PM - Quick Pre-Send Email Campaign Check List
Use this handy pre-send check-list as a guide to simplify and bullet proof every new email campaign you create and send out.
New Campaign
Subject line – check for typos, make it intriguing, short and to the point
From name & email address – ensure company related
Template – select your custom responsive template
Content
Layout sections – add the required layout sections to add in your content, delete unused ones
Body copy – add personalisation (first name), check for typos, readability
Headings – are they linked correctly?
Call to action buttons – are they linked correctly?
Images – do you have permission to use them? are they linked correctly? do they have alt text?
Guest Review – have you added the latest guest review?
Define Recipients
Lists – select the list/s you wish to send your email to
PMS database – ensure the latest past guest database from your PMS has been uploaded
OTA email addresses – ensure emails from OTA bookings are collected upon check-in and imported
Testing
Preview – ensure you preview the email, via the online preview link
Links – test all links
Test email – send a test email to yourself and someone else – a set of fresh eyes, helps pick up anything you have accidentally missed, don’t forward the email as the styling breaks
Tweak & re-test – until time to send!
Schedule/Send
Schedule – your campaign to send immediately or at a time in the future, avoid holidays when people are away and Mondays and Fridays
Post-send
Analytics & Insights – see how your campaign performed and compare results against previous
campaigns
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Pebble insights
If you’re hungry for more tips, we’ve written many helpful blog posts on email best practices, visit: pebbledesign.com/insights
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