The Key That Unlocks Your Marketing Emails
all sent emails, at the very least, contain two parts, the body of the message and the message header. In fact, each part is analogous to an actual mail piece, the header being the fully addressed envelope (address of the recipient and sender) along with the subject line and other identifying data. In other cases, the header is considered “the stamp” of the envelope. The body, or letter, is the actual message with attachments. Key to Email Opens Depending on the email client used, the header information is usually displayed as: From: – Sender@mycompany.com To: – Reciever@hotmail.com Date: – The date when the message was sent. Subject: – The subject line Simple stuff, right? Well yes and no. Headers can be mandatory, displaying specific information whereas other information can be optional. Some headers contain the sending and the receiving time stamps of all actions taken on an email, such as forwarding the message to a friend to transferring the messa