Summertime Strategies

Memorial Day weekend officially marks the beginning of summertime, and with that comes many changes in our personal lives–end of school for kids, vacation season, family reunions and more time outdoors. Summer can also affect the way we do business. Here are...

Template Talk

Great minds think alike! I’ve been working on this blog post for the past few days but have had it top of mine for a while now. Today, a post from Litmus on Twitter caught my eye:  they published a similar blog post yesterday titled What is an Email Template?  I...

Word Play

As a content person, my goal is to write messages that reach out and grab the audience. But because I write them all day long, I am somewhat immune to the charms of my own inbox. That’s why when a subject line and email content make me smile automatically, I...

Holy Moly Emoji!

Last week when I opened my email, the first words out of my mouth were “Holy Emoji!” Using emoji’s in subject lines is a trend that can increase open rates when used correctly. In fact, when relevant, we’ve used them from time-to-time with some...