Email is the most popular method for internet users worldwide to stay in touch with retailers, according to a January 2019 survey from omnichannel retail management company iVend Retail. This tops the number of respondents who say they want brands to communicate with them on apps or through social media.

This Statpack provides a visual overview of email marketing benchmark data from global email service providers. It takes a deep dive into how marketers are evolving their email efforts beyond blast messages in the wake of GDPR and other tech challenges.

Eight email marketing experts from vendors and agencies in the space talk about how their clients are struggling to adjust their email strategies away from blast message to more relevant, targeted sends.