{"id":1155,"date":"2011-03-11T23:48:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/email-marketing-in-60ish-seconds-the-weekly-wrap\/"},"modified":"2020-06-05T20:22:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T20:22:39","slug":"email-marketing-in-60ish-seconds-the-weekly-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/email-marketing-in-60ish-seconds-the-weekly-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Marketing in 60(ish) Seconds &#8211; The Weekly Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hope everybody had a fun and safe Fat Tuesday (and appreciated the hilarity in scheduling International Women\u2019s Day on the same date). If you\u2019re looking to stimulate your brain after some excessive Mardi Gras celebrations, look no further than this week\u2019s wrap. Try and soak it up before reversing the damage on St. Patrick\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing the Tone and Layout for Your Email Newsletter<\/h2>\n<p>Tone is a key part of making any writing engaging. Go back and look at some of the first blogs I wrote at Benchmark. They\u2019re a long way from Charlie Sheen jokes and other obscure pop culture references. Layout is also an important aspect of your email campaigns. Learn a thing or two about <a href=\"https:\/\/benchmarkemail.com\/blog\/choosing-the-tone-and-layout-for-your-email-newsletter\">Choosing the Tone and Layout for Your Email Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Support Update: How Many Clicks Does It Take?<\/h2>\n<p>One? Two? Three. Owls don\u2019t only answer questions about Tootsie Rolls. They\u2019re smart, you know. The fancy hat that every cartoon owl ever has worn tells you that. Sorry&#8230;there aren\u2019t any owls in this blog post. 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