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Gmail to Support Responsive Email Design. Finally!

If you have a Gmail account you probably need to pinch and zoom all over your emails. No friendly mobile version for you unfortunately. However, Google have announced some great news for email marketers; “Gmail and Inbox by Gmail will support emails created with responsive design, meaning their content adapts to fit screens of all […]

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Email Marketing Checklist

So summer has officially ended and it’s back to work we go. So to try and keep those holiday blues at bay, we’ve created a useful checklist for you to download and save and make your email marketing life a little easier. Hope it helps and happy autumn everyone! Click Here to download your editable version.

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Should You Use Emojis in Subject Lines?

Did you know it was World Emoji day recently?  Truthfully, nor did I but it got me thinking.  Emoji’s are small digital images or icons used to express emotion in electronic communications. In 2015, the decision for Oxford Dictionaries to select an emoji as the word of the year because it was the most used […]

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GDPR – Email Marketers Getting Compliant

  Ways to Ensure That You’re Well Equipped Review Your Opt-In Procedures New rules state that consent for email marketing must be explicit, specified and informed. This means that it cannot be inferred from silence, pre-ticked boxes or inactivity. Additionally, your data privacy notices/declarations used when collecting their email addresses must be clear on how […]

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What Makes A Great Subject Line?

A question asked very often in email marketing is what makes a great subject line? Unfortunately there is no silver bullet. Our simple answer comes threefold; An email that is timely, relevant and relates with the reader. Our work and personal email accounts are open communication channels and will be utilised very differently. At work […]

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Reform of EU Data Protection Rules

Marketers will know that it’s the quality of their data that will allow them to yield the best results from their email marketing campaigns. Data is a golden commodity. So it’s not uncommon to see data being purchased, often without the consumer’s opted-in consent. Cue the EU and their battalion of policy makers! The EU […]

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Video in Email – Have You Tried It Yet?

Marketers will continually look at ways to engage audiences and video in email is a great way to draw attention to your content. It raises interest levels and presents information in a summarised, engaging way. Email marketing is still the most effective communication channel, so combined with great video content you have a winning combination. […]

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Safe Harbour Agreement Ruled Invalid

In a landmark ruling on 6th October 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the ‘Safe Harbour’ agreement was invalid. This is due to concerns about American intelligence agencies access to European citizens’ data. So What Was the Safe Harbour Agreement? The EU forbids personal data from being transferred to and […]

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