Twitter is full of them, cell phones have pages to choose from and now they’re popping up in email subject lines. We’re talking about emojis. From smiley faces to stars, emojis are now communication tools. Once only popular to teenagers texting at warp thumb speed, emojis have entered email marketing – and many believe they’re here […]

Every copywriter and journalist knows the importance of a powerful headline. A subject line can make or break your email. More than a third of subscribers decide whether or not to open your email based on the subject line alone, so we've compiled nine tips to write subject lines that work. 1. The 50/50 time-spent […]

Have you ever read an email subject line and thought, “What was the author thinking?” Sadly, it happens a lot. In a recent post, we covered the top 10 best performing subject lines and since a top 10 'best' list would be complete without its corresponding '10 worst' list, we've compiled a list of subject lines associated […]

The subject line is arguably the most important part of an email message. That’s why email marketers are so focused on getting it right. To help you get your subject lines right, we’ve put together subject line templates based on the top ten best performing subject lines right now. They’re designed to boost opens, clicks, and sales. If […]

Email subject lines are stressful. Get them right, and you’re 80% on your way to a successful campaign. Botch them, and you’re sunk. I used 80% for a reason. David Ogilvy, granddaddy of copywriting and direct response marketing, famously said, “When you have written your headline, you have spent 80 cents out of your dollar.” […]

We ran multiple experiments on subject lines and summarized one particular case study example in our recent webinar: “Use Split Testing to Improve Email Responses (you can download the slides and view the on-demand version). Here are the email subject variations:

Email marketing, out of all marketing strategies, is still a dominant force in marketing. Many organizations have gone global and require the ability to take their email marketing campaigns to the global stage. If this is the case for your company, there’s a lot of things you need to get right. One of which is […]

If we’re talking ROI, email marketing remains top of the pile for ecommerce marketing. If you get it right, for every $1 spent on email marketing, you can expect $44 dollars back. Bottom line: your ecommerce business should be running email campaigns or you’re leaving a lot of money on the table. And if you’re […]