# Weekly Email Marketing News Digest

Being an early adopter of [DMARC](http://messagesystems.com/resources/glossary/dmarc "DMARC Definition "), we’ve always supported industry wide implementation of this standard. Since this week marks the first year anniversary of DMARC’s inception, we’ve been increasing our coverage on the subject in the past month. Today’s weekly digest features more updates on DMARC and of course a quick overview on news making headlines in the email world.

**[M3AAWG Releases Comprehensive DMARC Training Videos to Fight Email Spoofing](http://www.maawg.org/m3aawg-releases-comprehensive-dmarc-training-videos-fight-email-spoofing "M3AAWG Releases Comprehensive DMARC Training Videos to Fight Email Spoofing")**

M3AAWG (Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group) has released a series of training videos to help brands and ISPs better protect end users from email scams. The series comprises six 15 to 40 min segments with two separate tracks. One is designed for domain owners and third parties who send email for other companies and the other for ISP and mailbox provider issues.

For those who are unfamiliar with DMARC, here’s a simple illustration to shed some light on the process:

**[Thrillist Makes Newsletter Mobile-Friendly](http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/192519/thrillist-makes-newsletter-mobile-friendly.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+online-media-daily+%28MediaPost+%7C+Online+Media+Daily%29#axzz2KEkU8RyQ "Thrillist Makes Newsletter Mobile Friendly")**

43% of email is now being accessed via mobile devices. In light of this shifting consumer behavior, our client, [Thrillist](http://messagesystems.com/resources/case-studies/thrillist "Thrillist Case Study") has adopted a mobile-first approach to newsletter design. Currently, 30-40% of Thrillist newsletter visits originate from mobile. Here’s how Thrillist optimized its newsletter for mobile:

- Tailoring images for a smaller format
- Reducing text
- Reducing buttons that clutter mobile screens
- Focusing on contact and location information for venues
- Content saving and sharing functions
- Optimizing ads for mobile

The newsletter redesign saw the following results:

- Mobile visits to the web _doubled by 121%_
- Email clickthrough _increased by 35%_

**[Daily Delivery – Fewer Choices Means More Clicks, HelpScout Email](http://blog.deliverability.com/2013/02/daily-delivery-fewer-choices-means-more-clicks-helpscout-email.html "Daily Delivery - Fewer Choices Means More Clicks")**

More content doesn’t mean more engagement. Research by a Columbia Business School professor found that too many choices can cause action paralysis and choice can actually be demotivating. Having a single call to action in an email, instead of multiple competing elements could _increase clickthrough rates by as much as 17%._

**[34% of businesses can’t calculate email marketing ROI: report](http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/62042-34-of-businesses-can-t-calculate-email-marketing-roi-report?utm_medium=feeds&utm_source=blog "34% of businesses can't calculate email marketing ROI: report")**

[Email marketing metrics](http://www.messagesystems.com/blog/?p=922 "Three Email Marketing Metrics You Need To Measure") and ROI continue to be a problem for some businesses according to DMA. A third of them are unable to calculate revenue earned from email marketing. Of those that could:

- 20% earned more than £51 on every £1 spent.
- 50% earned between £1 to £10 on every £1 spent.

Other findings:

- 56% of respondents expect their company’s email budget to increase
- 62% of businesses earned _more than a third_ of digital revenue through email
- 34% of businesses earned _more than 50%_ of their digital revenue from email marketing

**[Email Inspiration: Five Good Examples of Engaging Email Content](http://blog.lyris.com/us/email-inspiration-five-good-examples-of-engaging-email-content/ "Email Inspiration: Five Good Examples of Engaging Email Content")**

Sometimes a picture says more than a thousand words.

Do you have an example of engaging email content? Is your newsletter optimized for mobile and driving the clicks? We’d love to hear from you in the comments section.

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