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Life after Safe Harbour

There has been a fair bit on the internet about the ECJ's rejection of Safe Harbour (SA), the agreement between the USA and the EU which sets a catch-all agreement for the transfer of data between the USA and the EAA. There has been little new information of help for email marketing. Some things have … READ MORE »

Problems with Principle 8 and email marketing

The European Court of Justice has decided that the Safe Harbour Scheme (SHS) does not provide adequate protection for data transferred to the USA and therefore it falls outside Principle 8 of the Data Protection Act. In essence the court has recognised that agreements cannot be binding on national governments. The court ruling stated: "legislation … READ MORE »

The end of Safe Harbour for email marketing

Tuesday's finding of the European Court with regards the Safe Harbor Scheme (SHS) no longer being recognised as providing adequate protection for data transferred to the USA gives rise to fundamental concerns for email marketing. On these pages we warned of the risks of sending data to the USA well before the access that NSA … READ MORE »

HTML vs plain text

None of us appreciate having our old certainties challenged, let alone proved incorrect. At the very least it will mean extra work. But please don't hold that against me. We all know that HTML marketing emails give much better open rates, click throughs and completions than plain text. What's to like about dull, unsophisticated email? … READ MORE »

Plain text refuses to die

Most of us in email marketing will agree that HTML based emails give better results than those of plain text. After all, hasn't research shown this time and again? Ask your subscribers which they prefer and the overwhelming response will be that they want HTML. Further, HTML allows you to fine-hone your design, putting subtle … READ MORE »

How to limit the damage from criticism

It has happened to all of us in email marketing or with a web presence; you turn up one morning and there it is, the one star review. The irritation is, whether the criticisms are justifiable or not, a certain amount of damage has already been done. You need a plan to limit the fallout … READ MORE »

I’d like to complain about complaints

Disgruntled customers, whether having a justifiable reason for being so or not, have many ways to protest. Facebook, Twitter, feedback, forums and the likes of Trip Advisor all provide the opportunity for a customer to vent anger or dissatisfaction. Those on your email marketing list probably know their way around the internet. Such comments are … READ MORE »

Five way to stand out from your competitors

Your biggest challenge, apart from building your email marketing list, is the company just in front of you. You have to target them. There are two main ways of going about this: 1/ copy them, and 2/ be different. The best way forward is a combination of the two. It might be that their business … READ MORE »

Five ways of besting your competitors

In addition to the established companies in your sector, email marketing has new ones starting up all the time. The positive news is that most seem to start with a poor business plan. The bad news is that those that last beyond the first few weeks might well be working from a good business model … READ MORE »

Technical video matters

It isn't often that one can promise a definite yes or no in email marketing, so it comes as a bit of a disappointment to realise that just a year ago, the answer as to whether to embed video in an email was a definite no. Now some mobiles allow autorun, it is more of … READ MORE »

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