Email Marketing RulesEmail Behavior Changes in the Age of Coronavirus
The coronavirus has disrupted most people’s lives, changing how they work, socialize, eat, and educate their children. It has also changed email behavior in profound and sometimes surprising ways. Let’s look at some of the changes in email behavior that we’ve seen in aggregated data from some of our Oracle CX Marketing…
6 Reasons Why Being in Gmail’s Promotions Tab Is Actually a Good Thing
Marketers have been concerned about their promotional emails landing in Gmail’s Promotions tab since Google launched Tabs in 2013. Back then, the concern was almost a hysteria, with rampant fears of Tabs causing a crash in email engagement and email revenues. Thankfully, concerns have cooled, with marketers seeing little to no bottom…
Email Deliverability Quarterly: ISP Performance Feeds, Validity Acquires 250ok, and More
Email deliverability is constantly changing, as inbox providers adjust their filtering algorithms, blacklists tweak their listing criteria, and consumers evolve their definition of spam. That’s why even the best email marketing programs suffer deliverability problems sometimes. To help you avoid trouble, the Email Deliverability Services team at Oracle CX Marketing Consulting shares…
Systemic Shocks: Adjusting Your Email Messaging in Times of Disruption
The dot-com bubble. 9/11. The Great Recession of 2009. And now COVID-19. When extreme shocks such as these occur, business as usual ceases. These shocks cause prolonged changes in consumer behavior, forcing smart businesses and marketers to adjust, too. While these adjustments typically start with crisis messaging, that’s just the beginning. Brands…
The Last Word on March 2020
A roundup of email marketing articles, posts, and tweets you might have missed last month… Must-read articles, posts & reports What We See With Email Rates During COVID-19 (MessageGears) Benchmark Assessment: COVID-19 Email Activity and Engagement (SparkPost) 6 Takeaways from the UNSPAM 2020 Conference (Litmus) Self-Serving Subscribers: Most Opt Out After Getting…
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Chad S. White
Head of Research
Oracle Digital Experience Agency
Author of Email Marketing Rules and nearly 4,000 articles about digital and email marketing
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