Welcome to the January 2010 issue of Infobox. We have now set foot in what is ostensibly the email marketing industry’s second decade of existence. As we entered the new millennium, few could have predicted just how email would quickly evolve to become one of the preeminent marketing channels. Technological developments aside, what has been [...]

 The wintry weather has given us all plenty of un-expected “down-time”, whether waiting in hope on snowy station platforms or huddled around an open fire with our families. Rather than succumb to the clutches of Cabin Fever I have been thinking about the “big wins” that treating customers differently delivers email marketers. With that in [...]

When the lead goes cold – what to do with inactive e-mail segments

The festive season is here again and the ‘inbox’ is bursting with invitations and enticing offers from a wide variety of email marketers.  As the number of shopping days diminish and the pace of life, for the consumer, intensifies the easy option for [...]

Welcome to the November 2009 issue of Infobox. As autumn has well and truly arrived, kick back, warm your hands in the glow of your PC, sip from a mug of hot chocolate and read about the latest news and views from the world of email marketing. This month, Infobox features articles on whether or [...]

In many cases, businesses earn more in the 10 weeks prior to Christmas than the other 42 weeks of the year combined!
Although the busy period may start in late November, customers are already starting to think about what to buy well in advance. Email is a great way to remind them about products and services [...]

  A/B split testing is an essential part of any marketer’s tool box and is particularly great for email because it’s quick and easy – however the temptation is to act on results too early.
Typically, A/B split testing is done by isolating two small groups of around 5% of your list and sending them two [...]

By Adam Needles
The nature of the B2B buyer is fundamentally changing.  And the impact will forever re-align the roles of sales and marketing team members.  This underlies the topic I am going to be covering in my presentation and panel on Thursday at the DMA’s B2B engagement marketing event in London.
It’s also a topic at [...]

If you are a B2B marketer, I hope you have booked a seat at the Email Marketing Council’s upcoming event designed specifically with your needs in mind:
B2B engagement email marketing
Date: Thursday, 1 Oct 2009
Time: 9.30am-4.15pm
Venue: Bloomsbury Hotel, 16-22 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3NN
In a recent email marketing survey in B2B Marketing magazine [...]