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Professional Email Campaign Example of an Emarketing Professional. 10step.pdf (application/pdf Object) How to Make a Good First Impression « Online Lead Generation & Email Marketing | Intela | Global Performance Marketing. Why I Ride - Support the Boys & Girls Club! Inside Secrets from HappyTapper.com. HTML5 and video in email. We’ve revisited our results: For the latest on video support in email, view our blog post. As momentum quickly builds behind HTML5, the new version of HTML and XHTML, we’ve had a close eye on what impact this might have on HTML email in the years to come. While the finer details of HTML5 are still being finalised, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera have offered support for much of the new technology for some time.

One particular area of interest to me was the HTML5 <video> tag. The aim of this tag was to provide native video support using a single codec across all browsers without the need for third party plugins like Flash. While the dream of a universal codec appears unlikely, one clever project has surfaced that uses the <video> tag for browsers that support it and falls back on traditional video options for those that don’t.

Current approaches to video in email This isn’t the first time we’ve had a close look at support for video in email. The results were disappointing. The final code. HTML Email Design Gallery. Learn From a Great Email Newsletter Example: Kayak. Learn From a Great Email Newsletter Example: Kayak After ripping apart some poor email examples, I think it’s high time we point out someone who’s doing an email marketing newsletter right. I’ve been getting emails from travel planning site Kayak.com for a couple weeks. In each issue I’m impressed by their email savvy, from content to design to the little extras that make me so likely to use them to plan my trips. Why do I like Kayak’s emails — both as an email marketing guy and as a subscriber — so much?

Examples of Kayak’s Emails Before we go any further, take a look at 2 issues of their email newsletter that I’ve received: (Click the above images for full-size versions.) What do you think of them? They Build a Relationship, Rather Than Going For the Hard Sell As a member of several frequent flyer programs, I get emails from a number of airlines. Rather than pushing for a sale right away, Kayak keeps my attention with great content. Their emails sell the idea of traveling.

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