Email Marketing RulesImagining an Amazon Email Client: Prime Mail
Gmail is getting old. What’s the next hot email app? That was the gist of a tweet I saw early this year. At the time, the question made me reflect on the different features and capabilities of all of the major inbox providers, and what those differences said about inbox providers’ attitudes…
Litmus: 10 Email Marketing Predictions from the Experts
Litmus invited me and 9 other Litmus Live speakers to share their email marketing predictions for 2023. My prediction was about customer data platforms: “The sunsetting of third-party cookies, launch of Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection and App Tracking Transparency, and other changes have heightened the need of businesses to utilize their cross-channel…
Webbula: What Are the Top Email Marketing Resources for Beginners?
Along with 8 other email marketing experts, I share some of my picks for the best resources for folks just starting out in the industry. My top picks include: Really Good Emails, in addition to signing up to lots of email programs yourself Email Geeks Slack community and the #EmailGeeks community on…
Webbula: What Are the Top 3 Skills for a Successful Email Marketer in 2023?
Along with 9 other email experts, I share what I think are the top 3 skills that an email marketers need to have to be successful. For me, they need to have: Curiosity…about consumer behavior, new platform developments, and more A comfort with numbers, as the art and science of email marketing…
12 Trends a-Trending: What to Plan for This Holiday Season
This year’s holiday season is shaping up to be as dynamic and turbulent as the past few have been. But knowing what to expect and proper planning can help make the best of another tough holiday season. Here are our predictions for 12 trends to account for in your holiday campaign planning…
Webbula: What Are the Top 3 Reasons You Love Working in Email Marketing?
Along with 10 other email experts, I share my top 3 reasons why I love working our industry. For me, it comes down to: Loving the constant evolution of the channel and the fact that there’s always something new to talk about Enjoying the emphasis on data and insights, in addition to…
What’s Wrong with Email Marketing?
As powerful and unique as email marketing is, it’s far from perfect. If you want to grasp some of its imperfections, just look at what the inbox and mailbox providers have been doing. The features they’re pushing will give you a sense of what they feel is wrong with the channel. Here…
Customer First Thinking Podcast: Email Still Rules
Email marketing never seems to get the respect it deserves, yet consumers continue to prefer it over every other media channel, says Stephen Shaw, host of the Customer First Thinking Podcast. I could agree more. I recently joined him on his podcast, where we talked about how the future of email marketing…
On-Demand Webinar: How to Transform Your Customer Experience with a CDP
Brands are struggling with a myriad of forces, including disjointed omnichannel experiences, rapid consumer behavior changes, the sunsetting of third-party cookies, and Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection. Increasingly, they’re realizing that a big part of dealing with each of those challenges is to bring all their customer data together in one place—a customer…
How to Trim Your Out-of-Control Martech Stack
I couldn’t agree more with Bonnie Crater’s first prediction in her recent MarketingProfs article on the Top 3 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2022, which is that “B2B marketers will trim their tech stacks.” In her article, she says, “B2B marketers will look for opportunities to consolidate and simplify their tech stacks, paring…
Welcome! Email Marketing Rules is your guide to understanding the best practices of this complex, often misunderstood channel as you craft the best executions for your brand. Every week, we’ll explore strategies and tactics, discuss tips and inspiration, and dig into industry news and trends.
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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