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SPF, DKIM & DMARC demystified

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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

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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...

Keep calm and carry on marketing

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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

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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...

Maintaining your email marketing database

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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™)

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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

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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...

Date-driven campaigns cheat sheet

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

How to leverage marketing automation over the festive period

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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

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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...

November 2018 Release - Message Preview update

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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

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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

Best practice email-marketing

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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