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It has been about a year since I have written in my blog. My last post was about brands dealing with the very beginning of the pandemic and I think it was just difficult to want to talk about marketing with all of the more important things going on in the world. I...

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Informational Emails – COVID19/CoronaVirus

Every day more information comes out about COVID-19/Coronavirus. With each day that passes awareness grows, the risk continues, and the public wants to know what they can do to mitigate disaster. Events are being canceled, businesses are making long term decisions,...

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Even More Promo Email Love

Safiya Nygaard + ColourPopThis email stopped me in my inbox tracks and convinced me to make a new post. Safiya is a favorite youtuber of mine and this brand collab is so smart! Uploading these pieces was super interesting as well because they are saving their photos...

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My Favorite Promo Emails – April 1, 2019

This is a special edition Favorite Promo Emails post. April Fools day is not my favorite holiday but it is a fun opportunity for marketing. As you will see below, 2019 was a strange year for this holiday as far as my inbox goes.Build-a-Bear WorkshopMy favorite for the...

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3 Online Tools I Use – Not Just For Design

Just a few more useful links I use regularly. Only one of these is specific to the design world. The others may be useful for anyone online. PrintFriendly https://www.printfriendly.com/ I use this website for printing website or article content, in those rare...

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My Favorite Promo Emails – September 2018

It is clear to me now how ambitious this was. I have signed up for too much email. It is too much. I can't escape my inbox.  So for now... this is the last of my Favorite Promo Email series. I am presenting some of my September favorites without comment just so they...

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My Favorite Promo Emails – August 2018

Well, that month got away from me... So here we are at the end of September reviewing the best emails from August. I have had these pulled for a while but after my initial draft failed to save... here we are. Some revisits to categories I have noted in previous blog...

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Creative Website Navigation

Back to Top navigation is a feature I generally don't notice in web design. They are generally just arrows, sometimes labeled, which get the user back to the top of the page. Sometimes they do not appear until you get to the bottom and others hover after scrolling a...

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My Favorite Promo Emails – July 2018

Much earlier in the month this time! I hope you enjoy the assortment of emails I gathered this month. At the 6th month mark, I think I am going to do two separate posts, one for the typical monthly emails and one for the random emails that I saved but didn't make the...

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My Favorite Promo Emails – June 2018

June is just a touch later than previous entries but it does include some interesting email design, for sure. The farther I get into this project the more I see just how much brands repeat their email designs. I would be very interested to see their stats on their...

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