The Last Word on November 2024

Posted by Chad S. White on December 6, 2024

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A roundup of digital and email marketing articles, posts, and social buzz you might have missed last month…

Must-read articles, posts & reports

Apple AI Notification Summaries Exist; Rarely Useful, Often Hilarious (The Verge)

Google May Soon Let You Create Email Aliases in an Effort to Fight Spam (Android Authority)

What DMARC Policy Should Senders Use in 2025? (Email on Acid)

How Marketers Are Spending Their Money in 2025 (We Asked 11,093 Marketers) (Neil Patel)

Apple and Google Could Face a Competition Probe over Their Huge Mobile Ecosystems in the UK (CNBC)

Google Is Inserting Search Links into Webpages in the Google App Now (The Verge)

Insightful & entertaining social posts

Great recap of where we are with AI today.

“enterprise adoption is still very early: mostly low hanging fruit kind of use cases: chat, search, code, or easy to deploy applications. For anything more company-specific or industry specific: consultants are the big winners so far.” https://t.co/sddgQlA0Pu

— Paul Roetzer (@paulroetzer) November 10, 2024

Email Marketing thoughts:

1. Having your promotional emails land in the promotions tab is NOT a bad thing.

2. Sending to severely unengaged contacts WILL hurt your deliverability.

3. Bad deliverability? Moving providers isn’t an elixir.

#emailgeeks #ecommerce #marketing #BFCM #emailmarketing

— Greg zakowicz (@gregzakowicz.bsky.social) November 18, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Noteworthy subject lines

IKEA Family, 11/7 – 🦊🐝 Welcome to the magical Swedish forest! 🍄🌲
Burlington | Home D., 11/12 – Start the season with holiday décor savings!
vineyard vines, 11/4 – Last Call For 30% Off Holiday Family PJs
Michaels, 11/1 – 🎄 Celebrate Savings: The Great Big Tree Spree Starts Now! Up to 70% off!
Big Lots, 11/5 – Santa’s Secret: He Shops with Us for the Best Deals! 💯
Bass Pro Shops, 11/1 – Your Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide Is Here
Uncommon Goods, 11/4 – 10/10 gingerbread people recommend our gift guides
Uncommon Goods, 11/15 – Need a gift for that impossible-to-shop-for person?
Uncommon Goods, 11/30 – This year’s *best* bestsellers 🏆
Urban Outfitters, 11/4 – the styles on everyone’s list…
REI, 11/2 – The perfect gift 🤝 under $25
kate spade, 11/9 – Gifts under $100, right this way
Macy’s, 11/3 – Beauty advent cals mean you *can* give everything 💄
Redbubble, 11/19 – Bring their favorite anime worlds to life
Bed Bath & Beyond, 11/7 – ⏰🚨📢 LAST CHANCE: Up to 50% Off Early Black Friday ⏰🚨📢
Wayfair, 11/14 – 📃✏️ Check it off your BLACK FRIDAY list ✅
Priceline.com, 11/14 – Your Black Friday Preview (!!!)
Home Depot, 11/19 – Here & Now: Black Friday Savings
Macy’s, 11/22 – Don’t wait! Black Friday deals are ALREADY here
Target, 11/22 – Early Black Friday Deals start today!
MoMA Design Store, 11/19 – Black Friday Starts Early! 20% Off
NFLshop.com, 11/22 – Black Friday Deals >> Save 25% On Official Styles
vineyard vines, 11/22 – 40% Off EVERYTHING For Black Friday ⚫
Big Lots, 11/22 – Black Friday Friday: 50% Off ALL Cookware! 👩‍🍳🔥
Superdry, 11/22 – Black Friday Came Early: Up to 70% Off
REI, 11/29 – Opt Outside with us again on Black Friday
Cards Against Humanity, 11/30 – Diamond Potato is here
IKEA Family, 11/1 – 🦃 Save now, skip the holiday stress later! 🎄
Goldbelly, 11/5 – Pre-Order for Thanksgiving TODAY! 🦃
Crate & Barrel, 11/12 – Is your kitchen ready for turkey day? 🦃
Allrecipes Dinner Tonight, 11/1 – My Favorite 3-Ingredient Thanksgiving Appetizer
Williams Sonoma, 11/5 – Thanksgiving HQ: roasters, thermometers & more
West Elm Sale, 11/24 – Your living room sofa and guest bedroom all in one
Crate & Kids, 11/5 – It’s almost “play indoors” season. Prep your playroom →
Big Lots, 11/4 – $49.99 Heated Blankets—Yup, you read that right! NEW DEALS!
Levi’s, 11/12 – Outerwear for inner joy!
Sarah from Lonely Planet, 11/2 – It’s time to book your winter vacation
Petco, 11/5 – Stock up on your dog’s food before the holiday rush!
Tumblr, 11/25 – Congratulations, Max. 🎉
Gap, 11/13 – Introducing: Our heaviest hoodie
adidas, 11/2 – Ultraboost 1.0: All comfort. All energy.
Forever 21, 11/7 – NEW: Wicked Collection 🖤
Forever 21, 11/14 – JUST LAUNCHED: Peanuts Collection
Clinique Online, 11/19 – A gift after Live Chat? Yes please!