Email marketing depends on personal data and therefore the GDPR increases our obligations. It is no longer enough to follow the rules and regulations. Now others can make demands of us. No one knows by how this will increase our workload, only that it most certainly will. You cannot avoid many of the costs, such … READ MORE »
The GDPR is a reasonable bit of legislation if looked at from the point of view of someone on your email marketing list. They have reassurances and more rights. It is ironic, at a time of increased oversight, that after the debacle of Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, the latter a household name, there seems to … READ MORE »
Over the years Google has been more than willing to point out what shortcuts, or ‘cheats’, will lower SEO rankings. Everyone in online sales, as well as email marketing, will hear rumours of such developments and demand that the content manager ‘does something’. Protests that the only thing that matters is results are ignored. Enough … READ MORE »
I’ve received 17 emails and one letter regarding the GDPR. They have all asked me to confirm my details and permissions. One apologised, rather oddly, for contacting me outside of the ‘normal’ contact methods. Normal here, I think, implies in conformity with the current regulations. It shows that many companies are treating the GDPR as … READ MORE »
How did you first find this site? Perhaps you entered something like ‘free email marketing templates’ into a Google search and then, going by the meta description, thought you’d give us a try. It’s the way of the internet world. You will be wondering how you can work your way up the rankings to get … READ MORE »
With the majority of emails being opened first on mobile devices your first reaction might be not to bother with images in an email marketing campaign. If they are not going to be looked at, there’s no point in them being there. We all know, though, that images sell. Is it worth the effort to … READ MORE »
Email marketing is all about efficient use of resources. You cut copy and then cut it again. Every little fact garnered from your email marketing software is used for targeting. So why do so many companies leave testimonials, surely the most effective form of self-promotion, on an obscure page on their websites? Do you check … READ MORE »
Those on your email marketing lists will have a certain degree of trust in your company, almost by definition. If you are deceitful there is always the unsubscribe button to show their dissatisfaction. So how much emphasis should you place on any inherent risks with a product you sell? There has been a lot in … READ MORE »
Let me start with a personal anecdote which, on the face of it, has nothing to do with email marketing. If you stay with me, all will become clear. I went to buy a new car. All my previous ones have been second hand, in the early days very much so, but with modern payment … READ MORE »
We’ve mentioned a number of times that it is normally good practice to keep the designs of pages standard, at least to an extent. The landing page that a subscriber clicked through to should look more or less that same and the marketing email they came from. There are those who suggest that it should … READ MORE »