Oct 29, 2012 | E-mail marketing | Jean-Paul De Clerck

Proximity and relationships with brands via email

Relationships between consumers and brands remain fairly strong, even if the battle for the consumer's attention is growing. Trust and proximity are important keywords, also in email marketing. Among the main reasons why people sign up to a brand's emails the UK DMA found that being a regular customer (42% of respondents), liking the brand (40%) and having made a transaction (35%) are essential factors.

Oct 2, 2012 | E-mail marketing | Manu De Ros

Mobile email success: what it really boils down to

We provided several tips and best practices regarding mobile email design before. However, there is always room for more and in a recent post on Econsultancy, Erik Boman really shared a bunch of them, from the designer's perspective.

Sep 25, 2012 | E-mail marketing | Manu De Ros

Dear e-mail marketers, please stop flying blind

In a previous post I made the case for personalisation and segmentation. Unfortunately, however, it seems that a large majority of e-mail marketers is unable to perform any customer segmentation at all.

Sep 10, 2012 | E-mail marketing | Manu De Ros

Do these four types of e-mail messages threaten deliverability?

ReturnPath's Mario Marlisa recently wrote a great piece on deliverability for a collaborative white paper we released in Dutch. Marlisa emphasizes the increasing importance of engagement in deliverability.

Aug 31, 2012 | E-mail marketing | Manu De Ros

Expectations and promises in e-mail marketing

To have a successful e-mail marketing program, no matter the industry, certain overarching themes must be followed. Below are some considerations inspired by an article on MarketingSherpa, looking at how to deliver upon customer expectations.