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Create an Email Newsletter in the
Email Marketing Group for Creative Pros

If you find yourself saying, "I really need to get my email newsletter out!"
Or, if you know you need to stay in front of your prospects and have been thinking about an email newsletter but:

•    don’t know what to put in it
•    don’t know who to send it to
•    don’t know why your prospects would want it (there are so many out there already!)
•    but still, you think it’s probably a good idea…

...then the Email Marketing Group is for you!

The goal of this 4-month process is to create a prototype for your email marketing campaign PLUS 6 months of material to stay in touch with prospects so you can end -- once and for all -- the Feast or Famine Syndrome.

Here’s what one Marketing Mentor client wrote an hour after sending out her recent email newsletter:

"I'm floored. I thought this was going to be a nonevent. I've never had this happen before, but the phone rang immediately. I got one small job AND got someone to call me that I've been *working on* for a long time. We talked QR codes and the possibility of an app. I also received 7 emails from people saying it is timely, they love it. 5 retweets!"

If those are results you’d like for your business, join this group. In 4 months, you’ll have:

  1. an email newsletter that reflects your business goals and speaks directly to your target market(s)
  2. a step by step plan to stay in touch with your best prospects
  3. an editorial calendar to keep you on track with your ideas
  4. a growing list of prospects to send your email newsletter to
  5. at least 6 months worth of material to send to your best prospects
  6. tips for how to write a subject line that engages your readers and compels them to read rather than hit “delete”
  7. tactics for using social media to spread the word about your newsletter and get others to sign up
  8. recommendations for which email marketing services are best for creative professionals
  9. actual, practical experience creating an email newsletter from start to finish

Don't worry if you're not a "writer."
Many email marketing efforts have very few words. Some are just images with captions and links to other web sites. The writing isn't what matters. It's all about keeping your visibility high with content that is of value to the people in a position to hire you.

With all Marketing Mentor Groups, you also get:

  • Feedback and a sounding board of non-competitive colleagues
  • Accountability to keep you on track so you finish creating your marketing materials 
  • Advice and encouragement to keep going, even when it seems challenging
  • Guidance from Ilise Benun, who has spent the past 24 years helping creative professionals generate new business.

How it all works

Format
The group meets every other week for a 60-minute conference call (actual date and time is determined by participants’ schedules). The 8 one-hour conference calls are recorded for listening again and again. The calls are highly interactive with a focus on direct feedback on each assignment. The groups are kept small, with no more than 6 members in each so that each group member gets personal attention on each call.

Over the 8 conference call, we will cover these 6 lessons: 

  • Lesson 1: Research. Analyze email marketing messages and newsletters of other creative professionals (including your competition).
  • Lesson 2:  Brainstorm Your Content. Strategize how to customize yours to your target markets, figuring out what they would want to receive from you.
  • Lesson 3: First draft of content for your prototype. 
  • Lesson 4: Second draft of content with layout. Pull it all together, layout and images, subject lines, calls to action and examples of work in context. 
  • Lesson 5: Finish prototype and create editorial calendar. Outline and draft content for 6-12 months. 
  • Lesson 6:  Wrap up.

Materials provided
Selected materials (webinars, readings and worksheets) from Ilise Benun's books and other Marketing Mentor Toolbox products will be provided, as well as materials from selected email marketing experts.

We'll also provide recommended resources for the design and distribution of your campaign (including a 20% discount on our partner's services, Myemma.com the email marketing service we love and highly recommend).

Led by Ilise Benun, the Marketing Mentor
Ilise Benun is a national speaker, founder of Marketing Mentor and co-producer of the Creative Freelancer Conference. Since 1988, she has guided creative professionals who are serious about growing their business. She is the author of several books including, “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money” (HOW Books 2011), “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing” (HOW Books, 2008), “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive” (Career Press, 2006), "Public Relations for Dummies " (Wiley, 2006) and “The Art of Self Promotion. She has been featured in national media outlets such as BusinessWeek.com, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian (UK), Toronto Globe #DCA537and Mail (Canada), Inc. Magazine, Essence, Working Woman and many more. More info here.

What past members have said:
"I took your newsletter course last December and to date, I've published seven editions! Matter of fact, I secured a very financially rewarding training assignment this summer from one of my catalog marketer subscribers. And other subscribers have told me how much they enjoy the newsletter. So thanks again for helping me get my newsletter off the ground. Taking your course was money well spent!"
Suzanne Quigley,  www.catalog-copywriter.com

Read more testimonials here.

Your Investment
The investment for this group is totally tax deductible and payable monthly by credit card or check. (And if you get one good client, you'll recoup your investment immediately!) There are two options:

  • Basic version: Group process only. $200/month (or $800 total)
  • Premium version: Group process plus 4 private half hour sessions with Ilise (via phone or video chat), to use when you choose during (or after) the group process. $300/month (or $1200 total)

Interested?
There are new groups starting every month. Fill out this form to find out when the next one begins.

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