We’ve mentioned recently that you should ensure your marketing email is optimised for mobile opening. Or rather that you should choose a mobile-centred one from the free email marketing templates you have at your disposal. We’ve also mentioned that you should cut wordage to a minimum. Unfortunately, it is not simply a matter of deleting … READ MORE »
How to obtain the necessary skills for writing copy for mobile email marketing It is one thing to be told, as us commentators on email marketing like to do, that for mobile devices you should try to cut wordage to the bone, and then do it again. However, there’s a certain skill in doing so … READ MORE »
I read a lot of statistics about marketing in general and email marketing in particular. I’ve noticed that there is a degree of variation in the results, as is only to be expected, and in any case any stats that don’t come through our email marketing software is of little interest. However, there are trends … READ MORE »
Email marketing is just like having children; as one problem is solved another is revealed. We all know than mobiles are the main medium for opening emails so we can be confident that we should design our websites and emails for mobile devices. Unfortunately such a significant change means that all the truths that have … READ MORE »
As far as email marketing is concerned, the argument is over: you should design for mobile devices intitally. Reading emails is one of the main reasons – the one according to some surveys – for people to buy and use a smartphone. Historically, the layout and choices when designing a marketing email have been made … READ MORE »
I won’t insult your capabilities by quoting statistics for mobile verses laptop/desktop opening of emails. We all know the argument is over. You should now design initially for mobiles and then expand for other devices, the reverse of what used to be the norm. So how do you go about it? The good news is … READ MORE »
Everyone is different. They do things in odd ways, some which others will find weird. This diversity could make it difficult to sell but we, thankfully, have our email marketing lists. I use both hands for mobile phone use. A quick perusal of Neros shows that I’m in a minority, but only just. This gives … READ MORE »
Recently we covered the changing nature of how emails are read. No longer are customers sitting at desks but are now pushing their way onto trains while they check their inboxes. We need to design marketing emails to cope with the new reality. What is required is not just responsive emails, although that is an … READ MORE »
I reviewed a couple of articles I’d written two or so years ago on the subject of how mobile devices are changing email marketing and I was surprised to find words I hardly use nowadays, such as Blackberry. Obviously, many people still prefer them but they are becoming niche. It shows how quickly technology develops … READ MORE »
The argument is over. Mobile devices have won with regards to email marketing. According to recent research, most websites are visited via mobile devices and it appears that it won’t be long before the majority of purchases are completed via them as well. Remarkably a significant number of marketing emails are not mobile friendly. Here … READ MORE »