Email marketing design essentials

Navigate the pillars of awesome email design

The success of your email campaign is underpinned by great design. Because when design is poor or shoddy, engagement rates go down – and that’s not good for business.

Luckily, we’ve created this email marketing design essentials playbook – as part of our Getting started series – to help you navigate the pillars of awesome email design. You’ll discover how to marry copy with imagery in a framed, branded template that engages readers fast.

Our email marketing design essentials playbook includes:

Content tips
Template ideas
Brand advice
Imagery tactics

And much more!

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