Email Marketing and Social Media – What’s Goin’ On?!

First of all, we wanted to give you all a “high five” for your plans to “link up” with social media in 2010. Here are what respondents told us in our 2010 Email Marketing Trends Report:

Social Media Activity – A 113.2% increase in use of links to new messages on social media pages; a 109.1% increase in use of sign-up forms on Facebook, etc. fan pages; 88.8% will increase share options and 71.6%  more will place “follow us” links in email messages. Read more

Results of 2010 Email Marketing Trends Survey

As you all know, GetResponse is used by marketers all over the world. We deliver 5B emails every year, and the number’s climbing!  We certainly have the volume, so we’ve been conducting all kinds of studies to learn more about how marketers use GetResponse and what kind of results they’re getting.  Today we’re excited to reveal the results of our “2010 Email Marketing Trends Survey”. Read more

7 (more) email marketing tips to making your Holiday wishes come true!

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Based on tips from our first Holiday “blogathon”, we ALL know now that targeting your Holiday email messages can increase open rates by 20% and almost double your CTR1 .  But have you thought about the BEST way to use targeting and list segmentation for the holidays?

Should we do targeting a little different on Holiday perhaps? It’s certainly a unique season in many ways…

Our answer is “yes” and here’s why. Everyone wants to connect in more personal ways this time of year, even at the subscriber-relationship level.  And many of us may be a bit tired or emotional as we plow through double the usual amount of promotional emails, until we just give up and execute the dreaded “select>all>delete’.  Our point is, again, take care to personalize your subject line, titles, greetings and salutations, etc. and target your messages, but in a way that is practical and helpful to each of your target profiles. Don’t send too many messages,  and avoid hype at all costs…rather be a valued shopping partner during this hectic holiday season. Here’s how:

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