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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

The Most Popular Posts during November 2009

The posts that were visited the most during the month:

10. AM Inbox: TigerDirect and Nike email redesigns
9. Email Design Look Book 2009
8. AM Inbox: Social sign-up incentives – Lessons from email
7. Reportlet: Many Retailers Not Optimizing Preheader Text
6. AM Inbox: Not everyone checks their email every day
5. AM Inbox: First embedded video in retail email
4. Retail Email Guide to the Holiday Season: Executive Summary
3. Retail Email Guide to Multichannel Engagement
2. Week-End Trends: Deliverability problems already hampering holiday campaigns
1. Design Hall of Fame: 2007 Inductees

Looking to get a jump on ideas for this month? Then check out the December 2008 archive for inspiration and trends from last year.
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