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What Is Domain Warming, and How Does It Affect Email Deliverability?

SmartBug Media

You have to build credibility and a good reputation for the IP address and your domain that are used to send the emails out. ESPs have taken measures to protect their users, which can sometimes look like identifying brand email content as spam. They haven’t “warmed up” their domains. So, what is domain warming?

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The Impact of New Google & Yahoo Deliverability Rules on Purchased Lists

The Point

There are also steps you can take to ensure that any risk is minimized. Yahoo has yet to define their rules in detail, but Google’s are published here and summarized as follows: The new Google rules affect companies sending 5,000+ emails per day to any Google users, including Gmail accounts but also (crucially) Google Workspace domains.

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New rules for bulk email senders from Google, Yahoo: What you need to know

Martech

The guidelines largely focus on three areas: authentication of outgoing emails, reported spam rates and the ability to easily unsubscribe from email lists. This will close loopholes that can be exploited by attackers, according to Google. What are the reported spam rates for bulk email senders?

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Eight Tips for Integrating Cold Emails in B2B Marketing in 2024

Webbiquity

Moreover, they can complement your other marketing strategies in substantial ways. If you misfire, recipients are likely to tag your messages as spam, reducing your overall email deliverability rate. Coordinate cold emails advertising a product launch or special promotion with other forms of marketing.

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Navigating new spam policies: A guide to effective cold email outreach

Martech

Since February, Google and Yahoo’s new spam policy updates have shaken things up for businesses using cold email outreach. With a tight threshold of 0.3%, even one spam mark in 300 emails can raise flags. Play smart by diversifying the volume across different SDRs’ mailboxes and domains. Desired delivery.

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What Google’s Email Changes Really Mean for B2B

Zoominfo

When markets are turbulent, marketers can get desperate. Your spam complaints need to be below 3 per 1,000 emails (0.3%) per day. This requirement is an industry first aiming to relieve users of spam overload. Your DMARC policy can be one of three options: None: Email servers will still attempt to deliver your email.

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What is Spam? The Truth About Unsolicited and Cold Email

Zoominfo

What is spam? Many people seem to carry the misconception that any cold or unsolicited email is spam, and that spam is illegal. To start with, let’s clarify the distinction between “spam” and illegal email. Spam” is not a legal term, and definitions vary. But is Spam Legal? The CAN-SPAM Act.

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