Tag: Email Marketing

Antwerp: November 5th 2013 (in Dutch) with Tamara Gielen London: November 19th 2013 with Kath Pay In this half-day event you will discover the 5 reasons why your email marketing campaigns do not produce the desired response and how to fix them.  Through examples and case studies, you will discover where most mistakes are made ??and how they can be avoided. What […]

Earlier today a man I have significant amounts of respect for published a white paper “The Great Deliverability Myth”, the main premise of the paper is something that I whole heartedly agree with, however I think Ken Magill has over simplified the situation in the Delivra publication. Essentially he states that relationships with ISP’s is absolute […]

There are a number of regulations surrounding email marketing which differ according to whether you are targeting an individual or an organisation so it’s important to keep up-to-date with the latest legislation and best practice. The revised laws in the United Kingdom are a year old now, yet it appears many people in direct marketing […]

There is no question that digital messaging affords huge opportunities for charities, just last year The Red Cross raised in excess of $30 million via mobile. Over the christmas period experiential marketing agency Switch raised in excess of $16,000 in one email campaign for a small charity in St. Louis and as we come to […]

Most digital marketing budget is focussed on getting new business: like getting high in search rankings and appearing in ads on the right sites (& never buy an email list!). All of these result in directing people to your web-site, preferably dedicated landing pages based on the source and reason for the traffic. So basically converting strangers through their own […]

Here’s Part 4 in the ‘Email Anatomy’ series, where Andy Thorpe from Pure360 takes a looks at footers and the all important content of an email.  He talks about legal stuff as well, it’s essential stuff. Content This is the main bit of the email where your words and links are. Obviously the content varies […]

Subject lines are what get you the opens. There is lots of advice about subject lines and it is the most popular bit of an email to test, this is so you get to find out what works for you.  Here are some key takeaways for you to help your email marketing out… LengthMost people […]

Coming to the end of the year and looking forward to 2011 you will probably be looking at maximising the ROI from your email marketing campaigns. It is worth bearing in mind then that the quality of your list is defined by the subscription process. Sure your list is 100% opt-in, yet still you find […]

Whether there are dozens or hundreds, the email messages that arrive daily in your inbox vie for a share of your time and attention.  Because of persistent issues with spam, messages face continued scrutiny.  In order to appeal to subscribers, messages must be authentic, carefully crafted with a specific purpose in mind.  The question is, what kinds of […]

PRESS RELEASE | Email delivery gateway software market leader Port25 Solutions, Inc. today announced that PowerMTA, its flagship product, has been adopted by Blue Sky Factory, a 2010, 2009, and 2008 Inc. magazine 5000 fastest-growing company and one of the largest US email service providers. Blue Sky Factory Director of Deliverability Ken Pfeiffer says, “Our clients […]

Usually, before a couple marries, they engage in hundreds of intimate, layered conversations, in an effort to establish realistic expectations and build a foundation for a successful marriage.  The same principle can and should apply in the context of a business partnership.  As with any partner, in business or otherwise, at the outset of each […]

In Inbox Reserve parts oneandtwo, we discovered how socially centric preference centers and subject lines will lead to dramatically higher engagement and lower spam complaints. In part III below, we’ll identify challenges that are inherent with acquiring a subscribers social data points and what the benefits are to your brand once harnessed. Challenge:  Develop a Preference […]