Email Marketing for Local Small Businesses – Still At The Core of Relationship Marketing
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Email marketing is considered one of the foundational principles of any internet marketing strategy. It is often said that “The money is in the list“. This is very true, as many studies over the years have shown that it is more expensive to acquire new prospects and customers, than to gain repeat and new business from existing customers and current prospects.
For the notion of the money being in the list to be truly accurate, respect for your prospect and customer lists must be at the core of your email marketing campaign. This will guarantee that you build and maintain strong relationships with these contacts. A sure way to gain and keep the respect of your your target audience can be acheived by regularly sharing relevant and targeted emails with them.
Examples of content you could share through this method of marketing includes helpful/topical articles, tips, products, services, event invitations etc, with those who have requested to receive your email messages.









In the current challenging economic climate marketing budgets have been cut and Marketers have to rethink their strategies. With serious competition for business your marketing decisions will seriously affect your business’ success or failure.