It's called a call to action. Not a hint to action. Not a suggestion. A call.So why is the world full of wimpy ones? You know, the wishy washy hints and suggestions that are definitely not calls to act.Maybe as a society,…
It's Cyber Monday as I type this. As I wade through the deluge of Cyber Monday emails that has been hitting my inbox since last week, on top of all of the brouhaha about Black Friday over the Thanksgiving weekend, I am…
We talk about spam all the time. We talk about it as consumers and we especially talk about it as email marketers. We get emails labeled as spam! And we all think we know spam when we see it. But it’s really…
The world is growing ever more complex and businesses right along with it. And the more complex a business becomes, the more sophisticated its email marketing strategy must be.In order for that to happen, most business will need to use a relational…
Sure, Millennials prefer email when asked how they want to get retail messages. But that doesn’t mean you keep doing what you’ve been doing. Millennials are a different breed, and, as such, require a different approach. Here’s how to wrap your head…
Quick: How many of the emails currently sitting in your inbox were you excited to see? How many were you anticipating and looking forward to reading?
I just took a quick look at my inbox before I typed that question and my…
Typing that title has me wondering if I've started writing a song or a blog post, and I guess either would come from the same place: ruminating on change.A few years ago, the differences between B2B and B2C email marketing were clear-cut.…
Spam. Will I ever see the end of it? No matter the filters I set up, I still get all kinds of annoying email I have zero interest in. It’s not just the obvious spam that is annoying, however. If you’re reading…
One thing about email frequency: Marketers and customers view it very differently! Marketers tend to have a narcissistic view, thinking, “But of course they want to hear from us again this hour/day/week/month! We have great gizmos and great prices and heck, the…
Doing an email service provider comparison? Although you’ll have a lot of factors to consider, price will likely be foremost on your mind. So let’s take a minute to talk about price and how to factor it in when comparing ESPs. Because…