Email Data

How To Stop Emails Being Diverted To Spam

To the question, ‘Is email deliverability an exact science?’ the answer is No and No. If it was either exact or a science it would be possible to ensure that our marketing emails were not classed as spam. But it’s not, and we have to work within that limit. It means there is no definitive … READ MORE »

Ask Returning Staff For Feedback On Security

Thank goodness that’s over. We can now return to our normal working practices. With the end of the requirement to allow working from home, we can get our staff back under one roof and ensure that the data on subscribers to our email marketing lists are dealt with securely, without the fear of who might … READ MORE »

Feedback On Cookie Law Reform

For email marketing, repeated regulatory change is of concern. Change for no reason increases costs for no purpose. Many of us must have viewed the recent announcement of probable alterations to cookie law with trepidation, especially as the press release was phrased in imprecise terms. ‘Common-sense’ is often used to mean ‘without evidence’. The government … READ MORE »

Invest In Customer Retention

The best form of investment in email marketing is customer retention. I won’t bore you with the evidence for that simple statement as there is ample research available on the Internet. Accept it. My wife was recently subject of an emergency operation. I decided to maintain my normal diet if only to generate a feeling … READ MORE »

Could New UK Data Regulations Upset The EU?

The news over the weekend of the recent bank holiday in England and Wales might have seemed exciting to anyone in email marketing, with the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, calling for new data regulations based on “common sense, not box-ticking”. At last, the promise of a Brexit bonus after all. The announcement of the new … READ MORE »

The Next Step For Your Email Campaign

We’ve recently discussed the first three matters that need to be settled when you are planning an email marketing campaign: what the purpose is, who would be interested and the specifics of that group of subscribers. These are the basics. Everything you do now should be built on this foundation. While those on your segmented email … READ MORE »

Plan Your Next Email Campaign In Stages

It should be exciting. You’ve got a pristine free email marketing template and you can do anything that will increase your ROI over the previous ones. Why is it so daunting? The number of stages to planning an email marketing campaign is a purely personal decision. Just work your way through the planning process, numbering … READ MORE »

The New Normal For Email Marketing

There’s no way to sugar this pill; much of your email marketing data, secured over many campaigns, and the basis for your business, is probably out of date. It’s not useless, though. Far from it. The post-Covid and post-Brexit marketing world comes with changes for us. The success of email marketing is in its data, … READ MORE »

Write Copy Your Subscribers Want To Read

Some years ago, when history was my main pastime, I belonged to a group which rented a rather well-known TV historian for a talk on the British Civil Wars. It was fascinating. However, the most memorable part was the post wine and finger buffet Q&A where, loosened by the rather decent vintage, the speaker wandered … READ MORE »

Improve Your Email Marketing Performance

Writers block is when you look at an empty document and have no idea what you are going to write. Nothing comes to you. It’s not particularly uncommon and most writers have developed methods to overcome the difficulty of pressing the first key. If you’re dissatisfied with your overall performance or just want to improve … READ MORE »

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