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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