Your transactional emails are boring! I dare to say that 90% of all transactional emails are forgotten within a minute. But it doesn’t have to be that way. So here are 8 examples and tips to turn generic transactional emails into awesome…
In my years in the email marketing industry, I have seen and used a lot of different ESP interfaces, and I've watched them evolve over time into ever more capable technologies as email marketing has grown more sophisticated, but that hasn't necessarily…
The importance of email marketing content for small businesses can’t be overstated. According to a Bluecore survey, 68% of users across all demographics prefer to receive brand communication via email.The buttons used within these emails may seem like an insignificant part…
Marketers are constantly on the lookout for tweaks to make more revenue. But most don’t realize the quickest way to maximize email ROI is right under their nose: Improve your email copywriting. Better copywriting is a small step with an immediate uptick…
‘You Should Test Everything in Marketing’ ever heard that? We are told to challenge assumptions, backup instinct with data. Who else is tired of that email testing talk? For some senders, a big A/B testing programme might be a terrible idea. Too…
What do you do when a friend or someone you just met asks you to send in your resume because they heard of a position that may interest you? Or they want to keep you in mind in case there is an…
Covid-19 hits, and boom, business life is turned upside down. Many of us have had to adjust to work from home. Others have been laid off. Our email community is hurting. We decided to launch a low-key program directed to the email…
Okay, bodacious is a dated word but I’m old and it’s a good fit for my point: Marketers should be striving to master the basics before chasing the latest and greatest email trends that will make them bold, audacious, bodacious. Yet the…
What’s new under the deliverability sun? Apparently not much. The latest study by Return Path, tracking email deliverability rates worldwide, really doesn't tell us anything new. In fact, its true usefulness might be in helping us to stop worrying so much about…
Have you ever thought about what made you buy something from an email?Many emails get deleted every day because they don’t suit users’ wishes at the precise moment they are received. Because emailing is still the first marketing channel and subscribers get…