At the start of every year, the web seems full of big predictions for the next 12 months. The email industry is especially fond of gazing into the crystal ball, and year after year we see the same thing creeping to the top of the list - the elusive video in email. Will 2009 really be the year it all comes together? We don't think so. Read the full report to find out why.
These days it's common knowledge that coding your HTML emails with tables and inline CSS is the only way to get consistent results. One of the best tools for managing padding and more complex layouts is nesting tables. But how many levels deep can you go before you hit rendering problems? We decided to find out.
Custom fields make it easy to store additional data on each of your subscribers. We recently highlighted some cool ways you can use custom fields for things like personalized images in your emails, sending out coupon codes and custom permission reminders.
Local design meet-ups and events are awesome, but they're also hard work to organize. That's why we launched our new Giving Back program
, which provides free accounts for anyone running an event like this. We've also set aside a generous monthly budget to help out with the "beer and pizza" costs, free prizes and more. See some of the events we're already sponsoring and how you can apply.
We've just made some big changes to how we deliver your emails that will give a huge speed boost to those of you sending larger campaigns. How much faster? Up to 8 times!
