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Email Marketing and Twitter: Forward to a Network (FTAN)

Let’s face it, Twitter and Facebook are making it much easier for people to share information with their network of friends and followers. Of course, marketers around the globe are wondering how they can leverage this ability to easily share content and get their content to go viral – or at least spread a bit more in a secondary... Read More →

Old SpamAssassin Rule Penalizes Email in 2010

An old spam rule contained in SpamAssassins default installation adds spam points to any messages with the date 2010. Well, now that 2010 has arrived, those penalty points are affecting legitimate email because, well, all email sent today will have a date of 2010 associated with it. “…Any emails sent as of January 1, 2010 to servers... Read More →

Conversation vs. Promotion

Mark Brownlow wrote a nice piece about the differences between email newsletters and promotions. We are beginning to see more conversations taking place in the marketplace, especially with the increase in Facebook, Twitter and other social media. Not too many years ago, we would sit back in an almost powerless fashion and watch the persuasive... Read More →

2009 Online Holiday Shopping Review (Green Tuesday?)

As Will.i.am sang, it’s a new day. And that day is Green Tuesday (December 15th) which trumped all other online holiday shopping days this year with $913 Million in sales on the day. Will.I.am – It’s A New Day / NEW Uploaded by Dritingtofrenchus. – Explore more music videos. December 15th saw a solid 21% increase in... Read More →

GroupMail Tuesday is Here!

Tired of lackluster holiday deals? We are too. That’s why we’re offering a 50% Discount on our entire suite of GroupMail email marketing software. Today only, you can get: GroupMail Personal Edition – $69.97 (regularly $139.95) Buy Now GroupMail Business Edition – $174.97 (regularly $349.95) Buy Now GroupMail Marketing... Read More →