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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Marketing and Communications

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Circles of Excellence — Maximizing Your Email Marketing

Resources

  • UIC A/B Testing Plan Template
  • UIC A/B Testing Tracker
  • UIC Email Monthly Metrics Tracker

Tools

  • Microsoft Copilot
    Use Copilot to generate ideas for subject lines and preheaders.
  • Ahrefs Alt Text Generator
    Use Ahrefs to write alt text for images in your email campaign.
  • UIC Guide to Grammarly
    Use Grammarly to check grammar, spelling and writing tone. UIC students, faculty and staff have access to Grammarly.
  • SMC Canva resources
    Use Canva to design email graphics and other visual elements. Canva Premium is available to UIC staff and faculty responsible for creating marketing materials. Includes UIC-branded templates and the UIC brand kit.

Useful links

UIC Emma resources

  • Emma training videos and guides
  • Email specifications and templates
  • UIC Emma support
  • Emma office hours

Emma resource guides for email best practices

  • Subject lines
  • Preheaders
  • A/B testing
  • Audience segmentation
  • Audience groups
  • Email design
  • Metrics

University of Illinois email design resources  

  • UIUC’s guide for accessible emails
  • UIC brand guidelines

LinkedIn Learning

  • Email Marketing: Strategy and Optimization
  • Elevate Your Email Marketing with AI 

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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Marketing and Communications

601 S. Morgan (MC288), Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-996-3456
Fax: 312-996-3754
smcs@uic.edu
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