How to create an effective apology email: 7 examples

Need to send an “Oops!” email? It’s crucial to follow up your error with the right message. Learn from these examples. Breathes there the email marketer who never had to send an “Oops!” email? So you say your marketing team never had to send an “Oops!” email? Don’t be too smug. Maybe your turn just… keep reading →

10 Key Takeaways from the Inbox Expo

10 Key Takeaways from Inbox Expo

Last week I attended emailexpert‘s  Inbox Expo summit in Valencia, Spain. It was an amazing event set in a beautiful location and brought together some of the greatest email minds from across the globe. The event was a chance for all email marketers to get together to share, discuss and debate not just our successes… keep reading →

Email personalization: 8 Common, Seldom Discussed and Fixable Mistakes

Email Personalization: 8 Common, Seldom Discussed but Fixable Mistakes

As email marketers, we know we need to personalize the messages we send our subscribers and customers. I can’t think of a single statistic, case study or survey that claims an email program made up of one-to-everyone campaigns outperforms personalization. Instead, you’ll find statistics like these: 72% of customers will engage only with personalized messages… keep reading →

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A reactivation email program is not a re-engagement program

A re-engagement and reactivation email program are not the same, so don’t send everyone the same ‘We Miss You’ emails. I’m a little irritated right now. A brand sent me an email with this subject line: “Do you still want to hear from us?” I see emails like this one all the time, but this… keep reading →

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Better reporting can improve email performance

When it comes to improving your email programs, it’s all about the numbers Whether you think of email as an art, a science or both (as I do), there’s no escaping the reality that email is a numbers game through and through. Knowing which numbers (or metrics) to track will help you assess and continually… keep reading →