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The Secret Psychology Behind Your Shopping Cart: Cognitive Biases Unveiled

Marketing emailing is, first and foremost, about customers. Therefore, if we wish to know more about marketing, we need to know more about how customers act in general, what they wish for, and what works best with them. This is where psych...

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

Domains & IPs: What the ESPs Aren’t Telling You

For many, email deliverability seems like a mysterious black box, filled with secrets only known to the experts. However, the truth is, it's a relatively straightforward science that you can understand the 80/20 of by just reading this pos...

Jesse Hanley
Jesse Hanley

DMARC, SPF and DKIM Simplified

In Email Marketing, ensuring your emails hit the inbox stage without a hitch is crucial. This is where the trio of DMARC, SPF, and DKIM takes the spotlight, acting as the guardians of your email's integrity and deliverability.

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

Subject Lines & Preheader Text - The Power Couple That Can Make or Break Your Email

The subject line and preheader are the first things your subscribers will see when your email lands in their inbox. Because of this, it is of key importance to perfect the art of composing them well - they have the responsibility but also ...

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

Beyond Basic Discounts

We all love a good discount, but as email marketers, we love effective discount practices even more! We have determined a few innovative discount strategies that will help you reach your full brand potential, as well as help you find the m...

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

Customer Segments, but as Romantic Relationships

Ever heard of RFM? Time to dive in.

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

Unsubscribe rates aren’t evil, they’re indicative

Unsubscribe Rates are probably the most misunderstood metric in email marketing. Here's why.

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean

A simple explanation of the new List-Unsubscribe header changes

An overview of the more confusing aspects of the Gmail and Yahoo changes.

Jesse Hanley
Jesse Hanley

Reward long-term customer relationships, engage short-term

In the world of ecommerce, there’s this infectious notion that ‘new’ is always better. Brands get caught up in the allure of new subscribers, pouring time, money and resources into wooing them to get that first sale.

Alyssa Jean
Alyssa Jean
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Bento on Air: We All SOFTFAIL A Little Sometimes

In this episode of the podcast, I talk about an experience I had dealing with SOFTFAIL errors — it cost me thousands! — and how to debug them. I also talk about SPF, DMARC, DKIM and other terms in a simple to understand way.

Jesse Hanley
Jesse Hanley
Video

Bento on Air: Tracking Pixels Trickery

In this episode, we discuss the topic of tracking pixels and their implementation in email marketing. The host shares a recent experience where a customer canceled their account because they were not receiving the same performance as their...

Jesse Hanley
Jesse Hanley

10 Effective Strategies to Promote Your Affiliate Links and Boost Your Earnings

Affiliate marketing has emerged as a lucrative online business model, allowing individuals to earn income by promoting products or services and earning commissions on successful referrals. However, simply joining an affiliate program is no...

Anja
Anja

Gmail Adds Blue Checkmark to Emails with Verified Brand Logos ... Kinda

Gmail's new feature of adding a blue checkmark to emails with verified brand logos is aimed at providing a more secure email ecosystem.

Jesse Hanley
Jesse Hanley

Weekly Roundup [Oct Week 2-3, 2022]: Two for the Price of One

Weekly Roundup for Weeks 2 & 3 of October.

Scott Melzer
Scott Melzer

Weekly Roundup [Oct Week 1, 2022]: We got your Versions here!

The weekly update roundup for Week 1 of Oct.

Scott Melzer
Scott Melzer

Weekly Roundup [Sept Week 4, 2022]: We got your stinkin' Batches right here!

Weekly update roundup for Week 4 of Sept.

Scott Melzer
Scott Melzer

Weekly Roundup [Sept Week 3, 2022]: Just go with the Webflow

Weekly Roundup for Week 3 of September.

Scott Melzer
Scott Melzer

The Importance of Email File Size

Let us take you through the basics of email file size by sharing some tips on how to reduce the size of your emails and the images inside them.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

A Guide on Email Popups

Learn what email popups are, why they are effective, and how to make one, alongside examples from famous brands.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

Weekly Roundup [Sept Week 2, 2022]: Gimme that Raw HTML

Weekly Roundup for the 2nd week of September.

Scott Melzer
Scott Melzer

7 Remarkable Copywriting Examples

Get inspired by these remarkable copywriting examples from both e-commerce and email marketing that will hopefully help you come up with an attractive copy.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

4 Unique Email Marketing Examples for Your Next Campaign

Take a look at some of the best email marketing examples that’ll inspire you for your next email marketing journey.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

7 Amazing Customer Testimonials You Can Learn Tons From

Take a look at three amazing examples of customer testimonials that can teach you a lot about social proof and why it's crucial for boosting sales and retaining customers.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

3 Great Customer Loyalty Programs You Can Learn From

Learn all the basics about customer loyalty programs and how to create your own by exploring some great examples from established brands.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska

Order Confirmation Email: Best Practices With Examples

Learn why order confirmation emails are important and how to create an effective one so you can also upsell and cross sell to your customers.

Gracija Atanasovska
Gracija Atanasovska