Gmail Update Question

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Hello all

I have read most (if not all) the threads on the new gmail update and decreasing open rates.

Does anyone have a thought or know what is the trigger or triggers that will send our emails to the "Promotions" section of our subscriber emails

Thank you

Al
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  • Profile picture of the author Long Beach Nathan
    Most likely it's the information at the footer that lists it as coming from Aweber, Get Response, etc. There's probably no way around it.

    But what one other user pointed out in another thread that we can do is to request that people move our emails from the promotions to the primary tab.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnZ
      If you haven't already seen it, here's a page I found that talks about bulk sending but I don't think they gave a clear answer as to what exactly it is that sends it to promotional.

      https://support.google.com/mail/answ...=en#affiliates
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    • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
      Well, if they end up in the promotions tab, the email in which we ask our subscribers to move it to the main inbox will also be in the promo tab.

      Not sure what to do about it, short of sending out individual emails to every one of them...

      Then again, it's actually a surprisingly small percentage of subscribers who even use a gmail address, so who knows...

      Also, if people do go to the promotions tab to see what's in it, that'll make them more open to buying stuff.

      It's not as simple a question as it might seem at first sight.

      Also, being on the receiving end of lots of promo emails, I find that the senders whose email I open at least occasionally still come to my main inbox... and yes, I use Gmail.
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      • Profile picture of the author agmccall
        Thanks all

        I guess one of the main things we can do is have clear instructions on our squeeze pages and optin forms

        al
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        • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
          Originally Posted by agmccall View Post

          Thanks all

          I guess one of the main things we can do is have clear instructions on our squeeze pages and optin forms

          al
          Gosh, you're right! Excellent plan!

          I do have something to the effect of "look in the spam folder" but this is an excellent thing to add. "Make sure you move the email to the Inbox tab..."

          Thanks!
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