar with how it can be effectively used in your business. Here are five ways to use email automation to drive customer loyalty:

1. Welcome new subscribers to your brand
Arguably one of the most effective ways to build customer loyalty is to make your audience feel welcome when they join your email list, and the easiest way is to welcome them with a personalized message.

2. Build trust with your account holders and subscribers
Another benefit of email automation is that it can help you build trust with your subscribers and account holders when used correctly. This can be done in several different ways.

Not only is the constant stream of relevant content coming into their inbox a way of building trust with your audience, but specific campaigns, such as email opt-in or security check-in campaigns, can help you prove to your audience that you are serious about protecting their information.

3. Create a customized experience 
While personalization is key to creating a customized experience for your subscribers, you can use automation to take that experience to the next level. By providing your subscribers with options to choose their email preferences, you can then use those settings to create campaigns based on those preferences and create a truly one-of-a-kind experience for each of your subscribers.

4. Deliver only the most relevant information
A massive part of a successful email marketing campaign is delivering only the most relevant information to each of your subscribers. Once you've properly segmented your audience based on their behaviors and preferences, you can use automation to ensure your audience is only getting the information they want.

5. Build authority amongst your audience and keep them coming back for more
When sending out email campaigns to your audience, you must ensure that you provide them with the information they want to receive. This will help you build authority amongst your audience. Once you prove to be a reliable source of information, they'll be more likely to want to receive your emails in the future, share them with their friends and colleagues, and help boost your overall engagement.

Sydney Waters is the new Regional Director of Better Business Bureau in Cape Girardeau and responsible for outreach efforts in Southern Illinois and Eastern and Southwest Missouri.