“Email Does Not Build Rapport!?” Inconceivable!
I had a Princess Bride moment yesterday. Here’s the story…
I was a guest expert (discussing email marketing) at an online mastermind meeting.
Co-host (and Story Power email subscriber) Lesley Nase shared some great tips about how to use email to build rapport with followers.
Then we entered the Zoom breakout room where a naysayer proclaimed: “You can’t build rapport with people on an email list.”
I replied: Many people don’t know how to build rapport with email subscribers. But if you know what you’re doing, you can build strong rapport with subscribers.”
Naysayer shot back: “No. You can’t build rapport with emails.”
And that’s when I remembered that scene from The Princess Bride. I channeled Inigo Montoya and thought, “You keep using that word (“rapport”). I do not think it means what you think it means.”
Here’s that GREAT scene…
And here’s what that word means:
rapport [ ra-pawr, -pohr, ruh- ]
noun
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic
And yes, Buttercup…
…email, when done properly, builds rapport…
…and lots of it.
Successful, confident email marketers know…
It’s all about
rapport-building.
When you consistently deliver informative, entertaining, relevant, emails — based on a deep understanding of and respect for your followers…
…you strengthen relationships…
…you build trust…
…you establish mutually-beneficial connections…
…and (here comes the bottom line)…
…you sell more —
without pitching
and prodding.
(I ran an email marketing software company for 19 years. I saw this happen again and again and again.)
That’s why I’m working on my new program — Email Marketing Power — so you can consistently deliver entertaining, relevant, rapport-building emails.
Stay tuned for the details.
Don't go away yet..
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