Email Lists Are About Quality Over Quantity

Size matters. At least when it comes to your inactive email list. That’s a message Google and other email providers have made loud in clear to publishers with bloated email lists. Email deliverability is an ongoing concern in publishing as spam filters become more selective, which in turn are impacting IP reputations. It goes without saying that this is a big deal, but it’s something most publishers should embrace. “Email marketing is a quality, not a quantity game," says Brian Riback, director of email marketing at Arzient (recently rebranded from SourceMedia). “I’d rather have 1,000 active users than 100,000 that don’t open anything. But you often run into a culture where the larger your list the better, but statistically speaking that doesn’t work. It causes nothing but deliverability problems and you start to see yourself being black listed.” Of course, the definition of inactive varies from company to company. Riback says Arzient considers somebody inactive after 180 days without opening an email. Likewise, this is true at PMMI, according to Elizabeth Kachoris, director of digital and data. However, that measurement also includes website visits and isn’t limited to email. Conversely, Joe Webster, vice president of marketing and audience development at SmartBrief, says his company considers somebody inactive after a full year, at which time they are no longer contacted. Yet, in Webster’s case a lot happens prior to that one year engagement hiatus. In other words,... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-27 16:59:28 UTC ]
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Asher, Alexie Top ALA 'Challenged Books' List in Wake of Allegations

The ALA's annual State of America's Libraries report, released on Monday, saw books by Jay Asher and Sherman Alexie land at the top of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here’s to the innovators: welcome to the first FutureBook 40 list

The first ever FutureBook 40 list of UK book industry innovators, sponsored by Kortext, is here. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AT&T executive grilled over email calling content providers 'shortsighted whores'

A top AT&T Inc. executive was questioned Thursday about past emails critical of content providers selling programming to online distributors as the government argued that the telecommunications giant should not be allowed to purchase Time Warner Inc. In the third week of an antitrust suit to... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker Prize reverses decision on Ming-Yi's nationality listing

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Former Carlton boss Greenhough to launch music list

Former Carlton Books m.d. Jim Greenhough has been retained by Danish publisher Flying V Books to launch a programme of music titles in 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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February 2018 Bestseller Lists from China: Classical Consistency

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Major UK booksellers accused of listing far-right titles for sale

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBCUniversal adds Refinery29 to its growing list of digital publisher and platform partners

Starting with a new Instagram account, NBC Sports and Refinery29 will produce content about female athletes, female executives in the sports world and more. The post NBCUniversal adds Refinery29 to its growing list of digital publisher and platform partners appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's Grandal and Barnes behind the plate again, and atop an impressive list of Dodgers catching talent

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Will Facebook Users Soon Be Making a List and Checking It Twice?

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Vuillard’s Goncourt Prize–winner The Agenda, a historical novel about the Nazi annexation of Austria, remained at #1 in France. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Under Armour founder Kevin Plank lands on 'Worst CEOs' list

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