The idea of the vacuum, or silo thinking, with any marketing medium is very dangerous. This is especially true for email marketing.
It's hard to believe, but the busy holiday season is nearly here.In just another month catalog companies will start sending out the first holiday catalogs. Shortly after that the holiday emails will start hitting the market and for about two to three…
Besides the lack of personalization my true issue with Dylan’s email effort is the many the missed opportunities and regurgitated content. Besides the retail and consumer insight opportunities they should have also asked me to follow/fan them on the various social media…
In today's society, many of us suffer from too much of a good thing. We've got supersized foods, information overload and overstuffed email inboxes. What’s an email marketer to do?The good news is that, while you might think you’re inundating your customers and…
Figuring out the right call to action in transactional emails can be tricky.Getting it right is all about getting inside the minds and behaviors of your customers.Previously we went inside the mind of holiday shoppers. Today we're going inside the heads and actions of your customers…
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…
How was your inbox on Thanksgiving? How about on Black Friday? A little more crowded than usual? Now how many of those emails were from brands that you rarely hear from? Okay, hold that thought.One estimate predicted 25.6 million people would be…
Over 50% of opens now happen on mobile devices. And that number is growing fast.
If you’re using responsive design, great! You’re on the path to mobile-first email marketing. But remember that just because your emails look better on phones and tablets,…
Subject lines for mobile inboxes must be shorter—and better—than those you’ve labored over for your desktop versions. You not only have less space on that tiny screen: You have less attention span too, as people hurriedly triage their emails on their phones.These…