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 […]
Your data is one of your biggest assets, but how detailed is it? Understanding your audience and their preferences will shape your future email marketing strategy, allowing you to send relevant and targeted content to the right people at the click of a button. So how do you do it? Creating forms & surveys is […]
With things finally beginning to warm up again, many businesses are preparing their summer events. Inboxes everywhere are already starting to fill up with invites to seminars, training days, sales events, and if you’re lucky, cocktail parties. We recently covered how to create a smart invite that lets subscribers RSVP from directly inside an 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 […]
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 […]
Being subscribed to a poorly managed email program can often feel like you’re stuck on a one way street. You receive an endless stream of promotional emails with little or no other benefits to yourself. Needless to say, this is a pretty bad way to manage email marketing. Subscribers will soon tune out if there’s […]
We’re always thinking of new ways to increase your deliverability and make things easier for your subscribers. As a result of this we’re proud to introduce our new website and subscriber tool, AddtoSenders.com. Add to Senders provides your subscribers with videos and step-by-step instructions on how to add you to their contact list, no matter […]