A Better Way to Shop I love Zappos.com. It’s rapidly becoming the only place I buy shoes. Their web site experience is ok – not perfect, but pretty good, but their level of service is just unbelievable. They are doing for e-commerce (shoes in particular) what Eos is doing for air travel. They’re always great at free shipping and have always been super responsive and very personal and authentic when it comes to customer service. But today took the cake. I emailed them when I placed an order for new running shoes because I also wanted to buy one of those little “shoe pocket” velcro thingies that straps onto shoelaces and holds keys and money for runners. I didn’t find…
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Why Publishing Will Never Be the Same, Part I
Why Publishing Will Never Be the Same, Part I As you may know, we published a book earlier this year at Return Path called Sign Me Up! Sales are going quite well, in case you’re wondering, and we also launched the book’s official web site, where you can subscribe to our “email best practices” newsletter. The process of publishing the book was fascinating and convinced me that publishing will never be the same. Even in two parts, this will be a long post, so apologies in advance. Front to back, the process went something like this: – We wrote the content and selected and prepared the graphics – We hired iUniverse to publish the book for a rough total cost…
Email Marketing 101
Email Marketing 101 We just published a book! Sign me Up! A marketer’s guide to creating email newsletters that build relationships and boost sales is now available on Amazon.com. The book is authored by me and my Return Path colleagues Mike Mayor, Tami Forman, and Stephanie Miller. What’s it about? – At its core, the book is a very practical how-to guide. Any company — large or small — can have a great email newsletter program. They’re easy, they’re cheap, and when done well, they’re incredibly effective. – This book helps you navigate the basics of how to get there, covering everything from building a great list, to content and design, to making sure the emails reach your customers’ inboxes…