This practical session introduces hardware retailers, builders’ merchants and suppliers to the fundamentals of email marketing. Participants will learn how to build and manage an email list, create targeted campaigns for trade and retail customers, promote seasonal products and measure campaign performance using simple, practical tools.
Time: 9.30am – 11am
Date: Wednesday 21st October
Cost:
For this session:
HAI Members: €75; Non Members: €100
For access to all four sessions in Marketing Series:
HAI Members: €275; Non Members: €375

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this 90-minute Zoom-based workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify practical ways to use email marketing within a hardware business
- Build and manage an email list in line with GDPR requirements
- Create and send a simple promotional email campaign
- Develop relevant content for trade customers, retail customers and seasonal promotions
- Review basic campaign results and identify improvements for future emails
Course Content
- Using email marketing to promote products, services and seasonal offers
- Building and segmenting email lists for trade and retail customers
- GDPR essentials for collecting and managing customer information
- Creating an effective email campaign using Mailchimp
- Writing clear subject lines, product content and calls to action
- Tracking opens, clicks and customer responses
Who Should Attend
Any hardware retailers & merchants or suppliers or dedicated marketing staff who are looking to upgrade their current skillset.
Methodology
Denis will use a collection of industry examples, theory and in class practice groups to test out the latest technologies and tools available online and mobile, giving attendees a truly interactive valuable experience.

Denis (Hawking) Jastrzebski
About the trainer
Denis (Hawking) Jastrzebski from Content Plan is a digital marketing and AI educator, specialising in leveraging technology to foster business development and innovation. With a background in IT and digital strategy, Denis has trained and mentored hundreds of business owners and teams across various industries in Ireland. Denis’s international experience includes working with enterprises in the UK, USA, Canada, and Asia, providing him with a forward-thinking and global perspective on digital matters.
For queries about future Email Marketing training please contact Aoife at [email protected] or call 01 2980969.


