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Email's Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn't dead, but it could be if we don't change how we think about it.

Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.
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S2 Ep 04 - Applying the sending funnel in our current climate.

Email's Not Dead from Sinch MailgunApr 16, 2020

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S5 Ep 04 - The DMARC side of the Yoogle update with Ash Morin of dmarcian

S5 Ep 04 - The DMARC side of the Yoogle update with Ash Morin of dmarcian

Continuing with you on this journey of the Yahoo and Google email authentication update, a familiar friend stopped by to explain to us the DMARC side of this whole update and how it affects you. Ash Morin, Director of Deployment at dmarcian joined us to give an overview of what he’s seen and what he predicts with the new email authentication standards update from Yahoo and Google.  
 
Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email. 

Feb 15, 202435:32
S5 Ep 03 - Chad S. White of the Oracle Digital Experience Agency is back. The email marketing side of the Yoogle update along with whats new in his book!

S5 Ep 03 - Chad S. White of the Oracle Digital Experience Agency is back. The email marketing side of the Yoogle update along with whats new in his book!

Yay we got Chad S. White back in our virtual studio and its always a joy to have him. We learn about the new 4th edition of his book Email Marketing Rules. We’re such super fans Nick Schafer our Sr. Manager of Deliverability joined in to also hear Chad’s email marketing views on the Yahoo and Google email authentication update we talked about last time with Marcel Becker of Yahoo. Check out resource links at mailgun.com/resources/podcasts to follow along with some of the referred documents. Happy sending! 
 
 

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email. 

Jan 30, 202441:47
S5 Ep 02 - The big email standards update from Yahoo and Gmail with Marcel Becker of Yahoo.

S5 Ep 02 - The big email standards update from Yahoo and Gmail with Marcel Becker of Yahoo.

In fall of 2023 Yahoo and Google made a major announcement requiring all bulk email senders to enable email authentication standards to prevent bad actors from continuing to send spam. Why did Yahoo want to create a new standardization? We sat down with Marcel Becker who made the announcement on behalf of Yahoo and had a very good philosophical conversation. Don’t miss this!



Resources:

https://senders.yahooinc.com/

https://blog.postmaster.yahooinc.com/

https://www.mailgun.com/blog/deliverability/gmail-and-yahoo-inbox-updates-2024/


Jan 04, 202433:54
S5 Ep 01 - The current state of email deliverability in 2023 with Alison Gootee of Braze

S5 Ep 01 - The current state of email deliverability in 2023 with Alison Gootee of Braze

Email’s Not Dead is back and the first person we wanted to talk to is Alison Gootee because she’s one of the funniest people we’ve ever met. We chatted about the previously released state of email deliverability report, why we want our senders to use best practices and why JNCO jeans are suddenly back from the late 90s. Plug in, grab your walkman and join us for the season opener of Email’s Not Dead.



Resources: https://www.mailgun.com/resources/research/state-of-deliverability-2023/

Dec 14, 202339:17
S4 Ep 07 – ChatGPT, deliverability, email marketing and everything all at once with Guilda Hilaire and Naomi West.

S4 Ep 07 – ChatGPT, deliverability, email marketing and everything all at once with Guilda Hilaire and Naomi West.

It’s the finale of season 4. We’ve been trying to get these amazing leaders of email onto this final episode and y’all we did it! Guilda Hilaire from Salesforce and Naomi West of Parcel.io got to sit down with us and talk about that notorious AI tool that’s on every email marketer and deliverability specialist mind lately. How do we feel about it? Where does it fit into email marketing and deliverability practices? Is it easy or lazy to use this tool? Find out on the season finale of Email’s Not Dead. 


Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email. 

May 25, 202336:48
S4 Ep 06 - The BIG deliverability episode with Brad Gurley of MessageGears and Nick Schafer of Mailgun

S4 Ep 06 - The BIG deliverability episode with Brad Gurley of MessageGears and Nick Schafer of Mailgun

We got two of the biggest names in deliverability and we had to bend their ears on all deliverability topics in the last 6 months. There's a lot going on right now in the deliverability world such as Spamhaus evolving to better serve their users, how people classify types of bounces and what is truly the best way to protect your email reputation. This is why you really need to listen to this episode because this is the BIG deliverability episode.

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.

Mar 14, 202334:02
S4 Ep 05 – Updates on BIMI with Brian Westnedge of Redsift

S4 Ep 05 – Updates on BIMI with Brian Westnedge of Redsift

This episode is an update on BIMI and who better to have on the show than Redsifts Brian Westnedge. He updates us on what's happened with BIMI since we first spoke about it in 2019 with Matt Vernhout and how bad actors are starting to work around BIMI and what you can do about it to prevent spoofing of your brand. Enjoy!

Resources from this episode:
bimiradar.com
bimigroup.org

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.

Feb 10, 202343:37
S4 Ep 04 - Email innovation and collaboration with Kelly Haggard of Synchrony

S4 Ep 04 - Email innovation and collaboration with Kelly Haggard of Synchrony

We’re happy to be back in 2023 and ready to continue the season. We met Kelly Haggard last summer at ANA's Email Evolution conference and knew we had to get her on the show. She's working on an integration between Synchrony and Movable Ink and is leading email innovation on her team. Hear how they’re utilizing send time optimization for their new integration and what it takes to keep your team informed on email best practices.

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.

Jan 12, 202330:38
S4 Ep 03 – Email data and oops pancakes 🥞 with LB Blair of Platonic Ideal

S4 Ep 03 – Email data and oops pancakes 🥞 with LB Blair of Platonic Ideal

Meet LB Blair founder of Platonic Ideal. LB has been in the industry for years and combines her love of data and her passion for email all in one. LB has some hot takes on why data needs to be utilized in your email program and how to correctly use it. Sit back and hang out with Email’s Not Dead.

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.

Learn more at platonicideal.com.

Nov 29, 202238:03
S4 Ep 02 – Keeping it real and transparent with Matt Stith of Spamhaus

S4 Ep 02 – Keeping it real and transparent with Matt Stith of Spamhaus

If you’re in the email industry you know Spamhaus. Well, luckily we’ve worked with Matt Stith of Spamhaus and were bringing him to your ears. Hear about the transparency Spamhaus is trying to bring to the community and know that they’re super cool. Enjoy!

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.


Download Spamhaus's e-book on deliverability - https://www.spamhaus.com/campaign/email-deliverability/

Visit us at mailgun.com

Nov 07, 202233:49
S4 Ep 01 - Silver linings in Omnichannel Marketing with Chad White

S4 Ep 01 - Silver linings in Omnichannel Marketing with Chad White

When we started this podcast we never intended to meet our email heroes. Well, it happened anyway. During this past summer, Email’s Not Dead attended some conferences and got to make new friends and we met the Mick Jagger of email marketing, Chad S. White. You may have heard of him from his book, Email Marketing Rules, out now on Amazon. He had some hot takes on the one-year anniversary of Apple's MPP and the future of omnichannel marketing and communication.

Email’s Not Dead is a podcast about how we communicate with each other and the broader world through modern technologies. Email isn’t dead, but it could be if we don’t change how we think about it. Hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad dive into the email underworld and come back out with a distinctive look at the way developers and marketers send email.

Featuring:

Jonathan Torres, Technical Account Manager, Manager at Mailgun by Sinch

Eric Trinidad, Technical Account Manager at Mailgun by Sinch

Nick Schafer, Manager of Deliverability & Compliance at Mailgun by Sinch

Chad S. White, Head of Research at Oracle Marketing Consulting

Oct 25, 202239:04
S3 Ep 07 - When email goes wrong with Laura Atkins of Word to the Wise

S3 Ep 07 - When email goes wrong with Laura Atkins of Word to the Wise

It’s the season finale and we’re excited to bring you the theme of this episode, when email goes wrong with Laura Atkins. She has over 30 years of experience fighting spam and collaborating with large enterprises to enable them to become better senders. Listen in for a fun-filled episode as we cap off season 3. We’ll see you soon for season 4.

Mar 16, 202238:49
S3 Ep 06 - Insights from an email marketer and email developer with Megan Boshuyzen and Julia Ritter
Feb 17, 202232:46
S3 Ep 05 - Implementing DMARC with Ash from Dmarcian
Jan 31, 202230:41
S3 Ep 04 - The Inbox Insights 2022 guide with Jenna from Ascend2

S3 Ep 04 - The Inbox Insights 2022 guide with Jenna from Ascend2

We've got a gift for you and you can download it from the Mailjet blog over at mailjet.com/blog. We just released our Inbox Insights 2022 report with the help of our friend Jenna Balegno from Ascend2. We invited her out to dive into why this report will benefit your email strategy and what to expect in email in 2022.

Download the report at mailjet.com/blog/guide/inbox-insights-2022/

Jan 12, 202226:05
S3 Ep 03 - Matthew Smith of Really Good Emails wuz here!

S3 Ep 03 - Matthew Smith of Really Good Emails wuz here!

We’re big fans, I mean really big fans of Really Good Emails. Such big fans that we had to get CEO and Co-Founder Matthew Smith on the show and wanted to know the history and future of Really Good Emails. Enjoy tidbits on Yoda, the love of buying musical instruments online, and of course…email.

Learn more about Really Good Emails at reallygoodemails.com.

Dec 15, 202136:17
S3 Ep 02 - Email changes in 2021

S3 Ep 02 - Email changes in 2021

With growth comes changes. Some changes are good and some changes are bad. That's why Jonathan and Eric bring you a recap of what changed in the email landscape in 2021. From how email volumes are changing for businesses to covid related email traffic in the last two years. Plug in your headphones and join us for this episode of Email’s Not Dead.

Nov 30, 202124:48
S3 Ep 01 - Don't panic, it's just the Apple Privacy Policy

S3 Ep 01 - Don't panic, it's just the Apple Privacy Policy

Welcome back to Season 3 of Email's Not Dead with your hosts Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad. A lot has happened since season 2 and we're here to let you know it's going to be okay! Don't panic! It's just the Apple Privacy Policy update. We're covering what we've seen since the update has been released, how opens fit into your email strategy, and what to expect in the future from the Apple Privacy Policy update. Tune in with your ear buddies at Email's Not Dead.

Nov 12, 202121:57
S2 Ep 07 - Spoofing, phishing and for the love of DMARC with Ash Morin of Dmarcian.

S2 Ep 07 - Spoofing, phishing and for the love of DMARC with Ash Morin of Dmarcian.

We're wrapping up this wild ride of a year and season by clearing the air on phishing and spoofing with Ash Morin, Senior Deployment Manager of Dmarcian. We cover why spoofing is so scary and why you need to love DMARC. Join your favorite email buds Jonathan and Eric and our VP of Deliverability, Kate Nowrouzi for the season finale of Email's Not Dead.

dmarcian.com

mailgun.com/blog

Nov 12, 202032:03
S2 Ep 06 - Tales of Terror from the Email Void - The Warm Up

S2 Ep 06 - Tales of Terror from the Email Void - The Warm Up

Here's a tale for you to sink your fangs into. The holidays are approaching extremely fast *gasp*. Which is why you need to start your warm up for your domain and IPs. But do you start with your domain warm up or IP warm up first? Jonathan and Eric settle the score in this special edition Email's Not Dead LIVE podcast episode and webinar. Our producer Thomas Knierien also showed up as Jason Voorhees to help answer questions. Happy Halloween!

Oct 29, 202029:37
S2 Ep 05 - We just got back from Email Camp 2020.

S2 Ep 05 - We just got back from Email Camp 2020.

Eric and Jonathan are back with a brand new episode of Email’s Not Dead to recap the all-new Email Camp 2020 presented by Mailgun and Mailjet. Featuring Email Camp Head Counselor and Mailgun Marketing Specialist, Thomas Knierien who gives a brief overview and what's in store for the future.

Go to youtube, look up a looping campfire video, maybe heat up some hot chocolate and put some camp clothes and listen to this recap.

Learn more about Email Camp 2020 at https://try.mailgun.com/email-camp

Visit us at www.mailgun.com.

Oct 01, 202024:06
S2 Ep 04 - Applying the sending funnel in our current climate.
Apr 16, 202031:47
S2 Ep 03 - The Developer Episode or The Devisode

S2 Ep 03 - The Developer Episode or The Devisode

In this episode, we decided to bring in a mad man. No, we actually brought in one of our lead developers, Alan Erwin. He’s on our deliverability tools team and we wanted to ask him what made him tick, so we did. Tune into this week’s episode with Jonathan and Eric to remind you, Emails Not Dead.

Mar 09, 202028:25
S2 Ep 02 - Sending emails at the right time with Send Time Optimization

S2 Ep 02 - Sending emails at the right time with Send Time Optimization

Wait wait, we have more. In this episode, Mailgun’s Product Manager, Chris Farmer brings you up to speed on how you can send your emails at the right time with, Send Time Optimization. Is it better to send in the late morning, early afternoon or early evening? Tune in now!

Feb 12, 202018:11
S2 Ep 01 - Introducing Inbox Placement

S2 Ep 01 - Introducing Inbox Placement

A new year means a new season of Mailgun's Email's Not Dead. We have Jorge Miramontes our Product Manager introducing our newest tool, Inbox Placement. Tune in with Jonathan and Eric in 2020 to remember, Email's Not Dead!

Jan 22, 202018:30
Episode 07 Season Finale - Complaints and Unsubscribes

Episode 07 Season Finale - Complaints and Unsubscribes

Can you still be friends with your customers after an unsubscribe? Learn why it's best to have organic email addresses and different options for your unsubscribes with Jon and Eric in the season finale of Email’s Not Dead. 

Aug 15, 201925:12
Episode 06 - Sunset Policy and Tracking
Aug 01, 201918:53
Episode 05 - Sending a more relevant message with omnichannel communication

Episode 05 - Sending a more relevant message with omnichannel communication

Omnichannel marketing and email, how does it all fit in? Jonathan and Eric sat down with co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, Rytis Lauris to talk about transactional and marketing messages leading into 2020, and how you need to look towards other types of email communication to better reach your customers. Learn how it trickles down and it’s all about the engagement in our latest episode. 

Jul 18, 201926:35
Episode 04 - Combatting Email Fraud & Building Your Brand with BIMI

Episode 04 - Combatting Email Fraud & Building Your Brand with BIMI

Last time, Nick Schafer showed up to predict the future of spam. Now we’re bringing in 250ok’s Director of Privacy, Matthew Vernhout, to talk shop about Brand Indicators for Message Identification (aka BIMI). Learn how to gain more trust with your recipients, get higher engagement and ensure greater security.

Jun 28, 201939:15
Episode 03 - Where we're going, we don't need Spam.
Jun 19, 201929:07
Episode 02 - NOW that’s what I call spam
Jun 04, 201924:43
Episode 01 - The History of Spam
May 16, 201915:34