Task Overview
What: Weekly newsletter compilation and distribution
When: Send every Tuesday at 10am
Who: Content/Marketing Assistant
Time Required: 3-4 hours weekly
Prerequisites
- [ ] Access to email marketing platform
- [ ] Newsletter template
- [ ] Content calendar
- [ ] Subscriber segmentation list
Step-by-Step Process
- Content curation (1 hour)
- Review week's blog posts and updates
- Select top 3-4 relevant industry articles
- Identify company news and announcements
- Choose spotlight feature (team, product, case study)
- Newsletter assembly (2 hours)
- Use approved template
- Write compelling subject line
- Add personalized introduction
- Format content with consistent styling
- Review and testing (30 minutes)
- Proofread all content
- Test email rendering on multiple devices
- Check all links are working
- Send test email to review team
- Distribution and tracking (30 minutes)
- Schedule for optimal send time
- Monitor delivery and open rates
- Respond to subscriber replies
- Generate weekly performance report
Quality Standards
- [ ] Subject line A/B tested
- [ ] All links tested and working
- [ ] Mobile-optimized formatting
- [ ] Unsubscribe rate below 2%