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8 Types of Email Marketers – Email Marketing 101
There is no such thing as an email marketer that knows it all. Many organizations want a jack of all trades (who is an expert); unfortunately, that person does not exist. There are eight types of email marketers out there. A person can be a blend of 2 or even 3 of these, but no one can be [...]
The Future of Email Creation for 2023 and Beyond
In this video, Andrew Kordek, VP at iPost, hosts a session of Email Never Sleeps with Dmitry Kudrenko, the CEO and co-founder of Stripo, an email design platform. The topic of discussion in this video is the future of email creation. Email Never Sleeps Season 2 Episode 6 with Dmitry Kudrenko Dimitri discusses the four stakeholders in email [...]
Being Proactive with Email Deliverability – Email Marketing 101
As a marketer, you want your emails to land in your subscribers' inboxes every time. However, sometimes your emails may end up triggering those spam filters, and you may not even know it. That's why it's crucial to be proactive about your email deliverability and think about improving email deliverability from the beginning. According to Miriam Webster, being [...]
Discover the Insider Strategies for Creating a Loyalty Program That Actually Works
In episode 5 of the Email Never Sleeps podcast, Andrew Kordek, from iPost, interviews David Slavick Co-founder & Partner of Ascendant Loyalty, about loyalty programs and the importance of effective communication with customers. Email Never Sleeps Season 2 Episode 5 with David Slavick Slavick explains that his company offers end-to-end customer relationship marketing loyalty services that involve designing [...]
Discover the Truth: Do Political Emails Suck?
Are you tired of receiving spammy and unappealing political emails? In this episode of Email Never Sleeps, Andrew Kordek from iPost interviews Greg Bryce, a political email guru, to discuss the best practices for creating effective political emails. Email Never Sleeps Season 2 Episode 4 with Greg Bryce Greg shares his insights on why the perception of political [...]
Why are unsubscribe links at the bottom of the page?
You understand the importance of building a healthy email list as an email marketer. You spend hours crafting the perfect email campaign, hoping to capture the attention of your subscribers and drive conversions. But have you ever stopped to consider the importance of the unsubscribe link at the bottom of your emails? Email Never Sleeps Episode 3, Season [...]
The Marketing Manager Who Wears alot of Hats with Jay Schwedelson
In this video, Andrew Kordek, the host of iPost's Email Never Sleeps, is joined by Jay Schwedelson, the founder of Outcome Media and the Guru Conference, to discuss how marketing managers can make the most of their email marketing campaigns. Andrew and Jay focus on what marketing managers with a lack of time for sophistication should do to [...]
Value Research & Email Marketing with Todd Lebo
Most marketers know the importance of value research, but many have never actually invested in it! You are missing out on some benefits and groundbreaking data, so watch this video and see why value research & email marketing are important. Email Never Sleeps Episode 1, Season 2 with Todd Lebo In this video Andrew Kordek and Todd Lebo [...]
Email Marketing Strategy vs Tactics
EMAIL STRATEGY AND EMAIL TACTICS ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. You will often hear the words strategies and tactics used interchangeably in the email marketing world, but they could not be any further apart. I have been asked many times to create a “strategy” when in reality, what was being asked for was a list of “tactics” to achieve the goal for many types of marketing campaigns. As email marketers, we all need to be aligned on what these email marketing strategies and email marketing tactics actually mean and the effect that they will have. If your long-term vision is to have success with your “strategy” then there needs to be a clear separation between words and [...]
9 Current Email Marketing Trends For 2023
Updated May 2023 Email Marketing is competitive. Brands compete for inbox attention, and marketers are as busy as ever. In my 21 year career in email, I have always read about and watched the current email marketing trends that shape our industry, and for 2023, I thought I would give the email world a bit of the Andrew Kordek vision on email marketing trends that should be top of mind in 2023. Please understand that mileage will vary on these trends, depending on what vertical your brand is in and your major corporate initiatives for 2023. Trend #1 - Stop It With Apple's Mail Privacy Protection It’s time to stop talking, blogging, webcasting, and solutions for [...]
2021 Gaming & Gambling Industry Conferences Recap Las Vegas
I recently attended two industry-specific conferences, both in Las Vegas. First was the Multi-unit Franchise Conference (MUFC) followed two weeks later at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). It was nice to get out and start seeing people face to face. It’s funny that a franchise-related event and a casino/gaming event could have so much in common. Industry Conferences Recap The over-arching theme from both conferences was the need for engagement. At the MUFC 2021 event, it was around the franchisor wanting to determine which prospective franchisee is more likely to buy a franchise location. They are wanting an automated process to separate the wheat from the chaff for those who raise their hand to learn more [...]
Benchmarking for Email Marketing
Welcome to a new digital marketing series at iPost called "Don't do this, do that.", where some of the best minds in email marketing will use dozens of years of both client, agency, and ESP experience to guide you the email marketer with pragmatic advice to help improve your marketing strategy. This week's article is about Benchmarking. What Is Benchmarking? First, let's start with some definitions. According to Wikipedia, "Benchmarking is the practice of comparing business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies." Benchmark is defined as an object, such as a ruler or standard, used as a measure of size, accuracy, or quality. So if you're comparing yourself to [...]
14 Best Black Friday Email Subject Lines Examples
Calling all high-level email marketers. Are you ready to boost your email open rates and revenue this holiday season with some of the best Black Friday email subject lines out there? Your subject lines are about to reach next-level status. This holiday season, our team at iPost wants to make sure you communicate your Black Friday deals more effectively in your email campaigns. Businesses are already preparing their sales and tightening things up for Black Friday launches. You probably are, too! Am I right? This post will show you: The best subject lines for Black Friday Black Friday and Cyber Monday email examples Show you how to use email library websites for inspiration Black Friday Email Subject [...]
5 Ways to Improve Email Deliverability
Email Deliverability Matters - Email Deliverability Best Practices Email marketing is the most cost-effective way to build brands, relationships, and revenue. When done correctly, the ROI for email marketing is astronomical, so marketers in all organizations love email marketing. One big area which causes some confusion amongst the marketing purist is that of deliverability. Marketers spend countless hours on creative, offers, messaging, subject lines, testing, marketing automation, and numerous other tasks and strategies to ensure an excellent inbox experience for their subscribers, but one thing is often overlooked; deliverability. Email deliverability is different from delivery of email. Simply put, email deliverability is the percentage of emails that reach your subscriber’s inbox. It is the cornerstone of [...]
iPost Announces 50 Million Email Send Giveaway & 25 Bottles of Engagin Gin Giveaway at G2E 2021 Conference
SAN MATEO, CALIF., September 21, 2021 For Immediate Release “iPost is so confident that our software and staff will become your new favorite marketing secret that we are giving away 50 million email sends to prove how effective our system is.” iPost, an enterprise email marketing and automation provider for Gaming/Casinos, Franchises, Agencies, Associations, Restaurants, Entertainment, Publishing, and Retail, has announced two significant giveaways to be held in Las Vegas at Global Gaming Expo (G2E). G2E is the gaming industry's preeminent trade show and conference. Prizes available include 50,000,000 in email sends and one-of-a-kind Gin: Engagin. Entries will be accepted at G2E; find iPost at booth 1936 and via iPost Gin Giveaway and iPost 50 Million email Giveaway. Giveaway [...]
iPost to Attend Multi-Unit Franchising Conference 2021
Franchisors and Franchisees, can I have your attention, please? I have just been handed an URGENT bit of news that iPost is a Bronze Sponsor of the annual Multi-Unit Franchising Conference Las Vegas MUFC 2021. We are super excited about being there from August 31st - September 3rd, 2021. Despite not having a booth, we will be sending Skip O’Neill, our resident wine connoisseur, gin expert, and email marketing warrior, to this great franchising event. Skip is quite eager to connect with fellow attendees. iPost brings value to the Franchise Industry, Learn More at Multi-Unit Franchising Conference. We understand complex Franchise Systems. At iPost, our commitment to the franchise industry is evident in that we are [...]
Franchise Marketing Attribution in Digital Email Marketing
In a recent Scorpion Research Study (published on the IFA site) done on Franchise Owner Marketing Attitudes & Usage, almost 27% of the business owner respondents said that Franchise Marketing Attribution was the most significant marketing challenge that they faced. In addition, when asked about what aspects of their digital advertising could work better, respondents said: “they wanted their SEO, PPC, directory listing, and email marketing to work more cohesively.” These marketing challenges may seem daunting but are not impossible to solve. Key Factors to Consider for Better Franchise Marketing Attribution 1. Attribution > cohesion When it comes to channel cohesion, it’s always the dream of any C-Level executive to want channels to work better together. [...]
Email Marketing: What is a Pristine Spam Trap?
A Pristine Spam Trap Is Not Good. There are three types of spam traps senders can email, but one of the worst ones is called a pristine spam trap. Pristine traps have also been referred to by email marketers as true traps or honeypots because the address has never been an email address. They are created by ISP’s, security companies, and inbox providers for the sole purpose of catching spammers. For example, ilovegettingemailsfromyourbrandsokeepsendingmeemails@gmail.com may look, sound, and feel like a legitimate email address, but let’s be honest, no one wants to type or even remember that address. How Do These Spam Trap Recipients Get On Your Email List? As an email sender, you should know and [...]
Andrew Kordek Reveals 8 Answers on Best Email Programs
Does the perfect email program exist? What is the best email system? These are commonly asked questions by digital marketers and the answer may surprise you. The perfect email program may or may not exist. Depending on how you define perfection, the Perfect Email Program Video by Andrew Kordek answers 8 commonly asked questions he encounters in his day to day at iPost. In, The Perfect Email Program Video, I discuss/challenge you as email marketers to answer a few questions to see if your program is ahead of the game. Perfect Email Program Video by Andrew Kordek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZmx0YEmFR0 I'm Andrew Kordek, I spent nine years managing emails on the client-side and managing multiple email accounts for Quest Software and Groupon [...]
iPost Joins International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG)
SAN MATEO, CALIF., June 29, 2021 iPost email marketing platform for franchises drives the decision to join IFPG iPost, an enterprise email marketing and automation provider is honored to announce that it has become an Elite Member of the International Franchise Professionals Group (IFPG), the world's largest & most respected franchise consultant organization. “iPost’s commitment to the franchise community made IFPG the ideal association to partner with,” says Skip O’Neill, iPost VP. “Helping franchisors to improve their efficiencies and customer communications aligns with our easy to use solution and multi-tier account structure." The amount of change that has happened in recent years around digital marketing is astronomical. Those franchises that offer the most relevant, targeted email content to [...]
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