You might be thinking that Landing pages aren’t your job; after all, your main concern is probably how many people are opening the campaign and clicking. Opens and clicks only take you so far, though: they don’t tell you how much revenue your email campaign generated or how effective your email message was for meeting company goals. And those are the things that help you to reveal the true worth of email marketing within your business which, incidentally, is proving to be a lot. The latest DMA Marketer Tracker report has revealed that the average ROI for email is £30.01 for every £1 spent; not to be sniffed at!

How do you ensure that your email campaigns perform well once the recipient has clicked the CTA button? The answer is to serve them a super-relevant landing page, otherwise they’re likely to bounce. Don’t get us wrong: there are times when it’s okay to direct people to product pages, for instance, if you’ve made it obvious that that’s where you’re sending the user. But on most occasions it’s wise to think carefully about the onward journey.

If you’re wondering when you might adopt a dedicated landing page for your campaign, we’ve compiled a list of four common use cases. If time’s a worry, you should also check out the dotmailer landing pages add-on, which offers the seamless functionality of our drag-and-drop EasyEditor. (P.S. you can also download a free copy of our latest ‘Get more from your landing pages’ guide).

Collecting additional data

You might have someone’s name and email address but what else do you know about them? Landing pages are the ideal place to embed a form to gather more data on your contacts; for example, you might encourage them to provide their preferences for ongoing email content or register their interest for a soon-to-be-launched event or product.

Targeted offers and offerings

If you’re sending out a specific offer or set of offers, a dedicated page with more information than was previously available in the email can aid conversions. What’s more, ‘exclusive’ landing pages can be safely hidden from the search engines, without damaging rankings of permanent pages, so only those with the link can view it.

Tracking individuals’ interest and intents

Landing pages facilitate an understanding of which customers are the most engaged with your brand by tracking the re-engagements of existing leads. This also means you can collect more information on customers’ preferences and online behavior, which is handy for sales.

Measuring success of marketing campaigns

Each landing page serves as a data asset for your marketing campaign, enabling you to get insight into its performance. A landing page created for a specific marketing campaign will allow you to understand the strength of your proposition – for example, the email might’ve done a great job of luring them in but the detailed landing page could be a total turn-off. On the other hand, the landing page could seal the deal and you’ll want to replicate those successes in future campaigns.

Why not get your hands on our free landing pages guide for the latest landing page advice – including 10 tips for optimization:

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