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Valentines Themes for Your Email Marketing Campaigns

Valentine’s day is nearly upon us and with that we’re seeing extra displays of affection in email marketing campaigns. No surprise really when over £300 million pounds was spent on Valentine’s day in 2019! Obviously, we can’t all turn our emails pink and place hearts everywhere, but we can incorporate little touches to make our […]

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iPhone Dark Mode & How It Affects Emails

Every year, Apple holds a much anticipated press conference in which they announce their new and exciting products. This September, they announced the launch of their new iPhone and respective iOS. This announcement had every email marketer paying close attention. Why? Because iPhones are the most popular mobile client for reading emails; 29% of all […]

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday

This year Black Friday falls on 29th November and Cyber Monday on 2nd December. In this blog I’ve compiled some interesting facts and figures about this shopping frenzy, with tips on how to prepare and maximise your return. Facts & Stats Black Friday originated in the USA. It is the day after Thanksgiving. The term originated […]

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Growing An Email Marketing Database

Sorry to start this blog with some bad news, but unfortunately, it’s true. An email marketing database degrades by about 23% every year. There are various reasons for this and include people opting-out of your communications, moving to another employer, (so the email address is removed from servers), or just decide to stop using an email […]

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Subject Lines To Use For Halloween and Christmas

As we approach the festivities of Halloween and Christmas, it’s amusing to see something a little different in our inboxes. These are the times of year where we can get our creative juices flowing and come up with something different to peak our recipients’ interest. We’ve complied a selection of the best Halloween and Christmas […]

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Four Super-Smart Trigger Emails

Trigger email has been a pretty hot topic recently, and it’s not surprising to see why. They’re smart, effective and can add real value to your email programme. If you’re not familiar with trigger emails, here’s a quick catch-up: Trigger emails are pre-defined or dynamic emails that are sent once a user completes a specific […]

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Five Questions to Ask Before Sending an Email

In the moments before sending an email to a large list I’m often struck by ‘the fear’.  For me ‘the fear’ is the ‘fight or flight’ response email marketers experience just before sending an email to thousands or millions of people. You may be familiar with it! It’s triggered by the thought of getting one of […]

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The Pros and Cons of Resending Email

Resending emails might oppose the very basics of everyday email etiquette, but what about resending emails as part of your email marketing strategy – should you or shouldn’t you? Resending emails is often overlooked by marketers and even considered taboo. However used correctly it has the ability to increase the life of your email and […]

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