Email is the juggernaut of the digital messaging systems…period.  Recently, a lot has been published about email’s decline, aging user base, and more. Social media and texting have their place for marketers. However, email remains a tried and true, steady performer when executed properly. Email + Texting + Social = A Force for Marketers Texting [...]

Over the last 10+ years of email marketing , there were several rules you could always count on: -   Subject lines are the key –   Make sure you blend text and images –   Keep your key content above the fold That last one might need a bit of revising though.  Readers no longer [...]

When I was asked (by email I might point out) to write this post in response to a recent report that web-based email use was “declining” (http://goo.gl/abj8S), I joked that I wasn’t sure how to respond given the death of email. As well, I couldn’t quite figure out a brief 140 character response that detailed [...]

The common water cooler talk these days seems to be “what do you think will happen this year” or as I call it the “what bright shinny object will you chase?”  Over the years I’ve learned that I don’t need to be the first one to jump on the “what technology is cutting edge,” maybe [...]