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Email Marketing

The latest Email Marketing news from our blog

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Email Marketing
Chris Grant (he/him)

Email Marketing in 2024: Google/Gmail and Yahoo’s New Sender Requirements

In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, staying abreast of the latest requirements and best practices for email marketing is crucial. In 2024, significant updates from major email service providers like Google/Gmail and Yahoo have set new standards for senders.

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Branding & Marketing
Chris Grant (he/him)

The Undeniable Power of Offline Marketing for Small Businesses in 2023

In this digital age, many businesses have shifted their focus entirely to online marketing. However, as we venture into 2023, traditional methods of print and offline marketing are proving more relevant than ever for small businesses.

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Email Marketing
Chris Grant (he/him)

Inbox Insights: A Deep Dive into SpamAssassin’s Email Filtering

In the vast world of emails, approximately 45% of those sent in 2022 were categorised as spam. Thanks to advanced email filtering software like SpamAssassin, users are spared from sifting through these unwanted messages. For email marketers and agencies like O’Brien Media, ensuring that emails land in the recipient’s inbox and not the spam folder is crucial for successful email campaigns.

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Business
Chris Grant (he/him)

How Gmail’s Authentication Requirements Can Impact Your Business

If you’re a business owner who sends emails to personal Gmail accounts, it’s important to remember the new Gmail authentication requirements that were implemented in November 2022. This means that all new senders who send email to personal Gmail accounts must set up either SPF or DKIM.

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Email Marketing
Camilo Pires

How does Apple’s new ‘Mail Privacy Protection’ affect Email Marketing?

In Apple’s new iOS 15 and macOS Monteray releases, they have announced ‘Mail Privacy Protection’. This has been done to protect email data that is used by email marketers – so what does this actually mean for email marketers? This blog post will highlight what changes Apple has introduced and the changes this will bring to the email marketing industry.

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Email Marketing
Camilo Pires

The benefits of Email Marketing

Email marketing is one way of the best way to communicate offers and sales to your customers, helping you to grow your business! Here at O’Brien Media, we can help advise and carry out your email marketing for you.

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Email Marketing
Andy Smart

What Can You Do to Avoid Your Email Being Clipped by Gmail?

One of the biggest problems with email clipping is that your subscribers who use Gmail won’t see all the content in your emails unless they click the “View entire message” link. In addition, the tracking code (which is usually located at the bottom of your email) will get cut off.