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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

The Most Popular Posts during December 2007

The posts that were visited the most during the month:

10. AM Inbox: A clever gift card alternative
9. Alert: Rendering problem in Yahoo Mail Classic
8. The 2007 Guide to Gearing Up for the Holiday Email Season
7. AM Inbox: 12 Days of Christmas campaigns begin
6. Retail Welcome Email Benchmark Study: Executive Summary
5. Retail Email Subscription Benchmark Study: Executive Summary
4. Ping Time: Tornquist interview, ExactTarget’s S-1, sweepstakes, etc.
3. AM Inbox: ’Tis the season for animated gifs
2. Takeaways from the Email Insider Summit
1. AM Inbox: First after-Christmas sale reference

Looking to get a jump on ideas for this month? Then check out the January 2007 archive for inspiration and trends from last year.
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    He founded the Retail Email Blog in 2006 and has since collected detailed data on more than 80,000 emails from the top online retailers and written more than 2,200 blog posts about notable trends, interesting tactics, and standout examples of email marketing. In addition to his posts, he regularly writes research reports on email marketing practices and trends.

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