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I must be getting old. I went from my usual pop culture references to dad jokes in this weekly wrap. I even make a \u201cThis Land Is Your Land\u201d reference. What is happening?<\/p>\n

Designing Email Templates for Men and Women<\/h4>\n

I started to write a \u201cmen are from Mars, women are from Venus\u201d joke here, but then I realized it wasn\u2019t ten years ago and it probably wasn\u2019t going to be funny (or maybe that\u2019s just my excuse for not coming up with a good enough joke). Gender is a good factor to take into account when segmenting your email campaigns. Learn about Designing Email Templates for Men and Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Email Personalization? Only if You Know Me, Please<\/h4>\n

It sounds to me like Paul is starting to notice that Big Brother is watching and he doesn\u2019t necessarily like it. Oh yeah. That was a 1984 reference (not the outdated TV show). I swear I\u2019ll work in a more current reference soon. Until then find out what had Paul saying, Email Personalization? Only if You Know Me, Please<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The State of Email on Its 50th Anniversary in 2015<\/h4>\n

You may say, how can Hal possibly know what it\u2019s going to be like in 2015? If you frequently read Hal\u2019s posts on our blog, you would know it\u2019s entirely possible that he has these capabilities. He never ceases to amaze us with his knowledge and wit. I\u2019m saying he might be able to see the future. You don\u2019t need any other reason to read about The State of Email on Its 50th Anniversary in 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Support Update: What Is the Benchmark Free Edition?<\/h4>\n

We\u2019re telling you there\u2019s a free edition of Benchmark Email. Do I even need to say something witty to get you to read about it? Check out Michelle\u2019s latest Support Update: What Is the Benchmark Free Edition<\/a>?<\/p>\n

How Small Businesses Can Attract Quality Recruits<\/h4>\n

A friend was just telling me that her roommate has Rubik\u2019s Cube Expert listed on their resume. I\u2019ll leave it up to you to decide if that would qualify as a quality recruit in your book. Children\u2019s toy experts aside, find out How Small Businesses Can Attract Quality Recruits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Telltale Games Hires Knotice: Video Games and Email Marketing<\/h4>\n

True story: I almost failed out of college my freshman year due to excessive playing of Halo. So you could imagine my excitement when I read a headline involving video games. For all my fellow video game nerds, check out Telltale Games Hires Knotice: Video Games and Email Marketing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walgreens\u2019 Autoresponder Campaign Has My Order Backwards<\/h4>\n

I was very proud of my internet prowess the other day, until Walgreens almost had me pulling my hair out. Thankfully, the end result was not bald Andy. I would end up getting my autographed photo of Earth, Wind and Fire<\/em>, but not before Walgreens\u2019 Autoresponder Campaign Had My Order Backwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Encourage Your Patrons to Share Your Restaurant Email Content<\/h4>\n

You might drink too much tequila if you see the word patron in the context of a restaurant and don\u2019t think of customers. It doesn\u2019t even make sense as the tequila when you make it plural. Nevertheless…that just happened. While I hang my head in shame, find out how to Encourage Your Patrons to Share Your Restaurant Email Content<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yahoo Mail\u2019s New Ad Targeting Software Puts the User in Control<\/h4>\n

Sometimes you can hear a word a thousand times and never think twice about it, but then you really look at it and it just seems so weird. Yahoo is one of those words for me. My apologies if you waste the next 20 minutes of your life staring at the word Yahoo. When you get done with that, see how Yahoo Mail\u2019s New Ad Targeting Software Puts the User in Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Event Marketing Manual from Benchmark Email!<\/h4>\n

This land was made for you and me and, according to Pierce in this article, email marketing was made for event planning. I guess I missed that part of the song. It must be true though. Pierce hasn\u2019t ever given me a reason to doubt him. Check out the New Event Marketing Manual from Benchmark Email!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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