There are some email mistakes I see time and time again that can really hinder performance. The senders of these emails can’t be blamed too much though. After all, if no one tells them there’s something wrong with their email, how are they to know? If you’re new to email marketing, or consider yourself to be […]
Email marketing is a minefield for many marketers. Many factors need to be considered from data and design to content and call-to-action. It’s all important stuff and will impact the success of your campaigns but don’t forget to go back to basics and remember the essentials – the email marketing RRP. No, we are not talking Recommended […]
Like millions of other subscribers, we all receive masses of unwanted email on a daily basis. Unsolicited messages will not only have an impact on the effectiveness of your campaign, but they can also negatively impact future ones. With emails possessing the highest return on investment across digital channels, it’s no surprise that it is the communication method […]
Once an email hits the inbox, sender name and subject line become everything. You could have the most well designed and expertly coded email anyone has ever seen, but if your subject line isn’t up to scratch, it will never see the light of day. With only 17-29% of emails being opened on average (making […]
Quite a lot goes on in between an email send and a conversion, and it can be a tricky to guide subscribers though to your goal. When a subscriber engages with an email they usually follow a strict path that guides them from the inbox and to a conversion. This is something we call the email […]
What’s All This Then? Never ones to shy away from controversy, Google have introduced a new feature to Gmail which aims to make it easier for users to unsubscribe from email lists. Eligible emails will now display a prominent ‘Unsubscribe’ link at the top of the page when accessing Gmail via webmail (it’s still unclear […]
2013 was an incredibly active year for email, with plenty of industry developments to keep us email marketers on our toes. We’ve had Gmail Tabs & Gmail Image Caching, Yahoo address recycling, mobile opens hitting 51%, Hotmail changing to Outlook.com and more. Phew! It was also a big year for Campaignmaster with two In:box conferences, a system re-design, an expanded team […]
Woah, Hold on There! What’s All This ‘Image Caching’ About? Ok, I’ll take it from the top. Traditionally, when you download the images in an email, a request is sent from your email client to an image server. The images are then downloaded in real time from the server and to your email client. Ta-da! […]
Growing your subscriber list quickly and organically is the holy grail for any email marketer. By ‘organic’, I’m not referring to overpriced wonky carrots, but rather email addresses that have been provided directly from an individual. There are plenty of quick ways to artificially boost subscribers, such as purchasing lists or sharing data. While these […]
While we may be groaning at the ever earlier arrival of Christmas products in the shops, it’s bang on time to begin planning your Christmas email program. That out-of-place looking chocolate selection box and curiously fake snow actually serve as a great reminder to get your own Christmas plans underway. Christmas is obviously a huge […]