Boost Email Productivity with these Simple Tricks
I've created a filter in Google Apps (Gmail) to deliver all marketers and pitches into a "Marketers" folder.
It's like shuffling salespeople past the front desk and directly into a "sales room" where they all sit and wait to be heard. Once a day, I skim the topics and click on any that interest me. This helps locate overall trends and I can also see who's riding on the coat tails of "big launches" and who isn't.
The mental impact on this filter is powerful. My focus is never disrupted and only high priority items appear inside the inbox. The marketer's ability to use urgency and scarcity is also subdued. This helps your wallet, too.
How to set this up...
First, create a label under Settings > Labels.
I created Labels for Webinars, Marketers, PLR, Software, Swipe File, etc.
Next, just wait. When a marketing email arrives, click the following:
Click Next, then...
Done. That last checkbox will filter everything out of your inbox and right into your All Mail "Archive".
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