{"id":2910,"date":"2024-11-11T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yellow.sensis.wpengine.com\/?post_type=hub&#038;p=2910"},"modified":"2025-04-04T21:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:08:20","slug":"how-to-plan-your-email-campaigns-for-the-year","status":"publish","type":"hub","link":"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/business-hub\/email-marketing\/how-to-plan-your-email-campaigns-for-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan your year with our free email marketing template."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Email marketing is one of the best marketing channels if you\u2019re looking to see a healthy return on investment. Done well, it delivers one of the highest ROIs out there,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/business-hub\/what-is-edm-marketing-and-how-does-it-work-for-small-businesses\/\"> bringing in $38 for every $1 spent.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But while there\u2019s no denying email marketing is powerful, it\u2019s also time-consuming. Between managing your social media channels, creating and maintaining SEO content, and everything in between, it can be hard to sit down and build an email marketing planning template from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>So, to give you a hand, we\u2019ve created a simple email marketing planning template that you can use for your business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yellow-Pages_eDM-planning-template.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"998\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yellow-Pages_eDM-planning-template.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yellow-Pages_eDM-planning-template-640x196.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yellow-Pages_eDM-planning-template-768x235.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yellow-Pages_eDM-planning-template-600x183.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to use this free email campaign planner template.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This handy email campaign planner template helps you organise your campaigns through the year. In it, you\u2019ll find everything you\u2019ll need to plan your emails, track their status and make sure they go out on time.<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/business-hub\/5-essential-tips-for-email-marketing-to-customers\/\"><b>5 essential tips for email marketing.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The recipe for a strong email marketing campaign is simple. It\u2019s following through and ensuring all the pieces come together at a high quality and on time month after month that can be challenging for busy marketers, let alone business owners who have a business to run.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this email planning template keeps things simple and gives you a quick and easy overview of each email you plan to send over the entire year.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What assets you need to create or prepare, such as imagery<\/li>\n<li>Who is responsible for the task<\/li>\n<li>When you plan to send the email<\/li>\n<li>The current status of each email<\/li>\n<li>Which audience segment you\u2019re sending it to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, you can add your own columns for additional detail, or remove columns that aren\u2019t relevant to your email marketing strategy. You could even add additional columns for tracking the success of each email, such as open rates and ROI.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to get started? Download our free eDM planning template and get on top of your email marketing campaigns this year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yellow.com.au\/download\/6191\/\">Download template<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6187,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2910","hub","type-hub","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","email-marketing-email-marketing","resources-resources"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.0.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Plan your year with our free email marketing template - Yellow Pages<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Download our free email marketing template to help your business plan &amp; streamline your campaigns. 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