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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...
Deliverability email-marketing
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
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
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
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...
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
Segmentation for success
July 3rd, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
We all know that segmenting your email marketing lists you get better open and click rates. By concentrating your focus and sending messages to...
10 top tips for subject line success
June 19th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Crafting an attention-grabbing subject line that guarantees your email is opened is the Holy Grail for email marketers. Just look at how many...
Why you need an email preference centre
June 12th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Your email list is one of your most precious items in your email armoury and keeping it up-to-date and in tip-top form is crucial to your email...
email-marketing Deliverability
Improve your email deliverability with these tried and tested tactics
April 19th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Email marketing is no easy task, from crafting the perfect subject line to optimising your CTA, but these are only part of the story. Before you...
Understanding your brand health with NPS
April 11th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a customer loyalty metric developed by (and a registered trademark of) Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company, and...
Data Protection Best practice email-marketing
The benefit of preference centres under GDPR
April 5th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Over the last year GDPR has been the main topic of discussion and concern among marketers. With only weeks to go before GDPR comes into effect,...
Keep your eye on your KPIs
March 22nd, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Here at e-shot we are totally committed to email marketing and the benefits it can bring your business. It is still one of the best performing...
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