Email marketing for accounting firms comes with unique challenges. You’re dealing with strict compliance requirements, seasonal workload swings during tax season, complex financial information that needs to be communicated clearly, and client relationships that can span decades. Email marketing tools solve these problems by automating tax deadline reminders, segmenting clients by service type, and keeping you connected with clients year-round—not just during tax season. The right platform helps you stay top-of-mind, cross-sell advisory services, and generate more referrals without adding hours to your day. In this guide, you‘ll find a detailed comparison table of 12 email marketing platforms, feature breakdowns […]

Higher education institutions face unique communication challenges in 2025. Between recruiting prospective students, engaging current learners, maintaining alumni relationships, and coordinating with faculty, colleges and universities need robust email marketing solutions that can handle complex, multi-audience campaigns while delivering personalized experiences at scale. Email marketing remains the most preferred communication channel for prospective students during the college application process, with 55% preferring email over text messages (33%). The education industry also achieves an average email open rate of 28.5% — among the highest across all sectors — making email marketing an essential tool for enrollment management and student engagement. This…

Running a successful dental practice requires more than fluoride, free toothbrushes, and clinical expertise. Between managing patient appointments, following up on treatment plans, and regulatory concerns, dental practices face unique marketing challenges, and analog outreach methods often fall short of tackling them. Thankfully, email marketing offers a scalable channel to stay top-of-mind, educate patients, and boost retention across hygiene, referrals, or specialty procedures by automating appointment reminders, personalizing treatment follow-ups, and segmenting patients based on their dental health needs. In fact, the average email open rate for dental practices hovers around 40%, showing email marketing is a highly effective avenue […]

Email marketing needs in the automotive industry are unique. Dealerships, repair shops, and automotive service centers face challenges that differ significantly from those in other sectors. These challenges include managing long sales cycles that span months, coordinating service appointment reminders based on mileage and time intervals, and maintaining customer relationships that generate repeat business over decades rather than weeks. Email marketing tools solve these industry-specific challenges by automating service reminders, segmenting customers by vehicle type and purchase history, scoring leads based on engagement levels, and integrating with dealership management systems to create seamless customer experiences. This comprehensive guide includes a […]

A few days ago, Jane was browsing for new sunglasses. Before she knew it, every site she visited was showing her relevant ads. It wasn’t magic. Just algorithms working with behavioral data. But data collection is no longer something we can do in the background. With rising privacy concerns, businesses must now lean on zero-party data. And what better channel to invest in privacy-first communication than email? A channel where users opt in to get personalized customer experiences. I’ll walk you through the new rules of data collection, how well-established brands are adapting, and what you can do to stay […]

In April 2024, HubSpot asked 537 email marketers across industries in the U.S. if email marketing was inbound or outbound — 51% said it was inbound, while 49% believed it to be outbound. It’s fascinating to see how opinions differ on this topic, even among professionals. As an experienced marketing leader, I’ve always approached email marketing with a blend of both perspectives. So, I’ll dive deep into what inbound and outbound emails are and how they differ. I’ll also share some examples and insights from other experts. Table of Contents What is inbound email marketing? What is outbound email marketing? […]

Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. What keeps you up at night? If one of those things is building an email list, you’re not alone, my friend. I spent years (and lost MANY thousands of dollars) procrastinating my own email list, and I know how to get to the other side. My name is Amy, and I’ve made a career out of helping businesses grow their online presence, especially through email marketing. To be able to work from anywhere in the world, create my own […]

Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. If you want to double your sales, you need to double your email list. Your list is a direct line of contact to reach the people who are interested in what you have to offer and an asset that you own and control. Serving an engaged email list, no matter the size, is a tried and tested game changer for business growth, launching new offers, and ensuring your content is seen by the audience it’s made for! Over a […]

Welcome to Creator Columns, where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I’ve tested 100s of psychological tactics on my email subscribers. In this blog, I reveal the five tactics that actually work. You’ll learn about the email tactic that got one marketer a job at the White House. You’ll learn how I doubled my 5 star reviews with one email, and why one strange email from Barack Obama broke all records for donations. 5 Psychological Tactics to Write Better Emails Imagine writing an email that’s so effective it lands you […]