Anum Hussain says, “Google “business email mistakes” and you’ll find endless articles and resources. But they all say the same thing:Include a first name in the email.Avoid using business jargon.Don’t forget to include a greeting.Don’t say “to whom it may concern.”Make sure you change the subject line.Spellcheck your work.Avoid emoticons.And the list goes on. But all of these suggestions are common sense. If you’re a business professional today, what are the not-so-obvious mistakes that are preventing your emails from generating a response?”.Why People Are... [...]

Greg Sterling says, “Email marketing platform Movable Ink has released its Q3 “Consumer Device Preferences Report.” The report is focused on email engagement and based on statistics captured from across the company’s client base.The report states that nearly half of all email opens are happening on smartphones. Another 17 percent are happening on tablets and the remaining 34 percent are happening on PCs. Of all email opens, Movable Ink says that just over 59 percent are happening on iOS devices. Frankly that’s amazing given Android marketshare dominance”.Report: 66... [...]

Andrew King says, “I recently participated on a panel of email designers, hackers and entrepreneurs that discussed the many difficulties that email designers face with poor CSS support in various email clients and what developers could do to fix that issue.Despite the limitations of many email clients these days (even the new Inbox by Gmail app doesn’t support media queries!), I’ve still seen some absolutely amazing emails this year that really push the boundaries of what is possible within the inbox.So, I’d like to say a big Thank You to all of the email designers and companies... [...]

Jeremy Kennedy just released a new video showing, in detail, how he uses email to earn $100 per day. He calls it (no surprise here) How To Make $100 A Day Sending Emails.This is a 1 hour 20 minute video that shows you the whole process in a step-by-step way the even beginners can follow. He starts at the very basic level and takes you to an intermediate level.Besides email, he touches on several options for traffic generation, including free ones.If you are wondering if you can afford to implement the process he shows you, you can begin with only a few dollars:• An autoresponder account:■... [...]

Kim Dunn says, “Email plays a vital role in modern business. It’s used to share ideas, discuss decisions and communicate changes. Without it most modern businesses couldn’t function. All that means is that email retention is another vital business function. Because emails are vital documents, they need to be retained just like every other important document.Email archive solutions can help you to ensure that your emails are retained in line with legal and regulatory requirements. But there are other measures that can aid in keeping your email records in compliance. Key among those is an... [...]

eMarketer team says, “The webinar will address these key questions:What are email marketing benchmarks for common metrics such as open rate and clickthrough rate, and what factors are affecting benchmark performance?How do benchmarks differ by industry, time of day or specific email marketing tactics such as automation?What trends and tactics should email marketers have on their radar to improve messaging relevancy?”.Webinar DetailsOrganizer:  eMarketerKey Speaker: Lauren FisherTopic: Email Marketing Benchmarks for 2014—How Do You Stack Up?Day/Date: Thursday, November... [...]

eMarketer team says, “The webinar will address these key questions:What are email marketing benchmarks for common metrics such as open rate and clickthrough rate, and what factors are affecting benchmark performance?How do benchmarks differ by industry, time of day or specific email marketing tactics such as automation?What trends and tactics should email marketers have on their radar to improve messaging relevancy?”.Webinar DetailsOrganizer:  eMarketerKey Speaker: Lauren FisherTopic: Email Marketing Benchmarks for 2014—How Do You Stack Up?Day/Date: Thursday, November... [...]

Jim Davidson says, “Marketers seems to begin their holiday promotions earlier and earlier each year. Here’s a look at what brands are doing to prepare for Black Friday, and how early they are starting their promotions.The trumpets blared. The bells rang. The proclamation that Black Friday had started resounded throughout the land as soon as the kids were done trick-or-treating. For better or worse, this “early start” to Black Friday and the holiday shopping season really fired up the annual debate over whether the holidays start too early.With Thanksgiving Day falling later... [...]

Ayaz Nanji says, “More than half (54%) of companies in the publishing industry say list growth is a major email marketing pain point, according to a recent report from FOLIO and Lyris.Publishers’ other top email pain points include dynamic content/personalization (42% cite as an issue), list maintenance (41%), mobile optimization (33%), analytics (33%), segmentation (30%), and content automation (29%).Below, additional key findings from the report, which was based on data from a survey of 182 respondents from various sectors of the publishing industry, including B2B, consumer, and... [...]

Courtney Eckerle says, “With a legacy of separate and multiple systems used to collect limited data, it was difficult for the team at Microsoft Store to understand customers across both online and brick-and-mortar stores.Instead of waiting for a long-term dynamic data infrastructure, the team worked within their current confines to learn more about their consumers and make the most out of the limited data to increase email revenue by 600%”.Email Marketing: Microsoft Store uses relevance to increase sends by 300% and email revenue by 600%MarketingSherpa [...]