Tag Archives | email tips
7 Ways to Improve Your Email Welcome Series
We've all heard the saying, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression."
The same holds true when it comes to your email. However, so many marketers are using an outdated email welcome series or don't actually take the time to really think through their autoresponders. We'll Read more...
8 Effective Email Marketing Strategies Backed by Science
Here are email marketing strategies backed by science:
1. Personalize your email, but test NOT using the recipient’s name. There is a time and place for personalization with the first name, but be careful to use this "too early" in the "relationship"!
2. Watch subject line length. According to Adestra, which Read more...
Lessons You Can Learn From a PROPER Warm Up
More and more, we see new clients wanting to do their own thing when it comes to warming up their domains and IPs. The problem with this is that it essentially sets you up for failure from the get-go. When this happens, it incurs extra fees, extra time, and Read more...
What to Do With Unengaged Subscribers
A few weeks ago, I did a webinar for a mastermind of which I'm a member and a question that came in multiple times related to unengaged subscribers. Many of the members have different systems. Some are clients. But, the question exists across the board for everyone...
Can’t I Just Change My IP Address If There’s A Problem?
Can't I just change my IP address if there's a problem with my email marketing program? That's one question we often get that relates to "IP addresses" if there are issues with delivery or inbox placement.
The solution here is not quite so simple.
While this may have been a viable Read more...
Engagement and Deliverability
We have talked about engagement on a number of occasions, but it bears another discussion as it's EXTREMELY important for marketers to start paying attention to.
First off... Engagement, as a filtering tool, is here to stay! In fact, it's going to play more and more of a role as Read more...
HTML Elements to Test
Often times clients will go through the "Troubleshooting Inbox Placement" steps that we provide, only to get stuck on the HTML factors.
If you think about how web pages display in different browsers and on different devices, it's no wonder that it can get a bit overwhelming when Read more...
List Churn
List churn is a fact of life when it comes to email marketing.
In fact, email address churn rates range between 20% and 30% a year. This means that you're losing 20% - 30% of your subscribers each and every year for one reason or another (i.e. no longer checking Read more...
Spam Cop Reporting Service
There are 3 separate components to SpamCop:
1. Reporting Service (End users proactively report you)
2. Mail Service (Providers can subscribe to this service to handle filtering)
3. Block List (These are the blocks you may see in your account that we take action on on your behalf)
Today, we're going Read more...
Click-Through Rates
We all know (and pay careful attention to) open rates...
Don't get me wrong, open rates are certainly an indicator of several factors... and useful for looking at engagement levels, segmenting, re-engagement campaigns, and more.
However, most folks stop there. As a result, marketers are missing a big part of the Read more...