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The 6 Best Email API Services for Developers [2026 Comparison]

March 26, 2026March 24, 2026

If you’re looking for the best email API for developers to integrate into your app or power your email campaigns, you’ve got plenty of options: turboSMTP, SendGrid, Postmark, Resend, Mailgun, Amazon SES, and more.…

Google Introduces New Grid View to Gmail Promotions Tab

July 9, 2024April 28, 2014

It is no secret that Google makes frequent changes to all its products. The algorithms that underlie the search engine are constantly being changed and tweaked, and the businesses that rely on search results struggle to keep up with those changes. Similarly, businesses who utilize email marketing need to keep track of the changes Google…

Gmail Images Are Now Displaying Within Email by Default

July 9, 2024January 7, 2014

When one of the largest email platforms on the planet announces a major change, email marketers need to take notice. Google recently announced just such a change, informing customers that Gmail will now be displaying images within its emails by default. Prior to this change, Gmail users had to manually turn on images within their…

SendBlaster 3.1.6 Released

December 3, 2013

We’ve just released a minor update for SendBlaster 3 that includes some bug fixes and general improvements. Changelog New features domaintools.com added to Domain Inspector Improvements An alert is displayed when sending out a message if no email for list management has been defined, and some merge tag is requiring it Bug fixes Fix: “Large…

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Email Marketing Strategies

July 9, 2024November 28, 2013

Black Friday has long been one of the premier days in the retail business – the day when business coffers turn from “red” to “black” as hordes of deal-crazed shoppers stream through the doors. Held the Friday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday has become so important that businesses pull out all the stops – slashing prices…

Warning: Microsoft is Recycling Old Outlook, Hotmail Email Accounts

November 12, 2013

Yahoo! recently announced that it would begin recycling old email addresses, allowing new users to claim addresses that had not been used for some time. Now Microsoft is following that lead – announcing that it may begin cancelling accounts that have not been accessed for the last 270 days. Microsoft recently announced that it may…

21 Astonishing Email Marketing Stats and Trends

July 9, 2024September 24, 2013

Despite what you may have heard, email marketing is not dead. It is, however, changing and evolving to meet the demands of modern consumers. With so many people checking their email and surfing the web on the go, mobile marketing is more important than ever before. That means it has never been more important for…

Bulk Email Tricks – 5 Killer Email Subject Lines

July 9, 2024September 2, 2013

It would be hard to overstate the importance of the subject line in mass mailing campaigns. The subject line is the first thing a recipient sees, and if that line is not compelling, your prospects will quickly turn away – never to return. Finding the right subject line for your bulk email is vital to…