Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}Register now for this virtual summit and learn all about the latest trends and best practices in email marketing without leaving your desk! And it won’t cost you a penny/eurocent/dollarcent/…  The DMA is proud to be a sponsor of this, the very first edition of the International Email Marketing Summit. Not only will you be inspired [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}In this issue of Infobox, there’s a lot more to integrating social media and email than just dropping in a few “share to social” icons. Dave Chaffey of SmartInsights, comes up with some inspiring examples of channel integration from the likes of uSwitch and Mothercare. Dave Chaffey is among the speakers at a free, [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}Over the years I have implemented automated programs and experienced the extraordinary results they can deliver – from cost saving and improved engagement to higher customer satisfaction levels. However marketing automation magic cannot be conjured up through software alone, and I would argue that the magic is not in its ostensibly “fast and easy-to-implement” [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}Developing a good email marketing strategy can be a daunting task. To help you get some perspective, here are 3 key stages to keep you on track. Develop a customer centric communications strategy. I know this can be a bit of an overused statement, but to make the email channel work in the modern [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}How’s your email database doing? If it isn’t growing as fast as you would like, or worse, if it’s stagnant, it’s time to cast a wider net and look for subscribers in new places. Naturally, your homepage is the first place to start your quest. Sure, you probably have an opt-in invitation there already, [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}Do you spend time writing and preparing content for your email newsletters, crafting your newsletter, hit send – and then check it off as a finished campaign?  If so, you are missing a big digital opportunity to reach beyond the inbox and use your content to draw attention to your company and attract new [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}If we open an email it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re engaging with the message or the brand. That’s why it takes more than open and click rates to measure subscriber engagement, as Dr David Chaffey points out. As the year draws to a close, James Bunting does a spot of crystal ball gazing for us [...]

Tweet{lang: ‘en-GB’}As an email marketer, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. Something as arbitrary as the colour of a CTA button can boost your conversion rates. In this issue of Infobox, expert commentator Mark Brownlow helps you squeeze more out of an A/B subject line test, by testing other elements within your email. Guy Hanson [...]