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iPhone iOS 10
In a recent operating system upgrade, the iPhone has made it much easier for people to unsubscribe from your mailings.
Here's a screenshot of what it looks like:
http://www.screencast.com/t/Tp98nDi3w0XV
Here's the link for using it from iPhoneHacks.com:
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/08/unsubscribe-newsletters-mail-app-ios-10.html
What this means for marketers...
At first glance, it may appear that this Read more...
Content is Still King
Content is still king.
Content is still the single most important factor when it comes to get your mail delivered.
If your subscribers don't like your content, they'll unsubscribe or, worse, report your message as spam.
If the ISPs don't like you're content, the message will be sent to the junk folder Read more...
Affiliate Networks and Your Sender Reputation
When we are referring to affiliate networks, we’re talking about networks like Clickbank, JVZoo, etc.
The long and the short of these networks is that the ISPs GENERALLY don’t like them and if you’re doing a significant amount of mailing to offers within these networks, there’s a good chance that Read more...
Reputation Is A Moving Target
The reputation game continues to get more complex as ISPs get more and more sophisticated.
It used to be as simple as not getting complaints and keeping your email list clean. But now, ISPs are putting together algorithms that look at domains, IPs, content, links, and more... So it's essentially Read more...
Gmail Questions…
Back in March, Gmail made some changes in their spam filtering algorithms (again!)… This was also around the same time that they began looking at whether or not incoming mail was encrypted (and added a little icon in their webmail client when the mail is properly encrypted). Read more...
4 Reasons Why Not to Use Attachments in Email
There are a number of reasons you want to stay away from using attachments in your emails.
1. The ISPs don’t like them! Typically, those sending out bulk email with attachments tend to be spammers. And since this is an easy one to control, then you might as well eliminate Read more...
Deliverability Reminders: Email List Cleaning
We wanted to just revisit some common questions that we get asked about frequently (and it's a good refresher for seasoned marketers).
So... for the next several weeks, we're going to address a different question each week to keep the snippets short, simple and actionable for you! If you have Read more...
Deliverability Reminders: Email Copywriting 101
We wanted to just revisit some common questions that we get asked about frequently (and it's a good refresher for seasoned marketers).
So... for the next several weeks, we're going to address a different question each week to keep the snippets short, simple and actionable for you! If you have Read more...
Deliverability Reminders: Email Frequency
We wanted to just revisit some common questions that we get asked about frequently (and it's a good refresher for seasoned marketers).
So... for the next several weeks, we're going to address a different question each week to keep the snippets short, simple and actionable for you! If you have Read more...
DMARC or Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance
We’ve had quite a few people reach out to ask about the DMARC policy that was recently sent out regarding Gmail and Microsoft adoption of strict email deliverability policies (DMARC) as of June 30th. You can find DMARC's statement here.
First, DMARC is in place to instruct Read more...