Think of digital pipelines as pathways that lead your supporters down progressively deeper levels of engagement. Without designing your pipelines intentionally, your supporters may still engage, take action, and donate. However, with intentional design, pipelines will help...

Whether your call to action (CTA) is a button or a link, don’t get too clever. Speak directly to your supporter and tell them exactly what you want them to do. In our tests, this always increases...

Most of us have a hard time keeping on top of emails from people we do know, to let alone give a second thought to messages from those we don’t. Failing to be a recognized sender is...

What if you could say the right thing, to the right person, at the right time (while you sleep)? The future of communications is increasingly personalized. Segmentation, profiling, and pipelines are critical building blocks of any current...

It might seem too obvious to mention. But it’s critical that you’ve defined the objective of your email. Often, it’s to lead your supporter directly to a specific page. Let’s work with that. Make your action...

Knowing how much or how little to say starts with being clear about your objective. Rarely is it our job to turn readers into subject-matter experts. Mostly, we’re in the business of motivating people to action. If...