Email marketing isn’t rocket science. In fact, it’s that very simplicity that makes it so accessible to marketers and consumers alike. The basic building blocks—subscribers, lists, campaigns, and workflows—are easy enough to grasp for anyone with even a passing interest in digital marketing. But every now and then, a technical term pops up that stops you in your tracks and makes you think, “Wait… what does that even mean?” One of those head-scratching terms is DKIM/SPF Alignment. And while it might sound intimidating at first, understanding what it is (and […]
In a perfect world, every visit and subsequent click on your website landing pages, email campaigns, and social media posts would come from a living, breathing human being who wants to engage with your business and potentially buy your products or services. Sadly, not all traffic is created equal. According to Statista, 50% of all traffic on the internet comes from bots. To confuse the situation further, some bot traffic is good (even necessary), and some bot traffic is downright dangerous. This creates big problems for marketers. In this post, […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s famous five-word mantra, “Move fast and break stuff,” inspired a generation of technology entrepreneurs who sought to emulate his success and get rich fast. For some (think Uber, Airbnb, and Netflix), this business philosophy worked well and left countless legacy competitors lying in the dust. But for others (think Theranos), breaking stuff meant breaking the law, which never ends well. Moving fast and breaking stuff may work well for organizations with unlimited resources to devote to projects that may or may not yield a return. But for the […]
Beginning February of 2024, Gmail and Yahoo! will require senders to pass DMARC in order to avoid negative impact to email delivery. What is DMARC? DMARC is an email authentication protocol that works on top of SPF and DKIM. For a DMARC record to pass in emfluence, you must also have the required DKIM records for that sending domain (which should have been set up during your onboarding). You can learn more about DMARC and how it works here. What do I need to do? If you send emails to […]
Did you know that you can use blocks of dynamic content in the emfluence Marketing Platform in much the same way you use variables for first name, last name, and other data fields? Using both Content Variables and Content Blocks, you can offer up blocks of completely different content to contacts based on what is on his or her contact record. That means you can create one email and deploy many content options from a single send. If you are currently using Dynamic Content Blocks, you can request the achievement […]
