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Why doesn't a font render in email? Learn about email safe fonts, along with 3 design tips on how to choose the best font for email!

What's the best way to reach mom (and those giving mom gifts) on Mother's Day? It's email! Check out our tips for a better Mother's Day email campaign.

Last week, top email marketers and strategists came together in New Orleans for the Email Evolution Conference 2016 (EEC2016). Through panel events, breakout sessions, and workshops, email marketers came together to trade advice, insights, tech, and trends for 2016. Missed it? Don't worry—we rounded up the top email design tips from the conference, straight from the participants themselves.

For small businesses, email marketing is a cost-effective way to boost sales, attract new clients, promote services, strengthen relationships, and a lot more. If only it were that simple! A huge step along the way? Actually making the emails themselves—with smart design. A well-designed email communicates visually, is easy to understand, looks great on mobile screens, and converts. If you're a small business, be sure you're implementing these email design tactics in your marketing strategy.

Easter is arriving early this year on March 27th. Easter emails have already been popping up in our inboxes, and marketers are seizing the opportunity to bring good cheer, from deals and discounts to playful designs and clever messaging. End the hunt for eggcellent Easter emails—here's a selection of inspiring messages to get you excited about creating your own campaign!

Are you heading to SXSW this week? Whether you'll be on the ground at South by Southwest, or you're just following the going-on via Twitter, you're sure to get new tech insights and learn about exciting new technology and startups during the festival. The Austin-based event has become a seedbed for creativity and fresh ideas, from music to tech. There really is something for everyone at SXSW—and our inboxes reflect that.

Email signatures aren't just for person-to-person business emails. Many brands use special, designed sign-offs to make marketing messages more personal, seizing an opportunity to show readers what their brand is all about and to leave a lasting impression. After all, emails aren't written and designed by robots, but by a team of real people. If you're using email signatures in your messages, or if you're intrigued by the idea, check out how other companies use email signatures to make sure you're implementing best practices.

The upcoming Academy Awards ceremony has us thinking about big screens, red carpets, buckets of buttery popcorn—and good design, of course. So, how do companies in the movie and video industries take what they know about the powerful medium of film and use that to communicate in email? Let's have a look at email design for movie promotions.