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Email software with automatic zombie detection

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Email software with automatic zombie detection

October 30th, 2019 - Dan Hare

Our latest version of e-shot includes a useful new feature to help you identify zombies lurking in your e-mail marketing database and, even more...

Addressing all aspects of the sales funnel with email, with Tim Watson

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Addressing all aspects of the sales funnel with email, with Tim Watson

June 21st, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

This week we are talking to the inimitable Tim Watson from Zettasphere about addressing the needs of every stage of the funnel with broadcast and...

Which is the best image format for email?

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Which is the best image format for email?

June 14th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

Images can be rendered in a plethora of file formats  – JPG, PNG, EPS, GIF, TIFF, BMP and more. But which is the right format for your mail? Which...

Rise of the machines - A definitive guide to bots

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Rise of the machines - A definitive guide to bots

June 6th, 2019 - Dan Hare

We are under threat from robots and artificially intelligent programs designed to stop us. Yes, like some dystopian sci-fi thriller, the world of...

What is a GIF and why should you care

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What is a GIF and why should you care

May 9th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

We are all looking for ways to make our emails stand out from the crowd, something to set them apart from the other mails in the inbox. Those great...

Joyful Animations in Outlook

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Joyful Animations in Outlook

May 1st, 2019 - Dan Hare

I was recently deprived of my Apple Mac for a few days after it had an altercation with a glass of water and lost that dispute  rather terminally....

Making “we miss you” hit the mark

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Making “we miss you” hit the mark

April 18th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

As marketers we all understand the importance of keeping our data clean and up-to-date and using it to maximum effect. But what happens with the...

Email marketing for small business

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Email marketing for small business

April 8th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

Every penny spent on marketing must be money well spent.Email marketing is an efficient way to ensure that small businesses can reach out to their...

Email automation buys recruiters more time and increased success

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Email automation buys recruiters more time and increased success

March 20th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

The average Briton will hold 6 jobs in their working life, so the concept of a job for life is well and truly a thing of the past. The recruitment...

Fall in love with email again

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Fall in love with email again

February 12th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

It seems that not a month goes by without the pundits decrying that email is dead, yet it remains one of the most powerful and profitable channels...

Perfecting your preview text

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Perfecting your preview text

January 8th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess

Do you use preview text in your email marketing campaigns?Your contacts will generally spend about 2 seconds deciding whether they open your email...

Dealing with the email marketing Grinch

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Dealing with the email marketing Grinch

December 13th, 2018 - Dan Hare

It is the most wonderful time of the year in email marketing as B2C marketers deploy a frenzy of long-planned campaigns and B2B marketers contend...

Black Friday: 6 lessons learned from 2017

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Black Friday: 6 lessons learned from 2017

November 15th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

It's almost that time of year again, when mayhem not only descends upon the streets, but also online. Thanks to our American friends, Black...

Perfecting personalisation

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Perfecting personalisation

October 16th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

Personalisation is more than simply inserting someone’s name into your emails, although this is an easy place to start. Dale Carnegie, author of...

Increase open rates with subject lines that stand out from the crowd

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Increase open rates with subject lines that stand out from the crowd

October 1st, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

According to studies 35% of email recipients open email based on subject line alone and 69% of email recipients report email as Spam based solely...

How to use dynamic content to boost engagement

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How to use dynamic content to boost engagement

August 24th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

Modern inboxes are noisy, crowded, and extremely competitive. You have to fight for the attention of your audience and stand out not only from your...

Top 10 email marketing metrics - a refresher

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Top 10 email marketing metrics - a refresher

August 21st, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

Do you know how well your email marketing campaigns are performing? There are some important metrics that you should be measuring on a regular...

Nail your newsletters with our 10 top tips

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Nail your newsletters with our 10 top tips

August 17th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

Email has three times the users as Facebook and Twitter combined, and people spend about 13 working hours in their inboxes each week. So whether...

5 top email marketing trends with Jenna Tiffany

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5 top email marketing trends with Jenna Tiffany

August 7th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

In the fast paced, ever changing world of marketing, keeping abreast of the latest trends is essential. Understanding how to maximise the...

The road to re-engagement

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The road to re-engagement

July 31st, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

We all receive a huge number of emails each day. So it is not surprising, with so much competition for attention that subscribers start to filter...

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