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Whether your call to action (CTA) is a button or a link, don’t get too clever. Speak directly to your supporter and tell

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Don’t undercut a great email by hiding it behind a poor subject line. These few words have the power to make or

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Serious question. Success is more than a number. It’s an outcome. An increase in list size isn’t an end-goal; 1,000

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Think of digital pipelines as pathways that lead your supporters down progressively deeper levels of engagement. Without designing your pipelines intentionally, your supporters

I know what you’re thinking. “Subject lines”. And you’d be right. Subject lines are hailed as the ‘be all and

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