James Glover

Email teams can feel like they’re engaged in a constant trial-and-error process. It makes them reaction-based units rather than predictive. They send an email to customers, analyze its performance, rinse, and repeat, using the results to help them get better at sending the right content in the future. There are a few problems with this…

Why do people prefer to travel to Paris instead of seeing the Eiffel Tower in pictures? Why were (and in some places, are) so many people eager to get back to live events like sports games and concerts during COVID restrictions? It comes down to experience. We might not be able to fully explain it,…

During COVID, many retailers have seen an increased number of customers buying online, which made 2020 the year of customer acquisition. Many companies are now struggling to retain them. Email and customer loyalty teams need to transform new customers into long-term revenue streams. Since email is the most commonly used tool to communicate with new…

Much of e-commerce has become a David vs. Goliath proposition. On one side, you have retailers launching, expanding and improving their e-commerce operations. On the other side, there’s the looming presence of Amazon.com, which has used a vast product portfolio and fast shipping to become the go-to e-commerce destination. It's a daunting task to go…

When you’re interacting with millions of email subscribers, the only way to personalize content for each person on your list is with automation. But within many organizations, the idea of giving a machine control over email content isn’t exactly an easy sell — especially for brands that have spent decades refining their voice and visuals.…

Your subscribers hand over their email addresses for a reason. Nobody signs up voluntarily just to be marketed to — they expect something from you in return. If you aim to get return on investment from all those acquisition investments you’ve made, then start giving your subscribers the meaningful moments they’re hoping for, starting today.…

Wayfair understands that making shoppers’ homes a happy place starts in the inbox. Like many large retailers without physical locations, Wayfair relies heavily on marketing to bring customers to its site. From catchy television jingles and direct mail pieces to savvy partnerships with social media influencers, Wayfair is a marketing machine. And its email program…

In the age of the customer, personalization has become critical to retail marketing success. Email personalization, specifically, has proved particularly effective, improving clickthrough rates by 14 percent and conversion rates by 10 percent, according to Aberdeen Group. Despite the proven value of email personalization, however, many retail marketers continue to rely on inefficient legacy tactics.…