Did you survive the race for data compliance? Last month, marketers rushed to get their houses in order and ensure their processes were GDPR compliant before the May 25th deadline. If your subscriber list took a hit, what's your new approach for growing your email database?

This World Cup is finally here! We've got our Panini sticker album out, the fixture wall-chart is up and we're ready to indulge in a wave of optimism before the inevitable penalty shootout heartbreak. Everyone likes to play at being manager and pick their preferred line-up, so we've decided to pick our best XI for email marketing.

In a post-GDPR marketing landscape, ensuring that your email campaigns are relevant and targeted is more important than ever. List segmentation plays an important role in boosting engagement and conversions with email marketing. 

If you're only using automated email marketing for welcoming new customers and sending broad promotional campaigns, then it's time to switch up your strategy.

The world of commerce has changed a great deal in recent years. Evolving technology, social media and consumer behaviours have changed the game for marketers. Retail brands no longer need a huge budget to build a successful marketing strategy. Visual storytelling in social ads is a powerful tactic! 

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are concepts that often split opinion. But the technology is shaping the future of marketing and businesses must start to factor them into their strategies.

Most businesses have learnt that content marketing is key to growing their brand. Millions of people search the web for videos, blog posts and articles to get information on products and services or to find solutions. So, where does paid social fit in?

In the lead up to the GDPR compliance deadline on 25^th May, many businesses are repermissioning their databases through email marketing campaigns. In this blog, we'll share 10 of our favourite examples that we've seen so far...

Enchant's charity partner, Humanitas, believe that everyone is entitled to health care, an education and a family. This inspiring organisation strives to provide these three key rights in various locations across the world. One country where Humanitas currently has projects running is Romania. Enchant CEO and Founder Philip Storey recently joined the charity out in Romania to see first-hand the crucial work they're doing in the country. 

Many businesses are now starting to realise the important role that paid social plays in attracting and new prospects and converting more customers. This is especially true of Facebook, so if you want to see big ROI through Facebook advertising, you need to make sure your campaigns are well planned and well optimised.

Marketing automation is a powerful asset for retailers. Not only does it save marketing teams time and allow them to be more efficient, but it's an effective way to target prospects and customers with personalised content and across channels. When used in combination with email marketing, it's a really potent tool. 

At Enchant, we are strong advocates of lifecycle marketing and as email marketing and paid social consults, we help retail brands to map out their customer lifecycle and focus their efforts on the key lifecycle stages. Reengagement (or customer win-back) is one of these lifecycle stages, and it's one that a lot of marketers don't do so well – if at all...

In email marketing, especially in retail, testing should play a key role in your strategy. It's important to learn from each email campaign and use the results to optimise your future campaigns. However, too many retailers don't find the time to do it effectively. This is a huge missed opportunity and ultimately it will impact results and ultimately cost you money.

Many businesses are starting to apply more focus and resources to paid social, as organic reach for brands on social media has plummeted, especially on Facebook. Also, the primary social networks are giving brands more tools to create really engaging ads and marketers are driving good ROI with paid social. Here's how to do it well...

Email marketing in retail is becoming increasingly sophisticated, due to the greater level of data available to marketers, heightened consumer expectations and innovative tech solutions. These forces all enable brands to send more targeted and relevant emails. In this blog, we explore the best dynamic email tools on the market that will help you to create enchanting email marketing campaigns.