E-mail Marketing


Recent E-mail Marketing Articles

Email Marketing Isn't Dead (Yet)

Data shows email marketing is still very effective. Here's why and how you should sharpen your email marketing strategies today.  Read more

What Makes Customers Tick

Having a frank discussion about what works, what doesn't and what your customers want from you is key to a successful business.  Read more

Best Counterintuitive Email Marketing Advice

What's the best time to reach out to potential customers? One expert's answer turns conventional wisdom on its head.  Read more

5 Rules: How to Avoid a Spam Filter

Does your role involve emailing people you don't know? Make sure you're not landing in the junkmail box.  Read more

8 Customer Service Sins to Avoid

In a recent customer service survey, United Airlines came in dead last. Here's why--and how not to suffer the same fate.  Read more

Entice Mobile Users to Open Your Emails: 3 Tips

Here's a little-known secret to get more people to open your email marketing campaigns.  Read more

Smarter Online Marketing: 4 Tips

Check out these quick suggestions to get more out of your tweets, Facebook posts, and email newsletter sends.  Read more

5 Emails You Should Never Send

These five types of emails can sabotage morale, ruin relationships, and kill your office culture. Make sure you're not setting a bad example.  Read more

Secrets of the Email Scammers

There's more business smarts behind those Nigerian scams than you might think. A new report breaks down what makes them brilliant.  Read more

Become a Rock Star on Social Media: 4 Ways

One way to get more social media friends, followers, fans and fervor is to leverage your email marketing campaigns.  Read more

Email Marketing: 6 Tricks for Better Results

Email can be boring or annoying, and it certainly is not the new kid on the block. But as a consistent revenue driver with an unmatched ROI, it can be a boon...  Read more

Land a Customer Meeting: 4 Rules

Yeah, we know: Cold calling stinks. Here's how to get someone to give you the time of day.  Read more

Start an Email Marketing Campaign in Minutes

A round-up of some of the best online newsletter services out there. Plus: Three etiquette rules you must follow.  Read more

To Groupon or Not To Groupon? Do This First

Understand your customers--and the possible return, if any--before you make a Groupon-like offer.  Read more

Trade Shows: Get Bang for Your Buck

Trade shows and conferences cost money and time. Ask these four questions to determine if a show is right for your business.  Read more

Email Tips: 5 Ways to Get Action

Does your email get action--or get ignored? Here's how to craft a message that's relevant, timely, and easy-to-digest.  Read more

Why You Should Be Geeked About Data

We ran three marketing tests-with surprising results. Here's what our data revealed about the clicking habits of customers.  Read more

Marketing Lessons From the ‘Little Guys’

Big businesses need to lighten up, get creative and take a few cues from small business owners.  Read more

Start-up Marketing: An Essential Road Map

How to spread the word when you're new to an industry, don't have a big budget, and have few people to help you do it.  Read more

5 Secrets of a Great E-Newsletter Business

An e-newsletter has relatively low costs of entry and can quickly scale up to millions in revenues per year. Here's how to get started.  Read more

Marketing Makeover: Fix This Email Pitch

Email marketing fails when a message contains just biz-blab and fake emotion. Here's how to write a note that generates real leads.  Read more

Advertising Overload: Are You Guilty?

New research on just how many marketing messages it takes to completely turn off a customer.  Read more

How to Dig Deeper into Your Web Analytics

Get a better handle on what you're tracking and why. Here's a good place to start.  Read more

Land More E-mail in Your Targets' Inboxes

With the acquisition of OtherInbox, e-mail deliverability company Return Path hopes to help businesses do just that.  Read more

5 Biggest Event Planning Fears and How to Face Them

Will anyone show up? What if people get bored? Check out these five ideas to set your next company event up for success.  Read more