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We have some great articles lined up in this month's issue... The legendary Bill McCloskey reveals what makes an email campaign successful and gives some great examples; Stephanie Miller of Return Path looks at how we can improve our ROI and Skip Fidura of OgilvyOne reviews the changing role of marketing over the years and comes to an interesting conclusion. And guess what?... they all have something in common...but I won't spoil the surprise - you'll have to read them to find the common denominator.

Next month we have the talented Lisa Harmon of Smith-Harmon on how to maximise your holiday email creative and I interview Stefan Pollard who has recently moved over Responsys.

Kath Pay, Editor, Infobox
Managing Director, Ezemail


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The True Secret of Successful Email Marketing

In this article, email guru Bill McCloskey of Email Data Source, reveals a best kept secret of the industry. What is the key to email marketing success? Is it deliverability, renderability, the offer, the database, the subject line....or one of the many other facets which contribute towards the making of an email campaign?

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Email ROI - Spoiled By Our Own Success


Everyone knows that email marketing gives some of the best ROI. Even when we send out batch and blast style email campaigns, we still seem to benefit from good ROI. But, why settle just for good? In this article by Stephanie Miller of Return Path, she presents a challenge: optimise your emails for better subscriber experience and be rewarded by excellent ROI.

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Email Marketing in a Web 2.0 World


Skip Fidura of OgilvyOne takes us through the last fifteen years of marketing - Pre-Web, Web 1.0 and now 2.0, and concludes that marketers need to provide more relevant marketing which meets the expectations of a Web 2.0 consumer.

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11 Tips to Create a Great Subscriber Form


Kath Pay of Ezemail provides 11 tips for creating non-confusing, legislatively compliant and easy to use subscriber forms which will assist in building relationships with your subscribers.

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Email Databases: Managing, Updating and Analysing Data


The Best Practice Hub of the DMA's Email Marketing Council has released a new whitepaper about managing data. Written by Fiona Cuthbert of EuroDirect, it addresses in detail the correct way of managing, updating and analysing data according to the Best Practice Guidelines.

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EEC Report: Incentives Aren't Just For Conversions Anymore


Incentivising subscribers with discounts and free shipping to spur sales is core to ecommerce newsletters. What’s less common is using incentives to drive other email and online behaviors. Here are some of the behaviors—from the most common to the more exotic—that the largest online retailers have been trying to encourage with discounts, sweepstakes and other carrots.

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The Implications of the latest internet and email security measures for digital marketing

Date: 29 October 2008

With keynote speaker Craig Spiezle, Director Online Safety & Security, Microsoft and Chairman of the Authentication & Online Trust Alliance, this seminar will focus on the key issues of authentication and delivery in email marketing prior to Authentication Day, 1 November.

A Practical Guide to Email Marketing Conference

Date: 4 November 2008

Covering strategic and practical issues for managers, directors and consultants with responsibility for email marketing, working in businesses or agencies: Breakout streams will focus on issues unique to B2B, B2C and not-for-profit sectors.

Ready Steady Email!

Date: 4 December 2008

At this half day interactive workshop delegates will consider and develop a brief, with the aid of facilitators from leading companies within the industry. Prizes will be given to those who develop the best work. 


News News

Litmus Email Client Share Report

U.S. E-mail Marketing Volume Will Reach 838 Billion Messages in 2013

Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) recently released  "Email Data Management Best Practices"


Blogs Blog Links

Getting Up Close and Personal with Eurostar

Making Good On Your Mistake

'Ready, Steady Email' Rolls Out, and Rolls into Bristol.

Its Always the Simple Questions

Know Your Subscribers...and Let Them Know that You Know Them


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