Ascend2 has released their newest email marketing report, this one focused on email list growth, the importance of it, and the obstacles to it. I was not surprised to see email list growth is a high priority, However, I was surprised by the top three obstacles to list growth: content, […]
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It’s not a tale of two cities but it is a tale of two businesses, a tale that illustrates how paying attention to email marketing best practices matters. What you don’t know can hurt you, and how can you know what’s hurting you (i.e. your deliverability) if you’re not paying […]
Do you know that famous line from “It’s a Wonderful Life” when George tells the young man, “Oh, why don’t you stop annoying people?!” It’s both funny and famous…and a pervasive complaint among those of us who are on the receiving end of emails from brands. Why is it that […]
Have you noticed the Halloween décor is ramping up? The stores have been touting their spooky stuff for a few weeks and now I’m seeing the lights and yard decorations popping up around the neighborhood. Before you know it, trick-or-treaters will be showing up at the door and we’ll be […]
Although automation is a kind of Holy Grail for those of us in email marketing, total automation is not always the best answer…or the best practice. Some things still need some degree of personal attention, like hard bounces. Email best practices say to remove hard bounces from your in-house email […]
This morning I scrubbed the pot from last night’s dinner. You know the kind of scrubbing I mean: Down and dirty with the scouring pad because remnants of dinner were affixed to the sides of the pot. See, I didn’t scrub it the night before. I was too worn out. […]