When done right, testing is a revenue driver for the email channel. Companies should consider it an investment, not an expense. Whenever I meet with a new email marketing team, one of my first questions is “What kind of email testing do you do?” Often, the answer is “We tried that, but it didn’t work… keep reading →
Don’t let bad data poison your email relationship with your clients. Learn how to avoid personalization failures in your email program. In the space of three days recently, I received three individual emails that showed me brands are beginning to take the concept of “helpful marketing” seriously. That’s good news because I believe helpful marketing… keep reading →
Email is a highly powerful ‘push’ marketing channel. It enables brands and membership organisations to promote their products and services to customers and members in a convenient, timely and cost-effective way. Yet, despite its formidable reach, email was often underestimated as a channel before Covid-19 struck. Email used to be seen as an option of… keep reading →
First, the good news: For many years, experienced marketers have been preaching the advantages of targeting messages and using advanced segmentation for greater relevance, engagement and conversions, and marketers finally seem to be using these helpful tactics. Hooray! Now, the bad news: Some marketers are taking the advanced segmentation approach a little too much to… keep reading →
Your customers are not “one size fits all.” Your email marketing shouldn’t assume they are, but that’s what happens when you send only broadcast (“one to everybody”). Segmentation is one way to make your messages more relevant. But, tying your email messages to different experiences in your customer’s journey with your brand helps you go… keep reading →