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Using email to recruit foster carer families

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Using email to recruit foster carer families

May 16th, 2024 -

The decision-making process for someone considering becoming a foster carer can be anywhere from 3 months to 3 years. Throughout this time email...

A garden waste campaign that was anything but rubbish

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A garden waste campaign that was anything but rubbish

May 9th, 2024 -

Whether your council is launching a paid-for garden waste service for the first time or wants to increase subscriber numbers, a well-planned and...

AI in email marketing

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AI in email marketing

March 19th, 2024 - Jakub Gacon

While AI brings the potential of endless and sometimes game-changing possibilities to email marketing, it also comes with some risks and should be...

Dark mode optimisation checklist

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Dark mode optimisation checklist

March 10th, 2024 - Sadie Burgess

Optimising your email design to give a great experience in either light or dark mode is not as hard as you might think. Just a few simple changes...

Designing forms for gender diversity and inclusion

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Designing forms for gender diversity and inclusion

February 20th, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

We understand how asking about someone's gender on a form can be a sensitive and controversial issue. Gender is a personal characteristic, and...

The ABC of CTAs

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The ABC of CTAs

December 22nd, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

The call to action (or CTA) is one of the most important elements of an email. Whether you’re writing a newsletter, marketing email, fundraising...

New email library for national campaign toolkits

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New email library for national campaign toolkits

November 30th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

On 30th November at #CommsAcad 2022, LGcomms and e-shot launched a new resource for LGcomms members.  Have you noticed that in many of the national...

Building successful behavioural change campaigns

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Building successful behavioural change campaigns

October 18th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

Many government communications seek to change behaviours in order to implement government policy or improve society.The objective of most behaviour...

Are you thinking mobile first?

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Are you thinking mobile first?

July 19th, 2022 - Harry Thomas

As marketers the term ‘Mobile first’ is often thrown around. Mobile first, put simply refers to the process of designing an online experience for...

Allowlisting: How it works and why you should encourage it

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Allowlisting: How it works and why you should encourage it

February 28th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

With the sending of marketing emails on mass being a regular occurrence, and in many cases unsolicited (based on Legitimate Interest in B2B), many...

Email pre-flight checklist

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Email pre-flight checklist

March 12th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

We all know the feeling, that moment just before you hit send - but all that could be set to change. With out pre-flight checklist you can be...

Blocklisting - What it means and what to do about it

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Blocklisting - What it means and what to do about it

January 31st, 2020 - Dan Hare

A blocklist (previously known as blacklist - see https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/terminology-its-not-black-and-white) from an email marketing...

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...

The ABC of AB Testing subject lines

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The ABC of AB Testing subject lines

February 22nd, 2018 - Sadie Burgess

Email campaigns are a great way to get both new and repeat business. Your contact base is already pre-qualified as they have opted in to hearing...

7 tips to make social media and email marketing work together

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7 tips to make social media and email marketing work together

August 18th, 2017 - Sadie Burgess

Both social media and email have proved themselves as vital parts of any successful marketing strategy. Yet a lot of marketers prioritize one over...

3 reasons you should be using email automation

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3 reasons you should be using email automation

May 25th, 2017 -

“Email Automation” has become a buzzword for 2017. If you’re a business owner and you are actively searching to increase the efficiency of your...

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