
Here’s why you need to make sure your email design is mobile-first
It should come as no surprise by now that if you’re designing emails with a mobile-first ethos and aesthetic, then you’re already late to...

Marketing is more than KPIs, it’s service
As long as I have been in marketing and email (and that’s a long, long time), the mantra most thought leaders have repeated is: “Think...

Think global but send hyperlocal email communications
Brands around the globe face a common challenge: scaling their communication and providing enough engaging content to keep customers...

Get your email marketing program back on track by reviewing the basics
I spent some quality time recently with both clients and email marketers over the last few months, and it was great to get in touch with...

Unconventional email themes can improve engagement with the right approach
As an email marketer, you may be feeling the post-holiday lull as 2019 starts to take shape. After a period of high subscribe rates and...

Brand equity: Does your email build it up or tear it down?
In my work with marketers, I emphasize strategy over tactics in managing email programs. It’s important to understand the “why” before...

Email trustworthiness: Here’s how to avoid looking like spam
We’ve come a long way since the early days of email and its critical role in all corners of the internet. Today, email is the life line...

Email marketing trends to expect in 2019
Many exciting trends and developments hit the world of email marketing in 2018 as email turned 40 years old – from the emergence of AMP...

4 1/2 predictions for marketers in 2019
The internet is replete with predictions of what’s going to happen in the coming year. I usually don’t put much stock in them because...

Email’s humble beginnings and the birth of tracking pixels
It should come as no surprise to everyone reading this that email is the oldest, most venerable and original marketing channel. Ray...

Last minute email checklist for your impulsive Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers
With their Halloween decorations stuffed back in the closets, shoppers are turning their sights to the next big American shopping...

Step up your email personalization game
Many brands struggle to move beyond basic personalization tactics such as the use of the recipient’s first name. In fact, only 37 percent...

How to make your emails shine bright during ‘Gray November’
The season represents a revenue goal line—make it or break it—for some businesses. That’s due to the recent, quiet rise of a new...

How the Halloween zombies can help close your revenue gap
Now that everybody on your marketing team is back from their summer distractions, it’s time to get down to serious business – how to make...

Have retail email marketers finally reached the mobile tipping point?
Email marketers, take note and hold on to your inboxes. We’ve reached the long-awaited mobile tipping point. For the first time ever,...

Making potential customers happy: How to nurture the best possible leads
Here’s why. A recent report from The Radicati Group reports 124 business emails are sent a day! That number is slightly smaller for...

The business stats you must have on instant recall
Which KPIs would impress my industry and the top decision-makers in it? What statistics did I use every day on the job? See, I wasn’t...

The spirit vs. the letter of the email law & the bits in between
Over the last year, I’ve given a presentation where I debunk common email deliverability myths and ask the audience to chime in and tell...

Want real email results? Stop focusing on the open rate
Even after all this time, when we’ve learned so much about what matters in email performance, I’m still hearing people say things like...
























