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Email & Retention

Create an event follow-up that delivers

Continue an event relationship with the materials people expected.

Email & Retention campaign illustration

The opportunity

Continue an event relationship with the materials people expected.

Best for: Businesses with a permissioned mailing list and a connected email platform

Goal: Retention

Gather your field kit

  • Connected email platform
  • Permissioned contact list
  • Test inbox

Make it happen

  1. Confirm which attendees consented to follow-up
  2. Send the promised slides, worksheet or recap
  3. Summarize one practical action from the event
  4. Provide a relevant optional next step
  5. Keep promotional material proportionate
  6. Measure resource use and meaningful replies

A ready-to-adapt example

Illustrative template. Replace the details with your own verified information.

Subject: Your [event] checklist. Body: Here is what we promised, plus one action to try this week.

Start smaller than you think

Run one small version of “Create an event follow-up that delivers” with five relevant participants or one limited publication. Record the questions, responses and completion of the intended next step before expanding.

What to measure

  • Relevant clicks or replies
  • Completion of the intended action
  • Unsubscribes and delivery failures

Watch out for

  • Sending beyond the consent given
  • Using misleading subject lines or broken unsubscribe links

Permissions & trust

Use permissioned contacts and a real sending service. Provide accurate sender information, honor preferences and unsubscribe requests, and follow applicable rules.

Your next action

Start with this first step: Confirm which attendees consented to follow-up. Set a review date before increasing the budget.

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