Gmail Filtering Redux | ClickZ

If you want to be successful at getting to the inbox, start by understanding the objectives of the gatekeepers and the rules under which you're operating.

The bottom line is that if you want to be successful at getting to the inbox, start by understanding the objectives of the gatekeepers and the rules under which you're operating. Even the best senders get filtered sometimes and on occasion even the best filters act terribly, but the major ISPs get it "right" far more often than most marketers would like to believe, and blaming the ISPs is not an effective delivery strategy.

Until next time,