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The Power Of Sending Emails From A Person (Not A Brand)

There is a debate in email marketing about which is more important, the Subject Line or the From Line. They are both equally important, but for entirely different reasons. The From Line is about building trust in your brand and reducing unsubscribes.

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People Buy From People

What I, and many marketers around me, know intuitively, that people buy from people, turns out is backed up by neuroscience.

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How the Housewives Saved My Email List

I wrote to my list of bagel shop customers, trying to sell them bagels for Easter morning, and just blurted out all my secret distractions and frustrations and ridiculous adoration of these WOMEN! It turned out to be one of the most replied to, referenced and overall enjoyed emails I’d ever written.

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A Case For Doing Work That’s, “Beneath You”

I’ve always made a point to keep some of the tasks that I could delegate, on my own to-do list. Whether I’m running a 7-figure bagel enterprise, or growing a 4-figure solopreneur venture, I still value the simple tasks that aren’t directly making me money. Today I want to make a case for all business leaders to reserve a not-insignificant portion of their time on what others may consider “menial tasks.”

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