Referenced from BriteVerify.com
Heads up email marketers: The Great Gmail Purge starts today! In case you missed it, Google has started deleting email accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Unfortunately, this adds a new curveball during the busy holiday season. But don’t panic. Here are a few quick tips to adapt:
- Avoid sending to these email addresses, since they’ll start to hard bounce and may be turned into recycled spam traps.
- Consider a re-permission or re-engagement campaign to see if subscribers are still interested in hearing from you.
- Take cues from purchases, cart abandon/browse, or even in-store visits to know who’s loyal to your brand—use that to fuel sending decisions.
For more information, read BriteVerify's latest blog: Google’s Inactive Account Policy Update: What Marketers Should Know.
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