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I think therefore I am I think Email Marketing

Great marketing doesn’t come from AI — it comes from people. Use AI for efficiency, not identity. Your audience may tell the difference. Since AI use has exploded in the workplace and beyond, the question of how to use it responsibly has become a hot topic. Our list owners have shared their thoughtful perceptions about the role AI can play in online discussion lists, and email marketing. They also mention AI involvement in education, healthcare, and research. The center of their conversations comes down to this: can AI be utilized in these areas without deteriorating the human understanding that drives

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Better Metrics-Smarter Email Marketing: Moving Beyond Open

For years, open rates were treated as the gold standard of email success. The more people who opened your message, the bigger the win. If 66% opened your shampoo promotion, you might think, “Great! This campaign worked.” But open rates are no longer reliable.  Better Metrics for Smarter Email Marketing: Moving Beyond Open How do you measure the success of your email marketing campaigns? Do you track how many recipients opened a specific email and compare that number (or percentage) to the total emails delivered?  If so, then you are evaluating your success using the open rate (OR), a performance indicator

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The 6 Biggest Email Marketing Concerns in 2025 — And How to Stay Ahead

Email marketing in 2025 isn’t about sending more messages — it’s about sending the right message, to the right person, at the right time… with the tech and compliance to back it up.  Think of it like maintaining a well-tuned car: skip the oil changes, and it won’t matter how shiny it looks — it’s not going anywhere.  Fast-forward to today: you sign up with a legitimate email service provider, send 10,000 messages from a dedicated IP, and end up on a blacklist… even if every subscriber double opted in It’s 2011 — you could buy an email marketing program in a

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When Digest Style Newsletters Matter

An email digest is a summary email that compiles multiple messages or updates into a single message, typically sent on a scheduled basis (e.g., daily or weekly).  Instead of receiving individual emails for each message or discussion post, subscribers to an email digest receive one consolidated email that includes all recent content. This helps reduce inbox clutter and is especially useful for discussion groups, forums, or mailing lists. When was the last time you read everything in your inbox? Has it gotten so full that it feels like a chore just to open and “read” each message? Filtering with tabs  may

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Fix Your Email Reputation in 30 Minutes

If your emails are landing in spam folders—or worse, getting blocked entirely—you’re not alone. Email deliverability issues affect businesses of all sizes. But here’s the good news: in just 30 minutes, you can take serious steps to fix your email reputation and improve your inbox placement. Check Your Domain’s Reputation (5 Minutes) Start by looking up whether your sending domain or IP address is on any public blacklists. Use tools like MXToolbox, Talos Intelligence, or Google Postmaster Tools. Some blacklists are worse than others. For example, if you are listed on Spamhaus, major inboxes will block your email outright. If

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Spamhaus – Can be the Most Helpful, Until They Are Not

Email, lots of rules, uses, users, and self-proclaimed gatekeepers. If you send email for your business, manage newsletters, or run discussion lists, you’ve probably crossed paths with one of these mysterious gatekeepers. There are several to content with. One of the most powerful, Spamhaus, can be the most helpful, until they are not.  💡Who Is Spamhaus?  Spamhaus is like a neighborhood watch for the internet. Its mission is to block spam and malicious email before it hits your inbox. They maintain blacklists (known as DNSBLs or IP blocklists) that email providers and security tools use to decide whether to accept,

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When Microsoft Sets the Email Rules

This month, on May 5th, Microsoft introduced stricter authentication requirements for email senders.

These changes affect anyone sending more than 5,000 emails per day to recipients at Outlook.com, Hotmail, or Live.com — including email marketers, bulk senders, and automated announcement systems.

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How to do Sustainable Email Marketing 

The conversations about climate continue to change. Environmental responsibility constantly gains momentum.  AND marketers are rethinking not just what they send, but how they send it. Email marketing may seem invisible and paperless. It still leaves a digital footprint. Every message, server ping, and image file adds up. That’s why more companies are taking steps toward sustainable email marketing—and it’s not just good for the planet. It’s also good for business. What Is Sustainable Email Marketing? It’s an approach that reduces the environmental impact of email campaigns while improving relevance and user experience. Here’s how you can make your campaigns

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An Email Marketing Trick That Actually Works

April Fools is more than pranks-it’s a masterclass in attention-grabbing. Great email marketing works the same way.  It’s a marketing trick, using curiosity, surprise, and emotional triggers in your Subject line to get opens.   April Fools’ Day might be over, but the marketing magic it inspires is worth keeping year-round. Especially in your email marketing strategy. After all, what is April Fools really about? Getting attention, making people do a double take *or double click in this case, to get a reaction. Sound familiar? Of course, email marketers get attention with the Subject Line – the heart of great

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How Our Message Pricing Works

  1. Included Monthly Messages
    Each plan comes with a certain number of included messages at a standard size (up to 40K per email).
  2. Overage Rate
    After you’ve sent all your included messages, each additional 1,000 emails costs $0.90.
  3. What If an Email Is Larger Than 40K?
    • We measure every extra 1K of data beyond 40K as an extra fraction of a message.
    • Example: A 50K email counts as 1.25 messages (because 50K is 1.25 × 40K).
    • This prevents rounding up to a full extra 40K block when you only need 10K more.
  4. Covered by Your Monthly Fee
    • All administrative and automated list messages (welcome emails, unsubscribe confirmations, surveys, etc.)
    • Access to features like archives, refer-a-friend, click/open tracking, feedback loops, and more.