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MailChimp
ConstantContact
vs
Danielle Shepard
Analysis of the Best Investment for
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Company Background:Alan's is known in the Metro Atlanta area for our uniquelunch menu items, as well as the best sweets in the city.We pride ourselves on using fresh, locally sourcedingredients and providing the Atlanta community withan upscale, yet informal dining experience. With 10different locations, Alan's has a large customer baseand it is crucial that we are able to keep relationshipswith them in a way that reflects the quality andreliability of our business.
We have concluded that the best way to stay in touchwith our current customers, as well as reach potentialcustomers, is through an Email Service Provider.MailChimp and Constant Contact are large players inthe Email Service Provider market and we feelconfident that one of these will meet our needs. Thisreport will compare the strengths and weaknesses ofthe two providers and will ultimately decide which oneAlan's should choose to expand our digital marketingstrategy.
Overview:
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Our Customers:
Wedding Orders10%
Catering10%
Dinner Guests20%
Bakery20%
Lunch Crowd40%
With an Email Service Provider, we plan to: Contact our lunch crowd twice weekly with daily menu
specials and deals
Segment brides by wedding date and contact them
with reminders and promotions throughout their
planning stages
Using past purchase history, automatically remind past
customers that their event is coming up soon to boost
catering and special order bakery sales
(Based from 2016Revenue)
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Needs:Segmentation
EasytoUse TemplatesAs we plan to frequently reach all segments of ourcustomers with unique messages, an easytocustomize interface is a necessity. Templatesshould be easy to navigate and optimized formobile, so that all messages reflect Alan's qualityand reliability as a business on any device.
Creating customer segments will allow us to reachspecific groups with messages designed just forthem. In the reporting stage, we can analyze howwe are doing within each segment and learn howto improve our strategies.
We need an easytouse automation system, whichwill allow us to automatically and consistentlyreach previous customers to remind them of theirprevious purchases with Alan's.
Automation
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Comparison:Pricing
Easy-to-Use Templates
$875/month $895/month185,001200,000subscribers
150,001200,000subscribers
Variety of premadetemplates with drag anddrop editing toolsBuiltin photo editingEmail Designer tool to easilycreate custom templatesOptimized for mobileautomaticallyMerge tags
Numerous premadetemplates with drag anddrop editing toolsAutomatically mobileresponsiveWith the PLUS plan,customer service can designa custom template if theexisting ones aren't what isneededEasily share and promote
thatpersonalizeemails withcustomers'name
2,400,000 emails/month unlimited emails/month
email content on socialplatforms
Easy signup formcreation
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Segmentation
Contact Management
Easily segment subscriberswith custom segmentschosen by the subscriber onsignup formA variety of prebuiltsegments by sign up date,engagement levels,purchase history anddemographicsSegment autoupdatingIndividual subscriberprofiles offer numerousdetails like time zone,device information, etc.More advancedsegmentation analysisavailable with Pro plan
Constant Contact does notoffer any prebuiltsegmentation tools or autoupdatingSegment subscribers withsegments chosen by thesubscriber on signup formIn the future, they shouldconsider adding an easytouse segmentation tool fortheir customers
List Import Builder easilyadds subscribers from aGoogle Sheet/Excel file oreasily add a singlesubscriberCreate a custom form forwebsite to add subscribers
Create a custom form forwebsite or Facebook Pageto add subscribers Users can subscribe frommobile using text or QRcodeList Builder easily addssubscribers from a GoogleSheet/Excel file or easilyadd a single subscriber
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Automation
Reporting
Goal integration based onsubscriber engagementwithin emailsCustomer reengagementcapabilities Use prebuilt workflowsbased on trigger events,postsending list action andsegment conditionsConnect to eCommercestore for efficiency andmore relevant dataNumerous guides andsupport articles to assist inautomation efficiency
Track engagementInteractive graph reportsCreate lists (i.e. subscribersthat don't open) to sendmodified campaignIndustry comparisonSegment users by emaildomain and trackperformanceClick
Engagement report Campaign comparisonreportClicktracking heat mapOpen rate tracking bydevice
Automation is only a PLUSfeature, which would addsignificant costsPLUS Automation includes:Autoresponder for presettriggers and scheduledseries of emails
trackingmaps
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Customer Service
Client Satisfaction
Knowledge Base, a selfservice support systemfound on the main website,has countless articlesexplaining the differentfeaturesHelp Search boxFill out Contact Form forfurther helpResource guides offerinformation for marketers ofevery experience levelOffer resources to connectwith researchers, expertsand agenciesBlog updated with newarticles very frequently withtips and tricks
Help Center offers FAQsearch box, video tutorialsand webinarsCustomer Support phonelineLive Chat with Support RepEmail Help addressUser communityConnect with Support onTwitterOffer inperson seminars(some paid, some free)Blog offers marketingadviceContact form for freeconsultation with amarketing professional
2%
98%
98%Satisfied
7%
93%
93%Satisfied
(2017 Article from FinancesOnline.com)
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Recommendation:
Easy-to-Use Templates
Segmentation
Automation
Our Needs
MailChimp will be the best investment for Alan's to expand ourdigital marketing strategy. While both Email Service Providers aresimilar in price (MailChimp slightly cheaper), contact management,
reporting and customer service features, MailChimp fits ourthree specific needs the best. MailChimp has numerous easy-to-usetemplates to choose from and the Email Designer tool is great tocreate our own custom look. With the different customer baseswithin our brand, it is crucial that we are able to easily segmentthem and deliver unique messages. With MailChimp's pre-builtsegments and custom segment creation tools, we don't have toalways rely on our customers to opt-in to segments on sign up
forms, like Constant Contact. MailChimp's automation system willbe a great asset in customer re-generation, where ConstantContact only has an autoresponder system in their PLUS plan.