Subject lines are often given the least time and effort when an email campaign is created, but they are one of the biggest factors in an email's success. There is just no single rule, tactic or word that works every time. Best practices sometimes fail and A/B testing is flawed by the time variable when a test is repeated or rolled out.
Why every email you send is a reactivation message
As our regular readers will know, we spend a lot of time carefully analysing email performance data so it's easy to overlook some common myths that still pervade the industry. We looked at commonly cited wisdom about email marketing and put together our top 7 myths that need rethinking.
2012 is well under way and we've been busy spreading fresh ideas and keeping tabs on exciting new developments in email marketing. In this pick of recent web articles, we've highlighted news of an important step forward in email security and some new thoughts on A/B split testing.
Why you shouldn't write off your unresponsive email subscribers
Conventional marketing wisdom tells us removing inactive subscribers from your mailing list is good practice - but is it? Here, we turn that wisdom on its head. Find out why inactive subscribers are still valuable to your business and explore how you can reactivate them.
From welcome to reactivation: taking advantage of your messaging milestones
Don't just write off apparently dead email addresses - see them as an opportunity to reinvigorate your email list...
Looking at your list is like being the boy in the film The Sixth Sense - you see dead emails everywhere.
Established in 2001, Alchemy Worx is a global email marketing agency with over 70 employees across three continents.
They are the leading provider of Intelligent Automation, a pan-ESP solution that automates message delivery, content, analytics and optimisation so their clients can send highly personalised messages to everyone all the time.