OK OK. We all know that the more organized we are, the more efficient we can be…
But what does that mean?
Here are 12 Tips that you might consider to organize your desk, from the blog Productivity 501
http://www.productivity501.com/12-tips-for-an-organized-desk/151/
Today’s free resource comes with a slight hitch. For you to receive this five-page PDF of e-mail best practices, you have got to have an empty inbox!
After all, it is Clean Out Your Inbox Week, isn’t it? Email that screen print to us at info@marshaegan.com, and we will send you a link for this five-page PDF, entitled “Reduce Your Email, Reclaim Your Productivity.”
Good stuff — we promise!
Urgent e-mails are toxic. For a workgroup to truly get anything done, everyone in that workgroup needs to stop using e-mail urgently. The best rule of thumb is that if anything is needed in under three hours, either pick up the phone, or visit. We have designed three different posters which say the same thing — “If you need it in less than three hours, pick up the phone!”
Click here to select the poster color combinations that work best for you.
Here is a sample:
Is your inbox empty yet?
Here is an eight page, printable magazine entitled “E-mail Savvy,” that has a lot of great tips and information that will help you be more productive with your e-mail. Please feel free to pass it on to anyone who you think will benefit…
In the spirit of January, a time for new beginnings and personal improvement, we are challenging the world to rethink the way they use email this week. Therefore, we are announcing the launch of the third annual Clean Out Your Inbox Week. All week, we will motivate both individuals and businesses worldwide to take control of their email and regain lost time and profits.
This week, we will launch our first-ever online assessment (http://eganemailsolutions.com/assessments.html) that will allow emailers to gauge the effectiveness of their email habits. This brand new 40-question survey is divided into two sections, and will rate users’ treatment of incoming and outgoing email messages. Based on the results, the survey will provide its users with advice to improve.
So, register now for our free assessment - see how you rate on a 100 point scale, for your INCOMING email and OUTGOING email practices!
Throughout the week, we will continue to blog daily and tweet (@marshaegan) about the toxic email habits that pervade the workplace and offer helpful tips and free downloads that businesses or individuals who want to take control of their inboxes can use.
So, register to receive your email version of our blogposts or subscribe to the RSS feeds so that you don’t miss all of the support you’ll gain from us during “Clean Out Your Inbox Week!”
Be sure to subscribe to our e-mailed blog posts or RSS feeds to make sure you receive all of the tips and hints that will help you clean out your own inbox, and those of those around you during” Clean Out Your Inbox Week” January 25-29.
Throughout the week we will offer helpful tips, free downloads, and other tools that businesses or individuals who want to take control of their inboxes can use on our blog, www.inboxdetox.com <http://www.inboxdetox.com/> .
Between reading, responding, and recovery time, the average email interruption takes four minutes of valuable work time. If a worker receives an average of 15 email interruptions per day, one hour of time is lost to email interruptions. If that worker is part of a 20-person department, 20 hours of work time are lost per day. Then, if the employees average $20 per hour, the company loses $2000 per week due to a loss of worker productivity.
There is a cure for our current email e-ddiction. If you practice productive email habits, you will not only loosen the grip email has on you, but you will also reclaim hours of productive time every day.
For more information on “Clean Out Your Inbox Week” visit the website at EganEmailSolutions.com <http://www.eganemailsolutions.com/inboxweek.html> .
Need help planning and orchestrating your” Clean Out Your Inbox Week” Campaign?
Visit http://eganemailsolutions.com/inboxweek.html for tools you can use to promote a weeklong campaign that will go straight to your bottom line. The best resource is the” Clean Out Your Inbox Week” eKit. This is a downloadable resource that will save you time and creative effort in building the campaign that your organization needs.
The eKit provides a complete intra-company plan to launch a corporately sponsored “Clean Out Your Inbox Week” campaign. The kit is divided into two parts:
Part One illustrates just how much email addiction and email mismanagement affects the productivity and bottom line of a given business – and the results are overwhelming.
Part Two then demonstrates a practical solution to run a successful “Clean Out Your Inbox Week” campaign, from concept to launch to the evaluation phase. The eKit also comes complete with resources, such as sample press releases, posters, and company announcements, as well as a suggested timeline for the initiative.
From January 25-29, 2010, we are challenging businesses and organizations throughout the world to take control of their email and regain lost time and profits.
Over the past decade, email usage has surged to staggering figures. Now, it is estimated that 247 billion emails are sent each day. Put another way, email users worldwide produce messages greater in size than over 16,000 copies of the complete works of Shakespeare each second! The 2008 AOL Email Addiction Survey revealed that 62% of at-work email users check their work email over an average weekend and more than 50% of Americans check their work email while on vacation. These shocking statistics go on, and it’s clear that in the new decade, email users must take control their email before it controls them.
Email is a very effective communication tool upon which businesses rely heavily. However, we have developed a dependency on email that saps productivity. Many people can’t keep up with their inbox and simply declare email bankruptcy.
“Clean Out Your Inbox Week” is a focused attempt to get businesses and organizations to work together to not only clean out their inboxes, but to take control of the e-mail Tiger that has invaded their business productivity. Whether the organization wants to set up their own program or use a tool that we have created – “Clean Out Your Inbox Week” eKit, the objective of this focused week is to help all participating organizations reclaim productivity that has been lost. Visit http://eganemailsolutions.com/inboxweek.html for tools to help you add megabucks to your bottom line…
1. Content is King
Content is the most critical component of any successful email campaign. It is why readers choose to engage with the sender. The content (much like the subject line), should be brief but inviting. It should summarize the key elements of the message, invoke a call to action and target the right reader with the right message. The correct combination of inviting, brief and targeted content can ensure that a company’s investment in the 13.4 billion dollars spent yearly on American email campaigns remains competitive.
2. Graphically Rich Format
Utilize well structured, graphically rich email campaigns which provide a unified branding scheme. The graphics should support the content while remaining uncomplicated, fresh and vibrant. They should work to enhance the call to action established by the content but not overwhelm the reader. Proper graphic usage and placement can ensure that the email is able to catch reader’s attention amidst the 247 billion which are sent each day.
3. Personalization
Build a relationship with the audience as an email provider which always offers something of value to its reader. Developing trust with email recipients will generate success for the overall campaign. One way in which this trust can be established is by sending information from the same author. By having the same author publish valuable emails readers are able to connect with the company as a whole, its services and its values.
4. Establish a Goal
Take advantage of an email campaigns quantifiable analysis. Marketing tools are largely qualitative in there facilitation of a company’s cash flow. Email campaigns are among the few advertising strategies which can be measured in direct relation to a pre-existing goal. A company can track the traffic generated, amount of views received, number of senders and the ROI generated in response. A successful email campaign takes full advantage of this by setting into place realistic, measurable goals. Goals which reflect the $583 billion dollar return on email marketing investments which are generated yearly in the US.
5. Evaluation
Evaluate the campaign post-distribution. Measure it against the pre-established goal, determine where it was successful and what the shortcomings were. Future email campaigns can be weighed against this evaluation. This will reduce the failures and leverage the successes. One form of evaluation which can be taken is a cost-benefit analysis. This will outline the time required to produce the email, the costs associated with such and the benefits generated as a result.
Republishing: 5 Steps to a Successful Email Campaign
By Carla Kostiak at http://bit.ly/5RbmO5
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Winter Clear-Out!
Is Your Inbox Screaming At You?
Bursting At the Seams?
Packed Full With Old Emails That Should Be Given The 3 D’s Approach?
Do it, Delegate it or DITCH IT!
Do It Now!
Read the full article on Michelle Waitte’s blog, Life Success Formula at http://bit.ly/8PvpZM
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