Hana LaRock — October 29, 2017 — October 29, 2017 With Halloween just a few days away, companies will be trying different strategies to use the holiday to their advantage. It’s no secret that holidays help bring in more leads. Really, any holiday can be used to have a special promotion or incentive for customers … Continue reading How to Use Halloween to Increase Email Opens
Lianna Patch — October 26, 2017 — October 26, 2017 Say you’re an ecommerce store owner who enjoys regular sales. What percentage of your customers have bought from you more than once? If you’re like most owners, that number hovers right around “not enough” percent. Me neither, Oprah! And if you’re like virtually all ecommerce … Continue reading Write a Killer Welcome Email to Increase Your Number of Repeat Customers
Jason Yormark — October 25, 2017 Follow @jasonyormark— October 25, 2017 This graphic from the legendary Oatmeal was the inspiration for this blog post and could not be more on point. If you rely solely or heavily on reaching your online audiences through social media channels, you are at the mercy of their choices. Check … Continue reading Why Email Marketing Is The #1 Thing Businesses Should Prioritize
Kevin George — October 20, 2017 Follow @imkevin_monk — October 20, 2017 It is a huge disappointment for all email marketers how email clients always block the images by default. You put in all your ideas and hard work in ‘designing’ an email, and email clients just ruin it by suppressing that visual oomph. Many … Continue reading 10 Dos and Don’ts of Alt-text in Emails
James Glover — October 16, 2017 Follow @coherentpath — October 16, 2017 Pexels / Pixabay “What’s for dinner?” It’s the simple question that begins American author Michael Pollan’s famed book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” and a seemingly simple one at that. However, things get a bit more complicated when he starts to explore the relationship between … Continue reading What Michael Pollan Can Teach Us About Email Marketing
Zach Heller — October 11, 2017 Follow @zheller — October 11, 2017 3dman_eu / Pixabay Great subject lines are a great problem to have. Problem? That’s right. Stick with me. There comes a time in every email marketer’s life when they craft what seems to be the perfect subject line. They sound out the email, … Continue reading The Unintended Consequences of a Great Subject Line
Kevin George — October 10, 2017 Follow @imkevin_monk — October 10, 2017 Halloween is about attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins, trick-or-treating, and playing pranks and divination games. In the eyes of a marketer, this the beginning of one of the biggest shopping times of the year. This time is a great opportunity for email … Continue reading Halloween Email Inspirations to Treat (Not Trick!) Your Subscribers this Halloween
Michael Ugino — September 28, 2017 — September 28, 2017 Most brick-and-mortar store shoppers find it annoying when a salesperson constantly shadows them. Even though it’s meant with the best intention, customers get uncomfortable when they know the salesperson is just trying to push a sale. Email marketing works similarly for ecommere companies. When you … Continue reading 5 Key Things to Know About Email Marketing for Ecommerce
Susan Tucker — September 26, 2017 Follow @getsusanmktg — September 26, 2017 nile / Pixabay Newsjacking allows you to piggyback a viral news story for massive engagement. Author and marketer David Meerman Scott coined the newsjacking term. He explains it as “the process of leveraging trending news to elevate your brand’s message.” This practice also … Continue reading Do You Know the Newsjacking Trick for Getting Your Emails Opened?
While campaign numbers and email platforms are important, columnist Jose Cebrian believes marketers can’t afford to ignore the experience their subscribers are getting. Jose Cebrian on September 25, 2017 I attended an event for email marketers earlier this month, and it made me… think. In the context of email, I am often focused on … Continue reading Even for email, experience is everything
