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Are Popover Forms Right for You?
Although improved browser technology has rendered the popup window nearly obsolete, most of us remember its intrusive horrors. "As a result," writes Mark Brownlow at Email Marketing Reports, "email marketers ...
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SMBs Missing Email List-Building Opportunities
Most small-to-midsize businesses have mastered the basics of organic email list-building, making use of Web-based sign-up forms and even offering incentives to encourage subscriptions, but fewer than half use any ...
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Four Ways to Optimize Your Email's Call to Action
Even when elements of your email campaigns deliver strong results, there's always a chance you can do better. Consider the case of a tried-and-true call-to-action (CTA) button used by HubSpot.
During ...
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Four Tips for Generating Leads With Email
"Email is still the most effective marketing technique," writes Bill Rice at the Better Closer blog. "It's easy to automate and highly efficient at bringing in qualified new leads." But ...
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Four Ways Small Businesses Can Make a Big Email Splash
"Countless small businesses send out countless emails every day," writes Gary Levitt in an article at MarketingProfs.
"If you were to sift through campaigns and results (as I do), the ...
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Three Tips for Effective Feedback-Loop Management
"If you are a large-volume sender of email, you should be signed up for all the feedback loops that are available," writes Tom Sather in an article at MarketingProfs. "Why? ...
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The Importance of Relevance: A Cautionary Tale
"Today I was sad," writes Tara Jacobsen at the Marketing Artfully blog. "I got a message from someone who I like a lot and have been 'friends' with on the ...
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Four Timeless Email Copywriting Commandments
Any successful email campaign begins with a good offer. But you won't close the sale or earn the click-through if your copy doesn't do its job.
For instance: Are you ...
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How to Avoid Four Deadly Email Program Sins
"There are a lot of things that can go wrong with email marketing—broken links, typos, unoptimized images—the list goes on," writes Magdalena Georgieva at the HubSpot blog. But on the ...
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Do Your Product Suggestions Delight or Alienate Subscribers?
We all know purchase confirmations are a great place to suggest complementary products and generate additional sales. But how well does your system work? In a post at the Bronto ...
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'Tis the Season to Be Marketing-Savvy With Email and Social Media [Slide Show]by Jeff Revoy
The holiday season is the busiest time of year for many businesses. Break through all of the noise with these six essential tips that'll kick your email and social media ...
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Marketers to Integrate Social Media and Email in 2012
More than two-thirds of business leaders (68%) say they plan to integrate social media with their email marketing efforts in 2012, and 44% plan to integrate mobile with email, according ...
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Email Viewership Report: Opens via iPad Up 73%
Mobile email viewership is climbing: Some 23% of email messages were viewed via mobile devices* during the six months ended September 2011, up 34% from the previous six-month period, according ...
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Why Targeting Matters
In a post at her eponymous blog, Elaine Fogel asks how frequently you receive email with content that has no relevance. "I'll bet it's a lot," she says with certainty. ...
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Six Spins on Six Holiday Email Marketing Traditions [Slide Show]by Loren McDonald
Holiday traditions make the season special. But, sometimes, the most time-honored traditions need a little freshening up. Maximize your revenue by adding some new twists to your holiday marketing initiatives.
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Six Last-Minute Holiday Email Marketing Tactics [Slide Show]by Jim Davidson
The holidays are hectic for marketers. But they don't have to be. Here are six marketing tactics you can implement today to ensure a successful holiday season—without too much heavy ...
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How Would You Register Existing Subscribers for a New Newsletter?
When subscribers are receiving your general newsletter, what's the best way to get them registered for a newly launched supplement that focuses on a more specific topic?
In a post at ...
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Three Tips for a Pitch-Perfect Pitch
"Journalists are bombarded with pitches every day, all day long," writes Mary Reed at MarketingProfs. "The pitches arrive via phone, fax, email, and even social media sites. Because of the ...
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Four Tips for Mobile Email Design
"Designing emails that look great no matter where they're read can be quite the challenge," writes Justine Jordan at the Litmus blog. "As more people read email on mobile devices, ...
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'Tis the Season to Be Grateful: Five Thank-You Email Triggers
It's the time of the year when businesses need to say "Thank you!" to their customers during the holiday season. And what better way than event-driven email campaigns that show ...