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Template showcase: Background image template

Template showcase

Template showcase: Background image template

June 8th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

In this edition of our template showcase we are looking at design that used a background image and some interesting design features to add interest...

Template showcase: Basic template

Template showcase

Template showcase: Basic template

June 8th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

In this edition of our template showcase we are looking at our simplest design. But don't let the fact that the design is simple deceive you...

Software + Service = Success

Public Sector

Software + Service = Success

June 7th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

Forfront are delighted to, once again, offer services through both G-Cloud and DOS frameworks. But the benefit of being able to offer not only an...

Using Menus to make your contacts hungry for more

Design email-marketing

Using Menus to make your contacts hungry for more

March 15th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

There has long been debate on whether the inclusion of a menu within email is a good idea or not – and as with all things email it seems – the...

Back to Basics: Social Media buttons in your email

Design email-marketing

Back to Basics: Social Media buttons in your email

March 9th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

Datareportal reports that there are 4.2 billion social media users around the world at the start of 2021, equating to more than 53% of the total...

How the Public Sector can alert and engage with SMS

SMS Best practice Public Sector

How the Public Sector can alert and engage with SMS

March 2nd, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

The value of SMS as a direct and effective marketing tool is well documented, but a growing number of public sector organisations are beginning to...

Watch now: Smart Editor Overview

News email-marketing

Watch now: Smart Editor Overview

February 3rd, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

Take a look at the new email marketing capabilities of the e-shot Smart Editor. Create email designs that are responsive, accessible and interactive.

Restore trust in your inbox

Data Protection

Restore trust in your inbox

January 13th, 2021 - Sadie Burgess

When you physically interact with an official or tradesperson, they tend to carry a form of identification to verify their credentials. A police...

Data Protection after transition from the EU

Data Protection

Data Protection after transition from the EU

December 11th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

*UPDATE* From 28th June 2021 an Adequacy Agreement between the UK and EU was confirmed to enable simplified data transfer. See ICO statement ...

Black Friday lessons for B2B marketing

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Black Friday lessons for B2B marketing

November 5th, 2020 - Dan Hare

Is there room for Black Friday promotions in the world of B2B marketing?If so, what lessons can we learn from the retail world?Black Friday has...

Privacy shield is no longer sufficient protection

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Privacy shield is no longer sufficient protection

October 13th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

The pen is said to be mightier than the sword and now we find that the gavel is mightier than the shield.On July 16, 2020, the European Union Court...

Email planning checklist

Best practice email-marketing Resources

Email planning checklist

October 6th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

This simple one-pager will help serve as a prompt to ensure that you have thought of everything as you devise your campaign.  Use this in...

G-Cloud 12 awards for Forfront for both e-shot & Trustbox

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G-Cloud 12 awards for Forfront for both e-shot & Trustbox

October 4th, 2020 - Dan Hare

e-shot and Trustbox now available via leading public sector framework Forfront, a UK-based software development house, is very pleased to announce...

How to intelligently generate leads from webinar attendees and virtual events

webinar digital-marketing Best practice

How to intelligently generate leads from webinar attendees and virtual events

October 2nd, 2020 - Dan Hare

The ongoing COVID-19 situation has had a devastating effect on many industries, but one in particular that faces a particularly bleak outlook is...

The e-shot webinar webinar - watch the video

Best practice webinar

The e-shot webinar webinar - watch the video

October 1st, 2020 - Dan Hare

On 1st October we held our Webinar webinar. Webinars have become an essential part of the B2B marketing mix and 73% of marketers say they are the...

A picture paints a thousand words, but that's just half the story - Effective use of imagery in email

Best practice

A picture paints a thousand words, but that's just half the story - Effective use of imagery in email

September 10th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

An issue that is hotly debated by our team of email geeks is the role of imagery within email and, more importantly, how critical (or not)...

Introducing the e-shot Referral Scheme

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Introducing the e-shot Referral Scheme

September 8th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

We owe a big part of our success to the good word spread by our amazing community of advocates. We’ve always been really grateful for your support....

If you build it... They will come

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If you build it... They will come

August 19th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

Unfortunately it is not as easy as that – and in the current climate it is even more important to ensure that you get it right. What am I talking...

Webinar email checklist

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Webinar email checklist

August 16th, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

Webinars work and when done well can be extremely cost effective tools – having been favoured by ‘growth hackers’ for some time. Indeed, according...

Making accessibility accessible

Best practice

Making accessibility accessible

August 3rd, 2020 - Sadie Burgess

From 23 September 2020, all public sector organisations have a legal duty to make sure websites meet accessibility requirements.The Minister for...

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