For several years, I drove a strategy at Animals Australia to send ‘thank-you’ emails to action takers that were jam-packed with followup asks. This is not an uncommon approach. And on the surface, it’s easy to...
2 minute readFor several years, I drove a strategy at Animals Australia to send ‘thank-you’ emails to action takers that were jam-packed with followup...
Learn moreIf your action email has one job—to get your supporter to click through to a destination—then what’s the quickest way to get them there? In the history of Animals Australia’s (several thousand) email broadcasts, there’s no...
2 minute readIf your action email has one job—to get your supporter to click through to a destination—then what’s the quickest way to get...
Learn moreYour reader trusts their own mind way more than they trust yours. No offense but it’s true. Knowing this, try to avoid ‘telling’ people what to think. That includes making assertions that some things are cruel,...
2 minute readYour reader trusts their own mind way more than they trust yours. No offense but it’s true. Knowing this, try to avoid...
Keep readingImagine you’re seeing a 25% open rate on your emails. That means whenever you send a broadcast, 3 in every 4 recipients will be unfamiliar with what you sent last time. Some recipients will be new to...
2 minute readImagine you’re seeing a 25% open rate on your emails. That means whenever you send a broadcast, 3 in every 4 recipients will...
Find out moreWe have Homer Simpson to thank for the term that perfectly describes a communication model that turbocharges action requests with urgency. Because of this, it’s been adopted by all the most successful online action platforms...
2 minute readWe have Homer Simpson to thank for the term that perfectly describes a communication model that turbocharges action requests with urgency. Because...
Find out moreWhat draws people to your cause? What motivated your supporters to take their first action? What did they feel when they first donated? Why do you exist? The answer to all these questions is the same. And...
4 minute readWhat draws people to your cause? What motivated your supporters to take their first action? What did they feel when they first donated?...
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