
Email in 2017: Dying platform or still a worthy investment?
over $365 million in investment across a broad range of email-centric companies. In 2016, we saw a flurry of funding events, exits,...

Campaign Monitor buys customer data platform Tagga
A screen from the Campaign Monitor website, showing post-acquisition unified customer profiles Campaign Monitor is taking a step toward...

Why you shouldn’t have to hate your ESP
“Hate” is a harsh word. And yet I’ve heard it used by several marketers referring to the email service provider (ESP) that they’ve...

Why email is taking center stage in marketing innovation
Email marketing is a prime target for innovation in 2017 Marketing innovation is a top priority for marketers this year, according to...

Marketers are sending fewer emails & getting better open rates [SendGrid]
While send rates overall were down, open rates increased from 27.3 percent in 2016 to 30.6 percent this year. The click rate remained...

4 tips for creating epic nurture campaigns
Running rad nurture campaigns or leveraging savage predictive intelligence ensures we’re doing it right, while deploying only...

5 tips for sending an email blast without getting blacklisted
I’ve written before about the dreaded blacklist and how to decrease your risk of getting blacklisted from the inbox. Getting blacklisted...

Are you buying #AlternativeEmailFacts as truth?
With the US government currently imposing gag orders on research and coining terms like “alternative facts” to try to justify their...

Turn your email challenges into opportunities to get more personal
Thanks to the power of the internet, digital marketers today have access to unprecedented amounts of consumer data. Unfortunately, many...

Using marketing automation to create successful email programs in 2017
Marketing automation technology is designed to automate portions of the marketing process and provide data that helps marketers and...

MailChimp moves toward becoming a marketing platform with Facebook ads feature
MailChimp graphic, depicting creation of a Facebook ad. Someday soon, MailChimp may have to change its name. That’s because the email...

7 easy wins to add to your email marketing to-do list
Email is always evolving, so marketers’ email marketing programs must always be changing as well to ensure that they’re still relevant to...

4 ways to win the inbox in 2017
were all the rage last year are already standard practice. Marketers always need to look ahead and be prepared for what’s to come, so...

Revamping your email marketing program for the new year
For an email program to be successful, marketers need to analyze and revamp sending strategies, tools and message content at least once a...

The 12 stages of email marketing’s evolution: Past and future
said at Dreamforce in 2013. As a huge fan of email, I remember being kind of offended on behalf of email and thinking, “Anyone who says...

5 steps to making ‘SENSE’ of early lifecycle marketing
holidays in full swing, and shoppers searching for those last few hard-to-find gifts, brands are looking for a way to stand out to...

Google agrees to change when it scans emails for ad targeting
Google agreed to change its email scanning practice on Tuesday as part of a court settlement, The Verge first reported. The changes...

Amazon’s December email campaigns outperform competitors, earning nearly 20% read rate
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com According to eDataSource, an email marketing and e-commerce analytics platform, Amazon’s email marketing...

When to launch holiday-themed email campaigns: A playbook for marketers
Holidays can be a cash cow for retailers. But converting holiday enthusiasm into traffic and revenue isn’t a slam dunk. Timing is...
























