Email analytics used to focus on open rate as the gateway to email marketing success. After all, you can’t get a conversion without someone first opening your email. If we’re being honest, though, email open rates have always been a bit of a vanity metric. (Yup, we said the quiet part out loud.) What makes … Read more
On average, subscribers only spend 8.97 seconds with an email. In the fast-paced realm of digital marketing, standing out amidst the clutter of promotional emails is no small feat. That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome the newest quick-start template on the Litmus Personalize block: Scratch-Offs! With just a few clicks, you can bring a sense … Read more
Since its inception as The Email Design Conference in 2013, Litmus Live (as it’s now known) has been the event for email marketers all over the globe to get excited about. Including myself! The event is the beating heart of the email community—and that’s just one of the reasons why we feel the need to … Read more
Social media and email marketing are two of the most powerful channels at a marketer’s disposal. According to The State of Email Report, both email marketing and social media were ranked among the top three most effective channels for marketers. Source: The State of Email Report While email and social media are fundamentally different channels, … Read more
If you’re using Litmus to create, optimize, personalize, and analyze your campaigns, you know that your account is full of features that let you speed up your email workflow. But do you know all the helpful Litmus tricks that can help you save time and improve your campaigns? Here are 15 Litmus power-user tips that … Read more
Salesforce Connections is almost here! This month, from May 22-23, 2024, innovators in marketing, commerce, and customer engagement will gather in Chicago for this year’s event. And guess what: we’ll be there too! As we gear up for this year’s Connections, we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the key events and sessions … Read more
Remember in 2022 when ChatGPT had just launched and everyone was trying to figure out how best to use it? ChatGPT—and AI (Artificial Intelligence) for that matter—took the world by storm, affecting our personal and professional lives. Once I got past the “playing around” phase (I might’ve asked ChatGPT to write me an email marketing … Read more
Did you know 80% of customers are more likely to purchase from a brand that provides personalized experiences? Personalized experiences don’t just drive clicks—but also conversions—because you’re able to engage your subscribers in a fun way that creates memorable brand experiences in the inbox. You’re not alone in this journey towards perfectly personalized experiences. Litmus … Read more
When creating emails, we focus on building the best email for our audience. That often manifests itself in content curation before designing and creating the email. While we may agonize over subject lines, CTAs (call-to-action), and segmentation or personalization, there are some things we often forget: Email file size and email load times. And while they may have similarities, they … Read more
Saying goodbye to subscribers is hard, but sometimes it’s for the best. And when a subscriber wants to leave, the process needs to be as easy as possible. While you should still have an unsubscribe option within your emails, there’s another tool for email marketers and subscribers: list-unsubscribe. Let’s break down what list-unsubscribe is, why … Read more
The journey of an email from creation to sending takes hours of behind-the-scenes effort. Email marketers need to consider not only crafting, designing, and developing individual emails but also strategy, planning, operations, and deliverability—and of course, coordinating these efforts with the rest of your team. That’s why the MVP of any email marketing team is … Read more
There are two kinds of people: Those who chase after inbox zero and those who have 45,000 unread emails. Whether you’re always curating your incoming emails into carefully considered folders or letting it ride, chances are you have some kind of organizational system. As email geeks, we subscribe to all kinds of random emails in … Read more
“Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” That’s the phrase that comes to mind when I think about email subdomains. From the outside looking in, it’s easy to lump all of your email efforts under a single category. They’re all one email program! The reality is that you and your company have different … Read more
Every email has a purpose. Whether it’s to inform users of a product update, an upcoming event, or the latest offers—every campaign should have a primary goal. In most cases, the goal is to get subscribers to do something. Enter: calls-to-action (CTAs). CTAs help guide your subscriber to the primary action you want them to … Read more
As email geeks, we love to obsess over exciting email designs and funky new coding tricks. But the real reason we send emails? To build relationships that drive business results. To make email marketing work as a channel, you need to perform in three main areas: Deliverability, engagement, and value. That’s why we hosted a … Read more
As email marketers, designers, and developers, we care a lot about how our emails look in our subscribers’ inboxes. But have you ever asked yourself how your email sounds? It’s not something we think about a lot, but it’s a critical component of email accessibility. Can screen readers read emails? The short answer is: Yes. … Read more
Gone are the days of using only open and click-through rates to evaluate your email’s performance. Even with increasing data privacy regulations, marketers are finding new ways to measure and track their campaign’s success–including better methods to evaluate audience engagement. Ready to lift your email reporting to the next level? Here are four metrics you … Read more
Social proof is a powerful way to boost brand trust and engagement in your email campaigns. In this post, we’ll share what it is, why (and how) it works, and ways to do it, with 12 examples to inspire your own campaigns. Read on to learn: What is social proof? Why should you use social … Read more
