Something I hear a lot from marketers these days is, “the spam filters are getting so good! How can I avoid getting caught?” I usually follow up with, “Well, are you spamming?”
This question is sometimes followed by vehement denial, but it usually gives marketers pause to think that, hey, maybe they’re sending spam after all.
We’ve grown accustomed these days to thinking that “spam” is reserved for banking scams and Viagra pills, and any email...
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How to Avoid the Spam Label
March 03, 2013
Avoiding Spam Filters with Your Email Marketing
March 03, 2013
Unlimited email marketing is one of the greatest tools that businesses have available to them today, but it also comes with some serious downside. That is – the spam filter.
We’ve all looked at what ends up in our spam filters: Scam emails and lewd content abound. But take a close look – every so often a seemingly-legitimate email ends up in there as well. A savvy email marketer knows that this can happen to anyone who isn’t careful. Follow a few of these guidelines if...
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Images in Email: What You Need to Know
February 26, 2013
If you’re running an online business and you’d like to use your high volume email client to send out newsletters and promotions, ones that really emphasize your brand with the assistance of images, then think again. While it’s ideal to be able to create brand recognition within your emails, building customer loyalty, the fact of the matter is that it’s very unlikely to even be seen by the recipient. Why is this?
The Risks of Embedding Images
When...
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