What if you could say the right thing, to the right person, at the right time (while you sleep)? The future of communications is increasingly personalized. Segmentation, profiling, and pipelines are critical building blocks of any current...

It might seem too obvious to mention. But it’s critical that you’ve defined the objective of your email. Often, it’s to lead your supporter directly to a specific page. Let’s work with that. Make your action...

The needs of supporters at opposite ends of the engagement spectrum are very different. So are the opportunities. If you are tracking your email broadcasts, you should have an idea who’s opening your emails, who’s clicking, who’s...

Trying something risky and new? These methodologies can save you from diving in head first when it might have been wiser to test the waters first. Iterative testing Good for:Long-term optimization of donation and...

What’s the magic number of emails you need to send to maximize supporter engagement and minimize fatigue?The answer is “five”. Kidding. It would be nice if it were that simple. But your ideal email frequency is unique...

Most email broadcast systems come packed with standard analytics. Just to be clear, here’s what we care about: Recipient volume This is the size of the segment your email was sent to. Boost this using list-building strategies...