There's no single right way of segmenting. Your best method, says Bluewolf, depends on your particular business, unique sales cycles and marketing goals.

While there are two overarching ways to segment your list based on who they are demographics and what they do behavior, here are five more specific approaches:

• Specific products or services - Your email analytics are full of valuable insights. Is there a specific segment that consistently clicks on or downloads information about mobility or storage (for instance)?
• Demographics - Grouping segments by personal data like age, gender, geography, job function and industry helps you customize content so it matches their unique interests.
• Roles/Titles - Create different content that focuses on each role's specific concerns and priorities.
• Purchase history -Loyal customers require a different message than those that buy once, occasionally,haven't bought in a year or have never purchased from you.
• Funnel position -Meet recipients where they are. Prospects at the top of your sales funnel are still getting to know you and look for different content than folks who are ready to buy.

Marketo uses topic and behavioral targeting to identify which email track best fits prospects i.e, is their primary interest email marketing, social media or automation? The result is double the click-through rate. Try this out for yourself and learn more about how you should segment your email lists by contacting the resellerCONNECT team today.

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Tracy Blalock, Senior Copywriter

Tracy Blalock is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience including sales, marketing and business development.