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Email marketing for the mobile world

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 »

Start designing your first landing page

The good news is that there is only one function of a landing page. It is there to ensure a customer completes. This makes it the easiest page to design and, more importantly, a doddle to test. If you have access to free email marketing templates then the only sensible option is to choose from … READ MORE »

Received wisdom and testing in email marketing

You will have been told by everyone, including me, that when testing you should only change one feature at a time. Do you wonder if your call to action button is somehow not optimum for a specific type of person in your email marketing list? Then wonder no more. A simple A/B test and you … READ MORE »

Deliverability and reputation

We’ve already explained how poor list control and the inclusion of certain words can affect deliverability rates in any email marketing campaign but there are other, more obscure causes of diversion to the spam folder. Reputation is critical as once you have been classed as spam, any slight warning sign will be given much more … 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 »

Technical considerations & video

The planning is complete, the video is made, and the only decision is what to do with it. The most frequently asked questions are: 1/ Do I embed it in the email? A year or so ago, the answer would have been no. As many email clients did not support video, it was clearly a … READ MORE »

WizEmail Blog :: Economy of design

I regularly drive two different makes of cars: one has control stalks on both sides of the steering column, the other only on the left. One wonders if the designers want the windscreen wipers to be activated if I run someone over. I should not have to concentrate on something that could be automatic. There … READ MORE »

Designing the perfect email newsletter

E-newsletter (email or html newsletter) design is the Cinderella of email marketing. Despite many companies using it as one of their main sources of new subscribers to their email marketing list and subsequent sales funnel, the sophistication of some email design is often poor. Let us start at the beginning for the perfect newsletter. 1. From … READ MORE »

17 Basics for designing an email newsletter

Everyone loves a list, here's one with 17 basics for designing your email newsletter. Ensure the From Address is the one you always use for your email marketing. The Subject Line should make it clear that it is your newsletter (not a sales message/advert). When opened, the newsletter should have a similar appearance to your marketing emails but … READ MORE »

10 Landing Page Design Pointers

The landing page, i.e. the page the email subscriber would click through to from a marketing email, is critical. You have the potential customer’s attention and all you've got to do is to close the deal. The design of the landing page should reflect this single purpose. Here is a literally top-to-bottom run down of … READ MORE »

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