Email Marketing: What to Do About a Mistake

A social media post or a webpage can be immediately updated or removed if a mistake is present. Email, however, presents a unique challenge when an error is sent out.  If an email platform has a retract feature, the results are typically spotty at best.  This means that once an email is sent, there’s really no going back.  When a

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Define Success: Email Marketing

Using generic metrics for gauging success is very common in email marketing.  Specifically the most common gauges are: Open rate Click rate Don’t misunderstand, these metrics are important but for most email campaigns they should not be the defining factor in measuring success.  Success depends on the intent of the email. Here’s an example, an email campaign that consists of

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Email and Internet Testing Needs Some Planning

In a previous post, I said that email testing didn’t have to be a monumental task for smaller lists.  While that is true, the statement shouldn’t be taken to mean it is easy.  Detailed analysis is necessary to get a true picture of how your campaigns are running.  An integrated set of reports that takes all of your online initiatives

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