Tag Archives | engagement
First in.. First out…
Most email systems send to the oldest contacts first. In other words... first contact in is first contact out.
As a result, the first contacts that ever signed up for your list are the first contacts receiving your messages. This is problematic because the longer someone is on your list, Read more...
Using “Reply To” to increase engagement (and deliverability)
Since the previous post on crafting a thank you page, I've had several people write us to either:
1. Let us know they DO personally respond to email messages; and
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Engagement Metrics Explained
Return Path has released their Engagement Metrics Benchmark report. While we have discussed these items before, it's worth downloading the report and giving it a quick read.
As we all know by now, engagement is critical to the success of your email program. The major ISPs (Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and 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...
Deliverability Reminders: Engagement Affects Deliverability
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...
15 Tips to Improve Your Email Program in 2016 (2 of 3)
This is part 2 of our 3 part series is designed to help you improve your email marketing program over the next 90 days. The key is to implement small changes on a regular basis to test and track each change in your program.
6. Provide Value
Ultimately, your Read more...
Deliverability Rules are Changing
Each and every day, we talk with customers and new clients about what it takes to make it to the inbox.
As you know by now, this is a moving target...
However, there are a handful of things you need to know that ARE impacting your deliverability (many of which are Read more...
How Much Is Too Much? (Or Not Enough)…
We've talked often about email frequency and consistency...
Mail too much, and your subscribers complain, opt out, etc.
Mail too infrequently and you're losing a ton of money, people forget who you are, and retention rate drops.
Both can cause problems with engagement, and long term deliverability. For example, subscribers that get Read more...
How to Use Multi-Part Email Sequences to Increase Conversions-Infographic
With an engaging sequence of emails you have the ability to draw in your subscriber into a series of messages that build anticipation and overcome objections to your offer in an ‘under the radar’ fashion. Read more...
5 Ways a Weekly Email Newsletter Can Increase Engagement and ROI-Infographic
If you’re not consistently reaching out to your subscribers then your email marketing can face several serious challenges. If you have a weekly email newsletter, you can not only overcome problems such as deadwood, poor ROI, etc., but you can also acquire other advantages as well. Read more...