Inspired by the recent EEC webinar, “Millennials Speak Out: Email Marketing Preferences & Brand Loyalty,” I wanted to share a few key takeaways: We’ve been hearing “email is dead” for about 15 years, and we know that’s not true. What’s dead is outdated email strategy and spray and pray tactics....
Please join us in congratulating the newly elected members of the Email Experience Council's Member Advisory Committee (MAC). This is our Board-level Committee which is comprised of thought leaders in the email marketing community. Anthony Chiulli: Marketing Practice, Deliverability Services, Salesforce Jennifer Hoth: Sr. Relationship Marketing Strategist, DEG Sal Tripi:...
We’ve always known that consumers have a penchant for shopping around. That was certainly heightened with the emergence of online shopping, but things have definitely moved on since 1994! Today there are more retailers in the market than ever, which has undoubtedly impacted the way people buy. More choice means...
It’s with great pleasure that we announce that the 2018 Email Evolution Conference is returning to New Orleans April 4 – 6, 2018. This is your opportunity to attend, exhibit, sponsor or speak at the premiere event for email marketers. Deadline to submit your speaker proposal is fast approaching –...
That was a quick year! I remember – frankly, not so fondly – of the many, many painstaking months and years leading up to the final negotiated Privacy Shield framework. Well, all of the efforts were not in vain as we now mark the first year of the EU-U.S. Privacy...
More than 40 email marketing professionals gathered in a Downtown Atlanta speakeasy for networking, food, drinks, and a lively discussion at the Email Experience Council’s 2017 Atlanta Meet-Up. The eec’s Meet-Up — hosted by enterprise email service provider MessageGears and email deliverability agency Inbox Pros — featured a panel of...
The eec is pleased to announce that it has updated the Digital Marketers Guide to Canada’s Anti-Spam Law to assist email marketers in the many facets of complying with the law. This comprehensive guide provides tips and defines key terms to assist you throughout your journey and timeline to CASL...
So some good news out of Canada. The Government of Canada is suspending the implementation of certain provisions in Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL), more specifically, the private right of action (PRA) which was scheduled to come into effect July 1, 2017. As you recall, Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into...
The WannaCry ransomware/malware that's making its way around the Internet has infected countless organizations and government institutions in over 150 countries, including China, Russia, the U.S. and most of Europe. As you may know, ransomware is a type of malicious software that restricts access to your computer or network and...
We are excited to announce the winners of the 2017 eec Awards! It was an extremely competitive group of candidates this year. The eec received a record number of nominations this year – nearly 50 submissions for the individual awards and over 70 submissions for the program awards. These awards...
New Orleans is on high alert! Thankfully not due to a hurricane. Instead, a month from now a force even more powerful will descend on the Big Easy: over 500 email marketers converging for three days of education, networking, insight and fun at the 10th Annual Email Evolution Conference. The...
Congress recently amended the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA) to require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before accessing an individual’s emails through their email provider. Before this passing, a loophole in the original act allowed law enforcement to obtain emails older than 180 days from email providers...
Projecting the future is one of the easiest things to do, yet the hardest to get right. The email marketing industry is morphing faster than most people think, yet may not seem so if you just look at industry growth rates hovering at the same rate it did 10 years...
The Email Experience Council (eec) is accepting nominations for individuals who represent the best and brightest in the email marketing industry. The awards site is open, and nominating your hero is free and easy. There are two individual award categories, and a program award category to honor stand-out email marketing...
