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Segmenting email marketing lists: the basics

It is the one thing that unites us all; all of us who are successful that is. If you don’t segment your email marketing lists you are condemning yourself to lower returns on your investment. One of the most frequently asked questions is how to go about it and, like much in email marketing, the answer … READ MORE »

The right things to say in a marketing email

If you run email marketing campaigns frequently, you will know how difficult it is to maintain quality of copy. An internal weekly legal magazine managed it by the tried and tested method of enlisting a columnist. He became well known both inside and outside the industry. Despite knowing that the question must have been put … READ MORE »

Get your website ready for Christmas now

The garden centre I went to on Sunday had its gas-fired BBQs on offer, a sure sign that Christmas is on the horizon. It is the same for anyone involved in email marketing. Now is the time to clean your website to ensure it is in optimum condition. This is not a simple case of … READ MORE »

Design email marketing campaigns for mobile

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 »

Gifts That Benefit Both Giver & Receiver

It’s a magic word: ‘FREE’. If you wave it about all sorts of things can happen. If you are looking for ways to encourage people to subscribe to your email marketing lists then giving them something for signing up has a certain attraction to it. You do not want to give too much away of … READ MORE »

Canadian anti-spam legislation

The Canadian Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (the Act) creates new offences when sending commercial email in to and out from Canada. FISA, as it is known, is an example of the sort of restrictions email marketing might be facing in years to come. The act creates a new definition: commercial electronic messages (CEM) … READ MORE »

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