By Lauren Schuler, on February 1st, 2010
I recognize it’s a fairly trivial comparison, but if you think about it, there are many similarities between socks and emails.
For starters, socks are always getting lost. It seems like every time you turn around, another sock has decided to go AWOL on you. The same can be true for emails. Consumers are bombarded with [...]
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By Loren McDonald, on August 14th, 2009
How are email marketing practices of the top online retailers changing, for the better or worse? Find out at a free Webinar on Thursday August 20 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT, when I present results from Silverpop’s latest study comparing the email practices of retailers from Internet Retailer’s Top 500 list and 395 additional [...]
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By Loren McDonald, on April 13th, 2009
The unsubscribe is perhaps the most misunderstood and ignored element of an email program. But given that a best practices unsubscribe process minimizes damage to your brand, aids deliverability and can help retain subscribers, it’s worth a closer look.
Good Practice: Make It Easy to Unsubscribe
Unsubscribing is a normal part of the email relationship, and using [...]
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