Black Friday Post-Mortem: Making Sense of the Email Marketing Madness with Seth Charles

Email After Hours: The Podcast for Email Senders

In this action-packed episode, Senior Director of Delivery Operations at Iterable, Seth Charles, joins hosts Guy Hanson and Danielle Gallant to unpack the chaos of Black Friday email marketing.

From inbox overload and spam filters to Gmail and Yahoo’s bulk sender requirements, we’ve got the expert tips brands need to navigate peak seasons while keeping deliverability and engagement on track.

Guest at a Glance:

Seth Charles is an established expert with 15 years of experience in email and deliverability. His clear perspective on how senders approach high-volume periods makes him the perfect guest to unpack the chaos of Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

Seth on LinkedIn:

Hosts at a Glance:

Danielle Gallant - Danielle is a Senior Email Strategist at Validity. She has over seven years of experience working with global brands to craft strategies that amplify email performance. She is a self-professed email nerd, dog lover, and podcast fanatic.

Danielle on LinkedIn

Guy Hanson - Guy is Vice President of Customer Engagement at Validity. He has led global consulting teams working with clients to improve email deliverability, subscriber engagement, and revenue. He believes in giving back to his community and is a regular speaker at flagship events, providing training and producing fresh and insightful thought leadership.

Guy on LinkedIn

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Previous guests include: Johanna Morlock Abassi, Assistant Director, Email Marketing at The Bradford Group; Jennifer (Davis) Partin, Director, Retention Marketing at Hickory Farms, LLC; Michael Knapp, Lead Email Designer & Developer at Skipton Building Society; Nicholas Greatex, Chief Marketing Officer at TFG Brands Londonand; Adam Purslow, CEO & Founder at TheLoyaltyCo.; Laura Christensen, Senior Director of Professional Services at Validity, Inc.; Florian Vierke, Sr. Manager, Deliverability Services at Mapp Digital; Marcel Becker, Senior Director Product Management at Yahoo!; Eric Stelle, Email Deliverability Specialist at Mapp Digital; and many others.
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