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SPF, DKIM & DMARC demystified
May 8th, 2019 -
What do Diana Ross and emails have in common? Well, Diana famously once sang “Do you know where you’re going to?” This same question...

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...

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...

Keep calm and carry on marketing
March 25th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
With the UK set to leave the EU on or shortly after 29th March, we wanted to reassure clients that there will be no impact to our services as a...

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...

Maintaining your email marketing database
February 22nd, 2019 - Dan Hare
Your email marketing database is like a plant. It needs to be continually fed, watered and pruned if it is to stay in good health, yet...

Working at Forfront, (the makers of e-shot™)
February 21st, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
Work with usWe have a number of important roles to fill at present and a new video to explain a little bit more about what it is like to work with...

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...

Date-driven campaigns cheat sheet
February 12th, 2019 - Dan Hare
It is true that marketing automation can be complex, but we recommend that you start with proven campaigns that are both high impact and simple to...

Email Forensics update
January 24th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
Deliverability is key to a successful email marketing program. After all, subscribers can’t engage with emails they never see. But, around one in...

Take control of your deliverability with e-shot™ Forensics
January 10th, 2019 - Sadie Burgess
Deliverability is key to your email campaign, impacting your success even before your great subject line or fabulous content. You have no doubt...

Automated series cheat sheet
January 10th, 2019 - Dan Hare
If you are new to marketing automation, these best practice examples will give you some ideas of where to begin. They are all high impact, low...

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
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...

How to leverage marketing automation over the festive period
November 29th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
It’s a busy time of year for many marketers and whilst we rapidly approach the day when it is socially acceptable to wear a Christmas jumper, it...

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...

November 2018 Release - Message Preview update
November 13th, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
Our November Update to e-shot features a number of great new features and enhancements. Here’s a summary of some of the key updates:Update to...

e-shot™ team celebrates Halloween with some spooky silliness
October 31st, 2018 - Sadie Burgess
It was fun and frolics in the office to celebrate Halloween with the whole team getting involved in some ghoulish goings-on. With the office kitted...

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...
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