Why An Email Sucks and How to Make it Rock!
We all get hundreds of emails each day between our work and personal inboxes, so what does that mean? Competition for your readers’ attention is fierce. So why do so many emails in our inbox suck? I have a...
Email Marketing and Italy; a Comparison
I was on an Italian vacation (my favorite place in the world) pondering what I do for a living – teaching the art of email marketing so that small businesses can use it to grow – and I started to draw...
Lifecycle Marketing: What it is & Why it’s Important to Your Business
Lifecycle marketing (i.e., contacting customers based on where they are in the contact and purchase process) is getting lots of attention in many businesses. In fact, it’s so important that at...
The Scoop on Google’s +1
You’ve heard of the term “my +1” right? Well, Google recently introduced a new function with the same idea. According to Google, +1 is shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you...
Father’s Day Spending is On the Rise + 19 Subject Lines to Make Dad Proud
Good news for retailers (and dads!). Father’s Day spending’s on the rise this year, and is expected to reach almost $10 billion (projects the National Retail Federation). So how can your business get a...
U-Verse – Is Comcast Helping AT&T Build their Brand?
I’m a firm believer in the theory that competition is good. It keeps you on your toes, it fosters creative thinking, and it can even make you go the extra mile. Competitors can also help you. If they’re...
A Surprising Marketing Test & The Results
As email marketers, we’re constantly trying and testing new things to optimize our copy, creative and results. Our Director of Lifecycle Marketing, Kim Stiglitz, recently tried a few tactics with an email we...
The Ultimate Direct Mail Lead-Generation Piece!
Let’s face it, we all get a lot of mail. Some we read and others get the circular file treatment, IF it even makes it to our desks. Hey, in my opinion there is still a place for direct mail – for some...
Facebook Deals: Kind of a Big Deal
Are you looking for new ways to use online marketing and social media to build your business? If you’re reading this blog, then you just might be! In that case, you may want to pay particularly close attention to...