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                                    Seeking Alpha
                                
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                                    Salesforce shares rose by 1.8% on the news that CEO Marc Benioff will make a “surprise” announcement on Wednesday night’s Mad Money show. There were no details on the nature of the surprise. 
                                
                             
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                                    My Total Retail
                                
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                                    Ebay used AI-powered copywriting to boost its email performance by over 700,000 opens per campaign. Here’s a case study on how content improved response. 
                                
                             
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                                    The Drum
                                
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                                    Email response fell to a record low in April, according to HubSpot. What did companies do incorrectly? They have increased the number of emails by 50%, playing a zero-sum game. Carbon Design’s Scott Gillum explains why that was wrong — and how B2B brands can recover. 
                                
                             
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                                    Business2Community.com
                                
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                                    Email is an essential tool for DTC businesses, helping them to drive ROI. Here are six ways to boost sales mail marketing. First, ask your audience for their preferences.
                                
                             
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                                    AdExchanger
                                
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                                    B2B brands have long been urged to emulate their B2C counterparts with personalized marketing. But that’s not good enough--they should go even further, Merkle B2B Group CEO Michael McLaren argues
                                
                             
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                                    Business2Community.com
                                
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                                    Cold email outreach is now the main tactic for creating new business relationships, replacing the cold call. Here’s a guide on how to use email to achieve high conversion rates and satisfied clients. 
                                
                             
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                                    Tech Funnel
                                
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                                    We’ve all heard the terms outbound and inbound marketing. But what do they really mean? Here’s a discussion of what they are, the relationship between them and how to leverage them. 
                                
                             
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                                    MarTech Today
                                
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                                    Consumers may be more responsive to email. But brands can’t take that for granted. SparkPost’s April Mullen and Barber & Hewitt’s Michael Barber offer tip on how to make your email more valuable to customers, starting with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). 
                                
                             
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                                    Business2Community.com
                                
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                                    Email marketing works for most types of businesses, and the administrative services field is no exception. Here are strategic email marketing tips for firms in this industry. 
                                
                             
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                                    Econsultancy
                                
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                                    Coffee/beverage brand Whittard of Chelsea is skilled at email marketing. Here’s a report from one observer who enjoys the emails almost as much as the coffee and hot chocolate.