If you are evaluating the best email platform for STM publishing, you are probably not looking for a generic newsletter tool. You are looking for a platform that can handle the real complexity of scientific, technical, and medical publishing: content alerts, issue alerts, eTOCs, audience segmentation, monetization, deliverability, and the challenge of turning journal [...]
Best Practices for Casino Player Acquisition (That Actually Turn Into Long-Term Value) Casino visitation is booming again, and competition has never been tougher. In 2024, an estimated 122 million U.S. adults visited a casino in the past 12 months, with the average age on the floor trending younger every year. That means player acquisition [...]
If you work in casino marketing long enough, you’ll hear one metric referenced in every serious strategy conversation: THEO. But what is THEO in casino marketing and why does it matter more than actual loss? Let’s break it down in a way that’s practical, strategic, and directly tied to how modern casino marketing teams [...]
A few weeks ago, I attended a conference where Catalyst Marketing shared highlights from a survey they commissioned of 5,000 players across Indian casinos nationwide. Mark Astone and Josh Williams walked a room full of casino executives through the topline findings. The data was compelling, and it fueled more than a few hallway and [...]
Email is the one channel your competitors can’t fully see. They might notice your billboards, your paid search ads, even your social campaigns. But the email campaigns you send to players? That’s where the real strategy lives... Your offers, loyalty, PR, and player development all stitched together into one beautiful channel. The problem: most [...]
1-Minute Recap If you’re just here for the answer to “how often should you email your list?”, here’s the quick version: There’s no single magic number, but for most brands, 1–4 marketing emails per month to a broad list is the sweet spot where performance tends to hold up. For casinos, hotels, and franchises, [...]
Casino Marketing Specialists: Who Actually Grows the Casino? If you run a casino today, you’ve probably asked yourself: Who is truly responsible for driving profitable play and visits? What does a modern casino marketing specialist actually do? How do you tell a real expert from someone who just “does digital” for everyone? The days [...]
As Gaming Tightens Up, Who Actually Powers the Best Email? For gaming brands, email isn’t just another marketing channel anymore. It’s how you move players, protect them, and prove you’re in control. Today’s players and guests interact with casinos, sportsbooks, and iGaming brands through: Real-time odds and offers Cross-property comps and rewards Regulatory and [...]
Updated Feb 2026. Casino public relations (PR) and marketing demand exceptional precision and expertise. The stakes are high, competition is relentless, and public perception can shift in an instant. A well-executed PR strategy drives customer engagement and protects brand reputation. In the modern era, email marketing has emerged as a powerful yet underused tool [...]
1-Minute Recap If you only skim, here’s the playbook: “Average” CTR is not your ceiling. Recent benchmarks put the average email click-through rate around 2–2.5%, with 3.5%+ considered excellent. On paid channels, typical ad CTRs are even lower (e.g., ~0.8–1.5% on TikTok/Meta, ~0.5–0.6% on YouTube), which is why “average CTR” content feels so pessimistic. Casinos, [...]
