Really Good Emails - There's always better than good
A ton of emails went under the microscope at UNSPAM last month - and one theme came through pretty strongly: Elbow bumps are way more fun than handshakes. Also: No one's emails are perfect but there are plenty of ideas out there to test. 
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Accessible font sizing, explainedvia CSS Tricks How to create a compelling landing pagevia Smashing Magazine 7 thank you emails for online stores and othersvia Sleeknote 5 actionable UNSPAM 2020 takeawaysvia Human 
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Earth to Reader
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
🌎🌍🌏Bringing outdoors in. Plus why the promo tab is good, tips to increase retention, and more.
Hey Reader! How you been? 🙂
Sunday, April 19, 2020
We've been sending you emails for two weeks now and thought we'd check-in with you. Hey Reader! We've been sending you emails for two weeks now and thought we'd check-in with you. We
Mirror, Mirror...
Friday, April 17, 2020
Be the fairest in the land. Plus trending email designs, starting HTML templates, and more.
Email King
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
🐅🐅🐅Plus customer appreciation emails, positive relationships, and empathetic communication
Spring cleaning in email
Friday, April 10, 2020
Paring down email's designs and complexity. Plus other email stuff.
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