We realized that the weekly blog digest we were providing may have been too much to digest. Oh, the irony. We’ve cut it down to this week’s top 10 blog posts. In this blog I sing to you in a way that won’t make your ears bleed. Do you really need to know anything else? Hopefully the answer is yes because there’s a bunch of other good stuff too.

Email Templates: Segmenting Holiday Promotions by Region

This holiday focuses on the international side of email marketing with holiday email campaigns. It doesn’t have to be that wide a scope. In our country, different regions celebrate different holidays. For instance, in Southern Indiana and the surrounding areas, the Kentucky Derby is a holiday. My parents, though, would not understand getting a “holiday” email about the Derby… Or why I would rather go to the Derby than my own college graduation, but that’s a story for another day. Learn about Email Templates: Segmenting Holiday Promotions by Region.

A World without Email Service Providers

(Cue the movie trailer voice) In a world, where Andy is unemployed… That’s where my life would be without Email Service Providers. Have you ever considered what it would be like in A World without Email Service Providers?

Customize an Email Template that Stings the Nostrils on April 19

Have you ever wondered who thought to eat garlic? I have. I came up with my own hypothesis, but if you really want to find out you should probably Google it. If you want to take my word for it, read about how you should Customize an Email Template that Stings the Nostrils on April 19.

Love (for Your Email Subscribers) Means Having to Say You’re Sorry

La la la la la. La la la la la. La la la la la, la la la la. Looooo-ving youuuuuu… Love (for Your Email Subscribers) Means Having to Say You’re Sorry (the high notes go over better this way, trust me).

Email Marketing Equalizes Small Business and Public Corporations

A friend and I had a minor obsession with NFL Street on XBOX when we were in college. We played constantly. It was great. Except my friend rarely beat me. The only time he could was after several beers. He called it our great equalizer. For small business and public corporations, it’s something else. Not beer, but instead Email Marketing Equalizes Small Businesses and Public Corporations.

New Wine Drinkers’ Survey Provides Valuable Email Segmentation Data

Over a thousand adult wine drinkers were surveyed. The top 5 answers are on the board. What? We’re not playing Family Feud? I thought that’s the only reason people took surveys. I guess I have egg on my face. Surveys aren’t just for Family Feud, see how the New Wine Drinkers’ Survey Provides Valuable Email Segmentation Data.

Earning an Email Marketing Gold Star: Worth It?

The last time I got a gold star was on my Volleyball final in college. I was so proud of my 100% score and gold star that I hung it on my fridge. If you know me, none of this should be surprising. If you don’t, I can see a couple parts of this story that might strike you as odd. So, is Earning an Email Marketing Gold Star Worth It?

Email Templates: Popular Color Themes and Branding

Growing up in Chicago in the 90s, everyone had Air Jordans. It made me sad when I heard that kids at some of the inner city schools couldn’t wear them to school because they were also gang colors. Luckily, I don’t think there’s any email marketing gang keeping you from using these popular color themes. I’m color blind, so it’s a good thing Denise wrote about Email Templates: Popular Color Themes and Branding.

Support Update: Would You Like a Receipt with That?

Apparently you can take the fry girl out of the fast food joint, but you can’t take the fast food joint out of the fry girl. That or Michelle was just being witty with that headline. In fact now that I think of it, she probably didn’t even write that. Pierce (our content manager) is the fry girl, but I digress… Take a look at the latest Support Update: Would You Like a Receipt with That?

Top 5 Email Marketing Tips for Caterers

Don’t eat yellow snow. Well, that’s just good advice for everybody. For caterers, it’s probably a little more involved. Check out the Top 5 Email Marketing Tips for Caterers.