Posts tagged
Deliverability
Posted by Matthew on May 28, 2013
How We Use Engagement to Deliver Email
If you read our deliverability posts closely, you’ll know MailChimp does something called engagement-based routing. It sounds like throwaway jargon that’s meant to impress you without providing any details. However, I’m here to provide some details. Booyah! (Was that inappropriate? Hmm, moving on…) You can think of engagement-based routing as a reward for high member …
Posted by Matthew on May 21, 2013
How Member Ratings Work
If you ever tried to segment a list by engagement, you may have wondered about our member-activity rating. I’m talking about the little stars that look like restaurant reviews for your subscribers. I’m not sure how five-star restaurants get their rating, but I suspect it’s a little different than email. To come up with a …
Posted by Matthew on Apr 8, 2013
Bouncing Yahoo Addresses
Yahoo is retiring old accounts, so you might see higher bounce rates. Do your own Spring cleaning to avoid that mess!
Posted by Van on Nov 15, 2012
Delivery Guide: The Next Generation
I’ve become accustomed to weird looks when I tell people, “I’m a Delivery Engineer.” It’s not the easiest job to explain, and I’ve heard all the jokes about trains, pizza, and wonderful-sounding trains that deliver pizza. There are a few quick answers I’ve worked up to help explain what a Delivery Engineer does: “I’m like …
Posted by Van on Sep 27, 2012
It’s People! Engagement Is Made out of People!
Engagement based filters are changing the way email gets delivered. Here are ways you can adapt.