Act-On

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Their job is to protect users’ inboxes from unwanted and unsolicited email as well as to protect against malicious spam and phishing attacks. One exercise we advise – set up your baselines in the offseason (non-holiday times) so you can review how your holiday emails compare with your regular communications.

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Or getting stuck in SPAM folders, never to fulfill their destiny? Soft bounces are often temporary, and senders can typically fix them. Inbox Rate: The percentage of emails that are delivered to a non-SPAM folder. It can be estimated, but as a sender, you’ll never know the exact inbox rate. How can this be?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

When you launch an email marketing campaign , you can look back on all the hard work that you’ve put into crafting each email message and smile. But what if those emails never see the light of day again, and end their lives in a spam filter or junk folder? Spam messages have a far higher chance of ending up in junk mail folders.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 22, 2024

Knowing who they are beyond just names and email addresses—like what they love and need—can seriously power up your campaigns. A/B testing can be a really great help here. The right automation tools can turn a massive list of contacts into a curated audience of engaged subscribers. It’s all about respecting your audience.

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SendX

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Email marketers are constantly navigating the complex landscape of regulations and laws, such as GDPR and CAN-SPAM, aiming to enhance their brand's integrity while maximizing engagement.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, they can complement your other marketing strategies in substantial ways. If you misfire, recipients are likely to tag your messages as spam, reducing your overall email deliverability rate. How can your solution save time, improve efficiency, reduce costs, or increase revenue?

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Benchmark Email

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Spam — to know it is to hate it.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 26, 2016

Unfortunately, I don’t really need to introduce the idea of spam to you. No, not the (beloved by some) canned meat product, but the clutter of unwanted, unsolicited, and unnecessary emails that pretty much anyone with an email address has experienced. How CAN-SPAM Works, and What it Requires. Who Can Sue Under CAN-SPAM?

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SendX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

So how can you get direct access to the inbox & undivided attention of your audience while creating content that drives value for them? Building trust: When you deliver content that is relevant to your customers and can help them do their job better or live their life to the fullest, they will get in the habit of opening your emails.

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Zoominfo

MAY 19, 2020

What is spam? Many people seem to carry the misconception that any cold or unsolicited email is spam, and that spam is illegal. To start with, let’s clarify the distinction between “spam” and illegal email. Spam” is not a legal term, and definitions vary. But is Spam Legal? The CAN-SPAM Act.

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The Point

DECEMBER 5, 2023

There are also steps you can take to ensure that any risk is minimized. The risk in using house lists may be lower, since (in theory) these contacts have some relationship with your brand and are less likely to prompt spam complaints. Let’s review what the new regulations are, in brief. Yahoo’s rules are expected to be similar.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 12, 2021

People only have so much to give, and if your emails don’t have immediate appeal, you can kiss your click-through dreams goodbye. If your emails never reach the inbox and go to spam instead, you never even get the chance to show off your witty subject lines. Attention is a limited resource.

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Litmus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Every time you press send, your email goes through an obstacle course of deliverability checks—meant to keep spammers and scammers from hurting your subscribers—and sometimes, your innocent email marketing campaigns can get caught. If someone marks you as spam, you’re going to be in the spam folder.

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Litmus

OCTOBER 18, 2024

What seems like a straightforward action comes with decisions that can impact your email deliverability and performance, though. For example, Gmail and Yahoo have new deliverability rules that require you to maintain a spam complaint rate under 0.3%, among other factors.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2024

With just a few clicks, even beginners can implement powerful strategies that drive traffic and increase conversions. A well-designed site can significantly enhance user experience, improve engagement, and drive conversions. With a few clicks, you can connect your site to Google Analytics and immediately see valuable data.

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Martech

JULY 23, 2024

“Google, Yahoo and many other mailbox providers are getting more and more frustrated having to deal with spam,” Al Iverson, industry research and community engagement lead at Valimail, told MarTech. “So How big is the spam problem? And over half of those, depending on which metrics you look at, are estimated to be spam.”

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Act-On

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Read on to find out what’s changing, and how you can respond generally, and specifically in the Act-On platform if you’re a current customer. Minimization of unsubscribed emails and spam complaints Providers are placing a heightened focus on reducing unwanted emails. or over spam complaint rate.

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Litmus

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

While email deliverability can feel like a bit of a mystery at times, you don’t have to cross your fingers and hope that your messages end up where you intend. With Litmus Spam Testing, you can identify and fix issues that might otherwise land your emails in spam—long before you hit send. What is Litmus Spam Testing?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 3, 2024

eCards are flexible and can be used to achieve multiple goals, but remember that for each kind of eCard you need, you’ll need to create a new set of eCards. Your eCards can vary in color and even diverge from your brand colors. Animations: Animated graphics like exploding fireworks or falling confetti can bring your designs to life.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

There are certain words you don’t, can’t, shouldn’t, and mustn’t use within your email subject line if you want to pique people’s interest while avoiding spam blockers. There are so many spam trigger words, someone could write a nice thick book about them. Emojis – Emojis and symbols ($$$) are major spam triggers.

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Act-On

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They may seem small, but the email sender name and the “From address” can play a role in whether someone opens your email, or ignores it; engages with it, or reports it. DO: Use a brand name your recipients can instantly recognize as yours. That’s a major red flag for spam bots and filters.

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Litmus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In fact, 70% of emails show at least one spam-related issue that could keep them from reaching the inbox. it can be difficult to know what went wrong. While many factors affect your deliverability, spam traps are one of the biggest and most misunderstood of them all. What is a spam trap?

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Optinmonster

APRIL 24, 2024

Here’s a double opt-in email example from NextDraft : As you can see, NextDraft uses a subject line that clearly states the purpose of the email. Now, let’s compare the benefits and disadvantages of double opt-in vs. single opt-in so you can choose the one that is best for your brand. of email traffic in 2023 was spam.

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Martech

JULY 31, 2024

Gmail’s new spam guidelines are putting email and CRM marketers in a bit of a pickle. Responsible list management to stay under spam thresholds means subscriber volume will likely decrease over time. In other words, if you’re going to fail, fail fast to mitigate your spam risk. I highly recommend using click metrics instead.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 21, 2022

An SEO content writer is a trained professional/specialist who is well-versed in all aspects of SEO and how content can be crafted to achieve search engine rank. They also know both on-page and off-page SEO and can create articles and blog posts accordingly. A writer needs to produce content that can attract Google’s attention.

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Martech

APRIL 17, 2024

On February 1, Google began enforcing spam guidelines for bulk email senders , warning senders to keep their spam rates reported in Google’s Postmaster Tools below.01%. Advanced techniques to reduce spam. Common email mistakes that increase spam rates There are four major categories of common mistakes: Poor CRM/data hygiene.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 9, 2023

Domain authority measures the quality and quantity of backlinks to a specific website, making it easier to understand how you can drive more organic traffic. Including quality backlinks can help avoid significant changes in your score, but doesn’t rule out fluctuations since competitor backlinks can’t be controlled. Spam Score.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The goal is to cut down on spam by enforcing specific requirements around authentication, ease of unsubscribing and relevancy of messaging. What this means for bulk email senders Google already regularly sends some emails to the spam folder. But Google is also providing more explicit sender guidelines that cite a spam rate of.03%

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Martech

AUGUST 14, 2024

Additionally, Google’s website domain upgrades and stringent spam threshold rates have all posed formidable obstacles for marketers.” Notice in the list above that “unsubscribe” is far from the most damaging action a recipient can take. If it’s the wrong address, a recipient is more likely to flag as spam or block the emails.

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Zoominfo

DECEMBER 12, 2019

There’s something lurking out there, in the corners of the email marketing world, that scares a lot of people: the spam trap. Spam traps instill fear in marketers because most people don’t really understand how spam traps work or how common they are. Keep reading to learn all about spam traps and how to avoid them!

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AUGUST 15, 2024

Then we give a few tips on how you can incorporate those learnings into the 2024 holiday season. While this seems like a positive statistic, the odds are high that an increased amount of mail was landing in the spam folder due to aggressive filtering on the MBP side. Again, this could be partially attributed to spam folder placement.

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Optinmonster

APRIL 11, 2024

Avoid Spam Trap Emails What Is Email Deliverability? Email deliverability rate refers to the percentage of your emails that are delivered AND make it through the email servers’ spam filters. They don’t have to check their spam or junk folders to see them. Learn more: Why Are My Emails Going to Spam?

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Martech

MAY 30, 2024

“I use a warm-up tool, but my emails still end up in spam. They establish a foundation for a new domain and can help you get off the ground and land in the inbox. So, even after a warm-up process, emails can still end up in the spam folder. So, even after a warm-up process, emails can still end up in the spam folder.

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Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The guidelines largely focus on three areas: authentication of outgoing emails, reported spam rates and the ability to easily unsubscribe from email lists. This will close loopholes that can be exploited by attackers, according to Google. What are the reported spam rates for bulk email senders? Spam is a significant problem.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Spam Update: Running in parallel is Google’s October 2023 Spam Update. This focused initiative aims to combat spam content across multiple languages, ultimately elevating the quality of search results by diminishing the prevalence of spammy content. What Does Google Consider Spam?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 30, 2024

The inbox: If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere in email marketing. When brands send messages to a large audience, they must navigate rules intended to protect users from getting a lot of spam. Avoiding the spam filter should be top-of-mind as you set up your delivery systems. No one likes spam.

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Litmus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But worry not—as long as you follow these new rules, your email campaigns should stay out of spam. From authenticating your emails to avoiding bounces and spam complaints, we’ll go through the steps you need to take to boost and maintain your inbox reach. What are the new Gmail email deliverability rules?

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