Animated imagery is one of the top email design trends for 2019. Email marketers everywhere are looking to add movement to their campaigns—and the most popular way of doing that is by using the power of animated GIFs. But animated GIFs aren’t the only file type that allows you to add movement to imagery. Animated Portable Network Graphics—or APNGs—are an option you might want to explore, too. [...]
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In our fourth annual State of Email Workflows report, we take a detailed look at how over 3,000 email marketers: Handle crucial pre-send processes including content planning, email design, coding, testing, and reviews and approvals—and what tools they use along the way; Analyze campaigns post-send to monitor deliverability and measure the effectiveness of their campaigns; Use these insights to inform and strengthen strategy in their other marketing channels [...]
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We analyzed billions of email opens by time of day and found that the results are heavily impacted by geolocation and device usage. [...]
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You’re looking to include bulleted lists in your HTML emails? Here's how to code lists that work in all email clients—and follow accessibility guidelines. [...]
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Over the course of the past year, we’ve analyzed over 10 billion—yes, that’s billion with a “B”— email opens tracked with Litmus Email Analytics to see where subscribers read emails. And while a few things stayed the same, we saw plenty of movement this year in terms of email client popularity. In our 2019 Email Market Share infographic, we take a look at mobile, webmail, and desktop opens over the course of the year, providing insights into why these changes occurred and how they may affect your [...]
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Blue links in email: They’re a helpful usability feature, but far too often cause headaches for email marketers looking to design thoughtful, on-brand campaigns. Over the years, we’ve seen multiple ways of handling blue links in HTML emails, from simple to complex. We’ve even posted multiple articles on handling blue links in the past, from overriding styles on iOS to dealing with Gmail’s auto-linking behavior. [...]
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Broken grids and overlapping elements have been popular in web design and development in recent years. Thanks to absolute positioning and pseudo-elements, creating unique, abstract layouts can be relatively easy to achieve. As very few email clients support these CSS styles, email design and production teams have found creative workarounds to harness the potential of off-grid compositions. [...]
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Set on a mission to find out how the average subscriber engages with email, we analyzed more than 10 billion—yes, that’s billion with a “B”—email opens tracked with Litmus Email Analytics to understand what email clients subscribers use, when they are most likely to open email, how long they engage with email messages, whether they forward emails, and more. [...]
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Get a comprehensive look at the data, trends, and innovations that shape the email industry in 2019, and learn how they affect your email program. Now with up-to-date insights on AMP for Email, updates on GIF support in Outlook, and industry news from the first few months of 2019. [...]
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In December 2018, Gmail launched major updates to its Promotions tab, providing email marketers with more ways to make their emails visible and valuable to recipients. In addition to standard inbox text like subject lines or preview text, marketers can use annotations to include additional information like promotion codes, a featured image, and deal expiration dates—all visible to your subscribers before they open your email. [...]
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To build a best-in-class email program, you need to constantly improve—and there’s no better way to learn fast than through testing and experimentation. Brands that make A/B testing and email experiments a priority are proven to see better results. Our research shows that companies that A/B test every email see email marketing returns that are 37% higher than those of brands that never include A/B tests. [...]
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Every year, we survey thousands of email marketers about the brands that inspire them the most and use these insights to put together the ultimate list of the most inspiring email brands. Here are 2019’s must-subscribe brands. [...]
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or the British Flower delivery company Bloom & Wild Mother’s Day is a busy time, with plenty of email campaigns leading up to the day. But while Mother’s Day is a joyful time for some, it can be a very sensitive period for others. For those who have lost a loved one or had trials around motherhood, every Mother’s Day email can be a painful reminder of loss. [...]
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We brought together leading industry experts to break down key insights from Litmus’ 2019 State of Email report, explain the trends that are changing the industry, and provide practical advice on what those changes mean. [...]
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Animated GIF support—or the lack thereof—in Microsoft Outlook has long been a thorn in the sides of email marketers. A favorite of email geeks and subscribers alike, animated GIFs allow for movement and excitement in an otherwise static medium. But desktop Outlook users have always been left in the dark when it comes to animated GIFs. That is until now. The team at Microsoft announced that desktop Outlook will be getting an update to enable animated GIFs for Office 365 users starting in early [...]
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