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      <title><![CDATA[Use of video in Email Marketing - where are we at?]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Grant Crowell of ReelSEO interviews Mari Strom, Director of Marketing, GGO and former eMarketing Manager, Holland America, who spoke on the panel, "Integrating Video into Your Email Marketing Strategy," at the 2010 Video Commerce Summit in Seattle, sponsored by Liveclicker. Mari shared some of the best practices for doing video in email marketing and integration of video into retail emails, experiences on the agency side and the client side, tips for what to do and what not to do, and the obvious question: Is video in emails really "video?"</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Intelligent inboxes in gmail, hotmail and yahoo - means better segmentation and targetting is more important than ever!]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Intelligent inboxes in gmail, hotmail &amp; yahoo - means better segmentation &amp; targetting is more important than ever!</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie Miller looks at this issue, and provides some suggestions to boost engagement</p>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:53:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Using split or A/B testing in Email Campaigns]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Brief introduction to split testing and how it can be used within email marketing</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welcome emails are such a great opportunity, yet is a simple confirmation and thank you for subscribing message engaging? I rest my case...]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Welcome emails are such a great opportunity, yet is a simple confirmation and thank you for subscribing message engaging? I rest my case...</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:33:17 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Examples of email marketing automation can really work, but be warned, you can't set it up and then just forget about it. You need to monitor and constantly adapt to get the best results.</p>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:06:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Images or text based email? The pro's and con's]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Different people respond to different stimulus - what balance of images and text should I go for?</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:56:13 +0100</pubDate>
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	   <title><![CDATA[3 Steps to Grow Your B2B E-mail List More Effectively (ClickZ)]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>"B2B marketers say that their internal e-mail lists are seven times more effective at generating quality sales leads than third-party lists. However, most also say that their e-mail lists aren't large enough to drive the volume of leads their sales organization needs" - this article looks at how to address that issue.</p>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:50:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[List churn = subscribers lost to hard bounces, unsubscribes , or spam complaints - on average can be 20-30% p.a. - are you measuring yours?]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>List churn = subscribers lost to hard bounces, unsubscribes , or spam complaints - on average can be 20-30% p.a. - are you measuring yours?</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welcome email best practices – and how their use can strengthen list retention and sales]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>An effective welcome email is one that helps build an active email following by engaging and retaining new sign ups, and one that also drives additional sales.</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:49:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How often should we send emails? As often as you have something to say of real value and relevance - that maybe only once a month or less]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>How often should we send emails? As often as you have something to say of real value and relevance - that maybe only once a month or less</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:48:12 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>No matter what size your company is or what product you offer, chances are very high that within the next 24 months, more than half of your e-mail database will be reading the e-mails you send to them while they are "on-the-go."
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	  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:49:40 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Looks at some of the less obvious opportunities to build your email subscribers.</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Remember, behind an email address, is a real person, with a job to do, or personal needs and interests to meet]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Remember, behind an email address, is a real person, with a job to do, or personal needs and interests to meet</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:15:04 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:08:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Make it as easy and quick to opt out as to opt in]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Make it as easy &amp; quick to opt out as to opt in</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:05:18 +0100</pubDate>
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	   <title><![CDATA[The Future of Social/E-Mail Integration - eMarketer]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>An update on how we as email marketers are doing in terms of using social media and email together.</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[With transactional emails don't just focus on the next sale, but on building a long term relationship, and on generating referrals]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>With transactional emails don't just focus on the next sale, but on building a long term relationship, and on generating referrals</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:45:42 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Looks at 2 ways of tracking revenue from an email...</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:36:33 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Are we trying too hard with our email subject lines &amp; content?</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Transactional emails = great opportunity - up or cross sell, offer on next purchase, ask for revew, send feedback survey, build relationship]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Transactional emails = great opportunity - up or cross sell, offer on next purchase, ask for revew, send feedback survey, build relationship</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	   <title><![CDATA[Four Missed Opportunities for Acquiring E-mail Subscribers]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Are you capturing new opt-in email subscribers at every opportunity?</p>
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	  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:32:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Use transactional emails - they normally have the highest open rates (75% or more)]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Use transactional emails - they normally have the highest open rates (75% or more)</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:23:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Use behaviour based triggers - if a user has viewed product, read reviews, added to cart or wishlist etc, then send email to close the sale]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Use behaviour based triggers - if a user has viewed product, read reviews, added to cart or wishlist etc, then send email to close the sale</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Use event based triggers, plus get timing right - too quick and you are in danger of appearing like big brother, too slow opportunity missed]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Use event based triggers, plus get timing right - too quick and you are in danger of appearing like big brother, too slow opportunity missed</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Use date based triggered emails, linking in with your customer lifecycle. Where do you want to take them next? No magic formular, so test!]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Use date based triggered emails, linking in with your customer lifecycle. Where do you want to take them next? No magic formular, so test!</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>MediaPost posted this video of this session at the latest Email Insider Summit - about 30 minutes. Seeks to answer the question "Is email surviving the times?" and looks at the latest trends.</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Some cautionary words on implementing social networking within email - a useful counter balance to lots of content on this subject.</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harness the benefits of marketing automation in email marketing by using triggered campaigns - based on events, timing, behaviour etc]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Harness the benefits of marketing automation in email marketing by using triggered campaigns - based on events, timing, behaviour etc</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Your web analytics should report on your most visited web pages, use that data to drive decisions on email campaign content, offers, CTA's</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Place a 'add to address book' reminder above the fold in your email templates, to capture those who have not already done this</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[In your welcome email, ask recipients to add you to their address book, point out the benefits i.e. ensures they receive, plus images dislay]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>In this video interview, copywriting and conversion expert Jeff Sexton offers some tips on writing e-mail subject lines that get the click-through. </p>
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      <title><![CDATA[How do I get more recipients to safelist us? Well, firstly respond to direct email replies, and ask them to add you to their address book]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>How do I get more recipients to safelist us? Well, firstly respond to direct email replies, and ask them to add you to their address book</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>More than 1 billion consumers are expected to access their e-mail on mobile phones by 2013, up from 200 million last year. Email marketers must be ready...</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Try segmenting and testing different send times based on corporate vs web based email clients such as gmail, windows live/hotmail etc]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Try segmenting and testing different send times based on corporate vs web based email clients such as gmail, windows live/hotmail etc</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Best time to send? You must test. Try split tests based on past data on day/time of signup, trial request, previous opens and clicks etc</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Are we really driving our own marketing efforts towards one-to-one marketing communciatons, or is the high ROI of email marketing still making us lazy?</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Maintain good list hygiene is also key to deliverability - correct or remove known hard bounces, mis-spellings, junk addresses etc]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Maintain good list hygiene is also key to deliverability - correct or remove known hard bounces, mis-spellings, junk addresses etc</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Improving the quality of your email data will actually lead to better deliverability. Use positive opt-in i.e. user has to actively tick box]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Improving the quality of your email data will actually lead to better deliverability. Use positive opt-in i.e. user has to actively tick box</p>
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	  <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:59:03 +0100</pubDate>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>A call to action in an email marketing campaign can be defined by anything that allows the reader to perform an action. The action itself could be: redeeming a coupon code, clicking on a button or text link, or to call a phone number. It is very important call to action’s are clear and easy to find and that the call to action is relative to the motivation provided by the promotion or messaging in the email itself.</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Don't ask how many more emails can we send before we alienate subscribers, rather ask how can we send more highly relevant &amp; targeted emails</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Test using a modal window, web users don't react as you might think, providing it is simple and quick to say no thanks and close the window]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Test using a modal window, web users don't react as you might think, providing it is simple and quick to say no thanks and close the window</p>
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	  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:49:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[To increase sign ups test using a call to action modal window - a window that appears on entry, mid visit or on website exit]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>To encourage email sign ups, put sign up form above the fold on every web page, plus try offering discounts, or exclusive content...</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Introduces three primary ways that people use to implement social into their email marketing efforts. They are:</p>
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2. Leveraging as a medium to incentivise current customer base<br />
3. Business model: acquiring customers through referrals</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Statement of fact - most website visits are not actively seeking to sign up to your enewsletters etc So you have the task to sell it to them</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Nature of subject lines may change, e.g. in early stages when brand awareness is low, focus on your core product or service &amp; its benefits</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Emailing lost customers is good practice, to gain feedback, seek to win back etc, but make sure you don't make the same mistakes as the example in this short article...</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Increase your click to open ratio: try including a website style nav bar, it may not distract as your fear, but actually increase enagement]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Increase your click to open ratio: try including a website style nav bar, it may not distract as your fear, but actually increase enagement</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[How many different elements of content are there in your email campaigns? Try reducing, and you may well find that engagement rises...]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>How many different elements of content are there in your email campaigns? Try reducing, and you may well find that engagement rises...</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[Monitor when recipients open your emails, and then segment and test sending at similar times...]]></title>
	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Monitor when recipients open your emails, and then segment and test sending at similar times...</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>An article that looks at using link tracking and what they call "progressive profiling" (using brief polls to gather more data on your email recipients), and how they can enhance relevance. This by the way, in turn can boost reputation and deliverability.</p>
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      <title><![CDATA[You may keep unsubscribers by offering alternative channels such as RSS, twitter, facebook page, mobile etc]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Think of an initial purchase as the first step in a relationship that can produce additional sales, good will and high engagement levels...</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Also important to maintaining a healthy sender reputation is to quickly process unsubscribe requests, and remove hard bounces...</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Deliverability is so important - if email does not land in inbox, everything else is academic! Actively monitor your sender reputation</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Struggling to gain new email opt-ins? Offer to provide some subscriber only content, be exclusive!</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Promote future email content e.g. don't miss XYZ, check your inbox next Wednesday</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>"Every e-mail you send is being evaluated in three ways: as a service statement, a marketing message, and a PR statement about your company" argues Jeanniey Mullen, ClickZ</p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Marcus Appleton</dc:creator>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Give your recipients access to a preference centre, where they can specify desired content, format, frequency, channels etc</p>
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	  <description><![CDATA[<p>Use welcome email to gather info to start building recipients preference centre e.g. topics/products of most interest, preferred frequency</p>
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