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Email Marketing Planner & Checklist
Plan and monitor the progress of your email campaigns & newsletters with this email marketing planner and production checklist.
Customizable Version: Word
Printable Versions: Word | PDF
| Printable HTML
Campaign/Newsletter Name:
Launch Date(s):
Goals/Metrics:
___ Open
Rate
___ Click-Through Rate
___ Bounce Rate
___ Unsubscribe Rate
___ Conversation Rate
___ Referral Rate
___ Transactions
___ Revenue
___ Subscriptions
Learnings from previous campaigns/issues:
Testing Strategy:
Segmentation:
Subject Lines:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Production Checklist
List Preparation:
__Upload new lists,
new customers/subscribers and additional information
__Conduct list hygiene
__Segment list appropriately
__Create A/B split or other random group lists
__Create
HTML version
__Create AOL/Rich Text Format version
__Create plain text version
__Include unsubscribe link and message
__Include referral/send to a friend link
__Include change email/update profile link
__Include change format preferences link (HTML, Text, AOL)
__Create PDF version of newsletter and articles
__Obtain necessary approvals
__Create profile update
page
__Create landing page, survey page, referral form page
__Post images to server
__Modify as necessary/post version of message on Web site
__(newsletters) Create HTML versions of articles and update article index
and links
__Post PDFs to Web site
Proofing/Quality Assurance/Schedule:
__Spell check copy -
including subject lines
__ Proof read copy
__Check all links
__(ecommerce) Check to ensure consistent pricing and product information
between email and Web site
__Send Proof of HTML, AOL/RTF and Plain text versions
__Send test messages to key email clients/domain accounts (AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail,
etc.)
__If forms were used, check to ensure
__Schedule for delivery - recheck time (EST, PST, etc.)
__Monitor
distribution
__Monitor bounces, unsubscribes
__Monitor opens, clicks and Web site activity
__Reply to challenge-response messages
__Respond to email comments, feedback
Triggers/Follow-Up Messages/Correction
Messages
__Send full campaign (based
on test results)
__(If appropriate) monitor trigger-based emails
__(If necessary) Create and send correction email
Reporting/Analysis/Learning Debrief
__Update reporting spreadsheet
__Analyze results/compare to previous messages and target goals
__Determine specific learning from campaign results/testing
__Outline strategies for new campaign/newsletter
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