Marketing is evolving at a rapid pace and there are more technologies than ever before to manage it. We marketers are increasingly challenged with how to best reach our audiences. It’s clear that we want maximum ROI, better engagement, and improved personalization and relevance. The ambiguous question is how to achieve those things, particularly with manageable budgets and resources. Am I right?
22 Ways to Win with Social Media in Email
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 25, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
Bonus Round: 10 More Uses for Real-Time Social Feeds in Email
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 13, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
For those of you who feel like you have a good grip on the basics of using social feeds in email campaigns, you might also be thinking about other creative ideas. So far we've shown you detailed ideas for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and blog feeds in emails. Now, we'd like to juice your creativity with 10 more bonus use case examples.
RSS & Blogs: How to Use Live Feeds in Email Campaigns
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 4, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
The word “blog” was first coined back in 1999, and its importance and usage has become widespread ever since. Back in 2012, 62% of respondents to HubSpot’s State of Inbound Marketing reported that their company maintained a blog as a marketing tool, and in the time since, the practice has become even more commonplace, especially with the rise of content marketing.
Twitter: How to Use Live Feeds in Email Campaigns
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 28, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
Twitter is the social network for sharing information, news, and personal updates, all in 140 characters. And this year, the social network for all things short and sweet broke the 300 million active users barrier. If you’ve spent any time on Twitter, you know it has some major advantages, including the ability to easily converse with your customers, as a large percentage of users follow others simply to find out what’s going on.
Facebook: How to Use Live Feeds in Email Campaigns
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 21, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
Facebook is the big daddy of social networks. As of the first quarter of 2018, Facebook had 1.44 billion monthly active users. If you aren’t aware of the power of Facebook by now, you either spent the last decade on the moon or deep underground. But hey, welcome back!
Instagram: How to Use Live Feeds in Email Campaigns
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 16, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Social Media, Campaign Ideas
Instagram is a mobile app that allows users to take photos, add creative filters, and share them with followers. Since its launch in 2010, the social network has grown to more than 300 million users. Instagrammers love to share photos of what they’re doing, eating, and wearing. The app has also become a leading channel for brands looking to snap their way into consumers’ hearts — and it’s getting picture-perfect results.
22 Uses for Embedded Social Feeds in Email [Guide]
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 18, 2018 / by Natalye Childress posted in Email Personalization, Social Media
Social media has been a focal point for marketers for quite some time, and as it continues to permeate more and more corners of our lives, it becomes increasingly important to determine how to make the most of it.
The Powerful Combination of Social and Email
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 9, 2018 / by Natalye Childress posted in Social Media, Cross-Channel
Social media has infiltrated nearly every aspect of our lives, and this is especially true in the email marketing world. At the same time, it raises the question of how to make the most of investment in things like Facebook pages, Twitter streams, and Instagram feeds. After all, we all know they are important components of building and maintaining a community around a business or brand.
Autoresponders That Are Always Fresh and Delightful
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 2, 2018 / by Sandy Hathaway posted in Email Personalization, Dynamic Content, Social Media, Autoresponders
Your business depends on autoresponders. They offer a timely, low-cost service that supports your subscribers even as your email list grows. However, they go stale fairly quickly. You can set ‘em and forget ‘em which is super efficient, but it also has its drawbacks.
One Direction Fans or the Email Community?
[fa icon="calendar'] May 22, 2018 / by Jake Stott posted in Dynamic Content, Social Media
Last night, Litmus and #TEDC15 made it hard to tell the difference.
The date is Thursday, the 21st of May, 2018. For most people, it maybe seemed a fairly insignificant day on the calendar. In Berlin, the weather was pleasant at best; it was early evening, and this tweet appeared. What happened next will blow your mind….