Email is the Ultimate Push Channel. It’s NOT a Shove Channel

As you head into the frenzy of the holiday email-marketing season, take a minute to step back and appreciate email’s great strength as the original disruptive marketing channel. Email, in fact, is enjoying a renaissance! Those of us who have made email the centre of our work lives can rightly feel vindicated when study after… keep reading →

Why email is a push channel… not a shove channel

As the original disruptive channel, email is second to none for customer preference and ROI. But only a smart customer-centric approach that aligns with your brand strategy will make you welcome in the inbox. As you head into the frenzy of the holiday email-marketing season, take a minute to step back and appreciate email’s great… keep reading →

25 Email Marketing Influencers You Need to Follow

Following email marketing influencers on Twitter is not only a great way to stay in the know about trends, to gather best practices, and to learn new things–but it can help your business, too. The more you know and apply, the stronger your email marketing becomes. However, you can’t follow everyone. For this post, we’ve… keep reading →

Marketing Automation Needs The Human Touch, Too

Automation is one of the best things ever to happen to email. Automation, ironically, puts us as close as we can get to the Holy Grail of marketing communications – the 1:1 message – without having to manually send a message to each of our subscribers. Instead of sending one message designed to appeal as broadly… keep reading →

How Machine Learning Takes Email Marketing to New Heights

The possibilities and potential for machine learning never fail to amaze me, whether they could make my personal life easier (now my kitchen appliances can talk to each other, but do I want to know what they’re saying about me?) or open up new vistas for email marketers. In case you’re wondering whether machine learning… keep reading →