Low opens and rising unsubscribes aren’t always execution issues. They often point to strategy problems that start with leadership. Jeanne Jennings on October 24, 2025 It’s easy to assume email problems come from the people hitting send. But sometimes the real issue is much bigger — and higher up the org chart. If you’re … Continue reading Do you know who’s on your email list?
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StackAdapt unveils a martech suite combining programmatic, data and email marketing
StackAdapt sees an opportunity to activate data and drive cross-channel impact. Mike Pastore on October 15, 2025 Programmatic platform StackAdapt today announced the general availability of a martech suite that includes email marketing, first-party data activation and programmatic advertising on a single platform. While programmatic ads and email traditionally live in different martech tools, … Continue reading StackAdapt unveils a martech suite combining programmatic, data and email marketing
5 email lifecycle programs you need — and one to drop
Email is the backbone of lifecycle marketing. Learn the five programs that build trust and retention, plus one that doesn’t make the cut. Jaina Mistry on October 1, 2025 Email is often the first channel lifecycle marketers jump headfirst into when nurturing and retaining customers. It makes perfect sense. Through well-thought-out, perfectly timed and … Continue reading 5 email lifecycle programs you need — and one to drop
Who’s advocating for your email subscribers?
Subscriber trust fuels email performance. Without an advocate, it’s only a matter of time before engagement slips. Jeanne Jennings on September 25, 2025 We all know what email marketing is supposed to do: Engage subscribers. Build relationships. Drive action. Meet business goals. That’s what the leadership team expects and what most email marketers are … Continue reading Who’s advocating for your email subscribers?
Email eats up 28% of your week. Here’s how to get your time back
September 15, 2025 Email eats up 28% of your week. Here’s how to get your time back You sit down to tackle a big project, and within minutes, your inbox pings. A Slack message follows. By the time you’ve responded to those, another four have hit your inbox. Before you know it, your morning’s derailed, … Continue reading Email eats up 28% of your week. Here’s how to get your time back
The real reason so many teams are struggling with email marketing
Flat engagement, weak pipeline, frustrated marketers. Sound familiar? Here’s what successful B2B teams are doing differently with email this year. Joe Cunningham on September 4, 2025 I was talking to a B2B marketer recently who admitted her email campaigns weren’t pulling their weight. They took too much time to build, engagement was flat, and … Continue reading The real reason so many teams are struggling with email marketing
Adapting email for AI-powered inboxes and zero-click journeys
Clicks are vanishing, but email still sparks action. Learn how to prove its influence with smarter metrics and schema markup. Kath Pay on August 28, 2025 AI is reshaping email marketing, starting right in the inbox. Clicks are becoming optional — sometimes unnecessary. That’s convenient for subscribers but potentially disastrous for marketers. Zero-click marketing … Continue reading Adapting email for AI-powered inboxes and zero-click journeys
How to make email automations work as hard as you do
Plan, build and maintain effective email journeys that drive revenue, nurture customers and outperform basic automations. Ryan Phelan on August 20, 2025 I just came back from a journey. I adopted Luca, a 100-pound standard poodle, in Palm Springs, California, and drove him back to my home in Dallas. The trip took my co-driver … Continue reading How to make email automations work as hard as you do
‘Set it and forget it’ is how automated email ROI dies
Automated email campaigns need care to keep earning. A quick audit can turn a forgotten send into a top performer. Jeanne Jennings on August 19, 2025 I, like most marketers, love automation. It’s the “magic money machine” of the email world. You set up a triggered series, watch it run, and bask in its … Continue reading ‘Set it and forget it’ is how automated email ROI dies
‘They did it, so we should too’ isn’t an email strategy
Mimicking winning email campaigns won’t guarantee success. Strategy — not imitation — should guide your email marketing decisions. Kath Pay on July 31, 2025 Too often in email marketing, we see a tactic that worked for someone else and rush to replicate it — without asking if it fits our goals, audience or business … Continue reading ‘They did it, so we should too’ isn’t an email strategy