With many products and services once you have purchased one particular product you won’t need it again. For example if I buy a big TV I am not going to buy it again and if I holiday in the Sahara desert one year it is unlikely I will want to go there next year (unlike those of us which get our 7 days sun in Spain).

Also, if I buy from a particular product category – say a book – does this mean I am only going to buy books from a company? Clearly not as next time I might come back and buy a CD. But targeting around this purchase would mean you would be focussing on books.

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Chris Pannell works in our Client Services team and has kindly agreed to tear himself away from helping our clients to share a few pearls of wisdom with you all.

In this video Chris summarises what triggered email marketing is and the benefits it can achieve.

What is a web version?

You will often see at the top of an email a piece of text which says something like “If you cannot see this email properly click here”.

This will link to a version of the email in the browser and is often referred to as the web version.

Why is it needed?

Different email clients render emails in different ways. Some might mess up the formatting so it is not legible. This is certainly the case with some mobile email clients although thankfully this is quickly changing.

The other reason is if images are not displayed. While some recipients will know how to turn images on, it is sensible to give people this additional option.

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It can be a daunting experience when marketers move away from ‘spray and pray’ email marketing, towards a targeted and tailored approach using dynamic content.

However in reality if you come up with a sensible plan it is relatively pain free and easy to deploy. Here are our 10 recommended steps to get you on your way:

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One of my main responsibilities at Emailcenter is ensuring we offer our clients the very best delivery rates into the inbox.

Today it is no longer the case that the content of an email determines whether it is junked or not. It is now the reputation you have as a sender with the receiving ISP or filter that is important.

Why is reputation important? Well it’s because you can change content to bypass content filters (think of the shift in spammers technique from Viagra to V1agra) but you cannot fake your reputation.

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