Creating a better newsletter means engaging your customers, imbuing them with a sense of solidarity, and finding opportunities to boost profits from your content. The best way to learn to print newsletter is to read other great newsletters. I came across Issue No. 66 of the Wilson Creek Winery & Vineyards Wine Club newsletter and thought it would make a great example of newsletter marketing best practices. Let’s go through it, page by page.
Front Cover: Get Attention
Attention-getting design: A real photo of the vineyard, branded nameplate, and a sense of pride from the Abraham Lincoln quote and the American flag. The cover sets the theme and tone.
The Personal Touch
The winery’s owner or founder offers a personal note, which makes the experience more personal for customers as well. The company’s charity work is highlighted at the bottom, demonstrating that it is run by good people.
Highlighted Events
The winery has a lot of events, which undoubtedly brings customers in to make purchases. Photos depict customers having a great time at these events, lending a sense of community and brand loyalty.
How It’s Made and Product Pitch
The newsletter’s “Winemaker’s Corner” section offers insight into the inner workings of the vineyard, establish a sense of authenticity and lending credibility to the wine. Wine enthusiasts want to know more about how their wine is made, when it is made, and who made it. This page also presents a couple of product pitches that are in line with the article content, which can help create customer desire and motivate fast purchases.
The Full Customer Experience
The winery furthers its mission for community and customer experience with a page that offers fun and engaging information such as how wine feels, photos of customers playing a game at the winery, and with a promotion for the winery as a wedding venue.
Enhanced Experience
A recipe and suggested wine pairing help customers full immerse themselves in the culture, while the freebie section encourages customers to keep coming back. An event pitch is snuck in at the top, along with a fun photo that commands attention, and the winery shows its appreciation by showcasing one of its best customers. Customers love to read about themselves, and people like them. This strategy ensures they’ll look forward to receiving – and actually reading – their newsletters.
All About The Customer
This layout is loaded with customer showcases, and they all just happen to have great things to say about the winery. Real photos are used. They’re not staged, and the testimonials sound honest. When done right, such a page lends credibility and keeps customers engaged. Those who are featured are likely to share the newsletter with their friends and family, exposing them to the winery and ultimately leading to more sales. A pitch for a Facebook “like” is placed at the bottom of the page, in line with the page’s content and helping to solidify the community.
The Product Pitch
The last page of the newsletter reveals current featured wines, selected for wine club members. This strategy helps customers feel like VIPs with a community of like-minded individuals who share tastes in wine and culture. I have no doubt the recommended wines are excellent. The winery isn’t just trying to make a profit today, it’s trying to establish its credibility. When customers trust its recommendations and are rewarded with a product they love, the winery will earn an excellent reputation. After the featured wines list is the sales pitch: a discount sale with a clearly-defined call to action. Even though a few products were highlighted in the rest of the newsletter, the winery waits until the end to drop its big deal. Why? Because a newsletter should feel like a newsletter, not a sales pitch, and customers should enjoy reading it. By the time they get to this part, they’re already sold and don’t mind the discount offer one bit.
Front Cover: Get Attention
Attention-getting design: A real photo of the vineyard, branded nameplate, and a sense of pride from the Abraham Lincoln quote and the American flag. The cover sets the theme and tone.
The Personal Touch
The winery’s owner or founder offers a personal note, which makes the experience more personal for customers as well. The company’s charity work is highlighted at the bottom, demonstrating that it is run by good people.
Highlighted Events
The winery has a lot of events, which undoubtedly brings customers in to make purchases. Photos depict customers having a great time at these events, lending a sense of community and brand loyalty.
How It’s Made and Product Pitch
The newsletter’s “Winemaker’s Corner” section offers insight into the inner workings of the vineyard, establish a sense of authenticity and lending credibility to the wine. Wine enthusiasts want to know more about how their wine is made, when it is made, and who made it. This page also presents a couple of product pitches that are in line with the article content, which can help create customer desire and motivate fast purchases.
The Full Customer Experience
The winery furthers its mission for community and customer experience with a page that offers fun and engaging information such as how wine feels, photos of customers playing a game at the winery, and with a promotion for the winery as a wedding venue.
Enhanced Experience
A recipe and suggested wine pairing help customers full immerse themselves in the culture, while the freebie section encourages customers to keep coming back. An event pitch is snuck in at the top, along with a fun photo that commands attention, and the winery shows its appreciation by showcasing one of its best customers. Customers love to read about themselves, and people like them. This strategy ensures they’ll look forward to receiving – and actually reading – their newsletters.
All About The Customer
This layout is loaded with customer showcases, and they all just happen to have great things to say about the winery. Real photos are used. They’re not staged, and the testimonials sound honest. When done right, such a page lends credibility and keeps customers engaged. Those who are featured are likely to share the newsletter with their friends and family, exposing them to the winery and ultimately leading to more sales. A pitch for a Facebook “like” is placed at the bottom of the page, in line with the page’s content and helping to solidify the community.
The Product Pitch
The last page of the newsletter reveals current featured wines, selected for wine club members. This strategy helps customers feel like VIPs with a community of like-minded individuals who share tastes in wine and culture. I have no doubt the recommended wines are excellent. The winery isn’t just trying to make a profit today, it’s trying to establish its credibility. When customers trust its recommendations and are rewarded with a product they love, the winery will earn an excellent reputation. After the featured wines list is the sales pitch: a discount sale with a clearly-defined call to action. Even though a few products were highlighted in the rest of the newsletter, the winery waits until the end to drop its big deal. Why? Because a newsletter should feel like a newsletter, not a sales pitch, and customers should enjoy reading it. By the time they get to this part, they’re already sold and don’t mind the discount offer one bit.
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