The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “2013’s Top Content: 10 Brands That Totally Nailed It”. Lisa Toner says, “It can be hard to focus on creating content at this time of year — what with office chocolates in abundance, festive songs ringing out, and the general air of excitement for the season. So as you add the final touches to your last pieces of content for 2013, why not take a minute to review some of the best pieces ofcontent to come out in 2013? If anyone asks what you’re up to, tell them it’s all part of your content planning process for... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “For new markets, when’s best to begin your email campaigns?”. Nigel Pocklington says, “At Hotels.com, email plays a key role in our marketing mix. We have localised websites around the world and run email programmes in 85 countries in 35 different languages utilising newsletters as well as triggered and transactional initiatives. Many of these markets can be classed as mature but, for emerging markets, one of the first questions to address is when to introduce email into the frame? What criteria should be used... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Copywriting for Sales: The 4 ‘U’s of Deal-Winning Email Copy”. Jon Birdsong says, “On average, 8 out of 10 people will read headline copy, but only 2 out of the 10 will read the rest. As a sales rep crafting prospect emails daily, this stat should raise a little red flag. Every time we write an email, our copywriting skills are tested. Our subject lines are headlines and our body is our value pitch. So whether or not copywriting has been a part of our academic or professional experience, you’ll need to master... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Everything You Need to Master Email Marketing”. Ginny Soskey says, “When you’re new to marketing, I’d argue that tackling email marketing is one of the hardest things you’ll do. Most of the other digital marketing channels — blogging, social media, landing pages, etc. — all have easy-to-find examples that can help inspire and inform your own marketing strategies. Email is a bit different. Because of the way email opt-ins work, it is much harder to learn email marketing through examples — you’ve... [...]

The latest post on ‘Experian Marketing Forward’ Blog is titled “Weekend mailings lead to higher opens, transactions and revenue”. Shelley Kessler says, “One question we get asked each holiday season is whether or not it is worthwhile to send email on weekends. Our analysis of promotional mailings for the first eight weeks of this holiday season indicates that weekend emails have been major contributors to holiday email programs. Across all industries, only 66 percent of brands sent promotional mailings on weekends. This percentage varied by industry, with a low of 17 percent for... [...]