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The Email Design Review is about setting out best practice strategy, design and html code for email marketing. We, at ActionRocket, aim to showcase great examples of creative email design, identify and focus in on email design trends, and provide insight to the email marketing industry.

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The Importance of Template Health Checks

The Importance of Template Health Checks

Marketers often invest time and resource into designing and coding large master templates (also sometimes referred to as design systems). These can make the process of producing new mailings significantly easier and more efficient.

CodeAction RocketMay 20, 2020best practice, email, email best practice, Email Design Best Practice, email marketing, email marketing strategy, EmailDesign, Emailstrategy

The subscription company that is Un-BEE-lievable

The subscription company that is Un-BEE-lievable

I've got a 'bee' in my bonnet about locating great CRM programmes and next in line for review are the children's book specialists - Bookabees who show that you can be small but mighty when it comes to nailing great customer comms.

StrategyAction RocketMay 9, 2019best practice, cool emails, crm, design inspiration, digital, email design, email marketing, email marketing strategy, strategy

The green energy provider rocking customer experience

The green energy provider rocking customer experience

We take you through the email journey of Bulb and how easy they make it.

StrategyAction RocketApril 9, 2019best practice, cool emails, email, email best practice, email design, Email Design Best Practice, email marketing strategy, Email Strategy, EmailDesign

January Inbox Detox - How to inject some joy into CRM....

January Inbox Detox - How to inject some joy into CRM....

The new retail dynamic breeds challenges, consumers may not understand the business model and need help getting the right product. With consumers confused and no retail point with friendly staff to help guide this is where good CRM comes into play.

StrategyAction RocketFebruary 6, 2019best practice, crm, design inspiration, digital, email design, email marketing, email marketing strategy, strategy

2018, expectations high.... did it deliver?

2018, expectations high.... did it deliver?

We are just weeks away from the influx of 2019 digital and email trends, to bemuse and panic marketers into questioning if their current email programme is enough.

StrategyAction RocketNovember 27, 2018best practice, email marketing, email marketing strategy, strategy

Email love all year round, not just at Christmas

Email love all year round, not just at Christmas

Just as we feel a little cheated when we take our family to visit the expensive Santa with the dodgy beard - if you think back now - have your campaigns left you with the same feeling?

StrategyAction RocketNovember 22, 2018best practice, email marketing, email marketing strategy, strategy

The Click Generation

The Click Generation

StudioSeptember 23, 2014best practice, call to action, cta, email design, marketing

Email Inspiration: Howies 15% Off Email

DesignMarch 28, 2011best practice, cool emails, email best practice, email design, Email Design Best Practice, email marketing design, fashion email design, Howies, retail email design

How should we Design HTML Emails for Mobile Users?

StudioMarch 18, 2011best practice, clever stuff, designing emails for mobile, email best practice, email design, Email Design Best Practice, email marketing design, email marketing strategy, mobile email

Email Inspiration: Koko Live Newsletter

DesignFebruary 28, 2011best practice, cool emails, email best practice, email design, Email Design Best Practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email marketing design, koko

Infographic: Anatomy of an Apple Email

StudioJanuary 13, 2011apple, best practice, email best practice, email design, Email Design Best Practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email marketing design

Relevance in Subject Lines: The Train Line

StudioJanuary 11, 2011best practice, Email Design Best Practice, email design gallery, relevance, retail email design, subject line best practice, thetrainline, write better subject lines

Email Inspiration: Apple Student Offer Solus Campaign

DesignMay 27, 2010apple, best practice, email best practice, Email Design Best Practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email marketing design

Banana Republic: Clicking Outside The Box

DesignFebruary 18, 2010Banana Republic, best practice, clever stuff, email best practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email marketing strategy, english email design, fashion email design, high street retailer, retail email design

Email Gallery: 4 Daily Editorial Emails

DesignFebruary 18, 2010best practice, clever stuff, email best practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email marketing strategy, english email design, preferences, share with your network (swyn), social media, travel, travel email, travel email design, twitter, twitter in email

Email Gallery: 9 Sexy Valentines Emails

DesignFebruary 3, 2010apple, best practice, drive online email, email best practice, email design gallery, email marketing best practice, email showcase, english email design, fashion email design, high street retailer, hotel chocolat, retail email design, travel email

Week #3: Useful email design blog posts and resources

StudioFebruary 1, 2010apple, best practice, clever stuff, email best practice, email marketing best practice, email marketing strategy, ipad

Email Design Inspiration: Apple Email Campaign Gallery

DesignJanuary 29, 2010apple, apple store, best practice, email design gallery, english email design, entertainment, iPod, retail email design, retail emails, technology