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E-commerce Email Deliverability

Protect your inbox placement during peak sending periods — BFCM, holiday campaigns, and rapid list growth — without losing revenue.

IP Reputation vs. Domain Reputation: Which Matters More in 2026?
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IP Reputation vs. Domain Reputation: Which Matters More in 2026?

IP reputation vs. domain reputation — Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo weight them differently. Here's exactly what each provider prioritizes and where to focus your effort in 2026.

Ajitha Victor ·
Does Your Email Image-to-Text Ratio Actually Cause Spam?
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Does Your Email Image-to-Text Ratio Actually Cause Spam?

Does email image-to-text ratio really cause spam? InboxEagle analyzed 774,828 emails. Image-heavy emails outperform balanced content on inbox placement.

Udhayakumar M ·
How to Improve Inbox Placement in Klaviyo Flows vs. Campaigns
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How to Improve Inbox Placement in Klaviyo Flows vs. Campaigns

Flows and campaigns behave differently in Klaviyo — and mailbox providers treat them differently too. Here's how to optimize inbox placement for each.

Ajitha Victor ·
Do Spam Trigger Words Really Cause Spam? 774K Emails Tested
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Do Spam Trigger Words Really Cause Spam? 774K Emails Tested

Do spam trigger words like 'free' and 'sale' actually send emails to spam? We analyzed 774,828 emails from Q1 2026. The findings may surprise you.

Udhayakumar M ·
Email Sunset Policy: The Data Behind a 3× Spam Rate Gap
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Email Sunset Policy: The Data Behind a 3× Spam Rate Gap

InboxEagle analyzed 16,356 ecommerce senders. Low-volume programs average a 56% spam rate. High-volume programs average 18%. The difference is a sunset policy.

Udhayakumar M ·
Klaviyo Suppression Lists: How to Use Them to Protect Deliverability
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Klaviyo Suppression Lists: How to Use Them to Protect Deliverability

Klaviyo suppression list: five suppression types, global vs. list-level scope, what can be reversed, the billing distinction most brands miss, and how to use it to actively protect inbox placement.

Ajitha Victor ·
Email Authentication for Klaviyo Senders: The Complete Guide
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Email Authentication for Klaviyo Senders: The Complete Guide

Email authentication is the foundation of inbox placement for every Klaviyo sender. Here's what SPF, DKIM, and DMARC actually do, why Klaviyo's default setup breaks DMARC alignment, and where to go deeper on each.

Ajitha Victor ·
Email Deliverability for Agencies: How to Manage Multiple Client Domains
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Email Deliverability for Agencies: How to Manage Multiple Client Domains

Managing email deliverability across multiple client domains is one of the hardest operational challenges in eCommerce agency work. Here's the framework — domain isolation, monitoring at scale, and the mistakes that cause one client to hurt another.

Ajitha Victor ·
Email List Hygiene: The Deliverability Practice Most eCommerce Brands Skip
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Email List Hygiene: The Deliverability Practice Most eCommerce Brands Skip

Email list hygiene is one of the highest-leverage deliverability practices for eCommerce brands — yet most skip it until a crisis forces their hand. Here's exactly what it is, why it matters, and how to diagnose and fix list decay in Klaviyo.

Ajitha Victor ·
Why Your "Mailed-By" Domain Matters for Brand Trust
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Why Your "Mailed-By" Domain Matters for Brand Trust

82.8% of marketing emails display a third-party mailed-by domain in Gmail. Here's what that signals to your subscribers and why it's quietly costing you deliverability equity.

Udhayakumar M ·
How to Monitor Your Email Deliverability in Real Time
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How to Monitor Your Email Deliverability in Real Time

A practical guide to email deliverability monitoring in real time — the signals that matter, the tools that surface them, and how to act before a problem becomes a crisis.

Ajitha Victor ·
List-Unsubscribe Header: Does It Actually Reduce Spam Rates?
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List-Unsubscribe Header: Does It Actually Reduce Spam Rates?

Does the List-Unsubscribe header actually lower spam rates? InboxEagle's study of 19,797 brands reveals a 4.86x extreme spam risk for senders without it.

Udhayakumar M ·
Setting Up a Custom Sending Domain in Klaviyo: Step by Step
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Setting Up a Custom Sending Domain in Klaviyo: Step by Step

A complete guide to setting up a Klaviyo custom sending domain — with DNS records, authentication verification, and why it matters for deliverability.

Ajitha Victor ·
The Technical Anatomy of a Perfect Ecommerce Email Header
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The Technical Anatomy of a Perfect Ecommerce Email Header

InboxEagle analyzed 256,606 emails across 16,381 brands. Only 16.7% had a perfect header. Here's what separates them from the rest — and how to fix yours.

Udhayakumar M ·
The Correlation Between High Sending Frequency & Spam Complaints
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The Correlation Between High Sending Frequency & Spam Complaints

Does sending more emails mean more spam complaints? InboxEagle analyzed 31,586 sending programs — the data tells a more nuanced story than you think.

Udhayakumar M ·
Gmail Spam Rate Thresholds: What 0.10% and 0.30% Actually Mean for You
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Gmail Spam Rate Thresholds: What 0.10% and 0.30% Actually Mean for You

Gmail enforces two spam rate thresholds that most senders misread. Here's exactly what 0.10% and 0.30% mean, how they're measured, and what to do before you breach either one.

Ajitha Victor ·
What Is a Sending Domain and Why Does It Need Its Own Reputation?
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What Is a Sending Domain and Why Does It Need Its Own Reputation?

Your sending domain is the identity your email program lives or dies by — and it's separate from your website. Here's what it is, why it needs its own reputation, and what most Klaviyo senders get wrong about it.

Ajitha Victor ·
Email Domain Reputation: How It's Scored and How to Protect It — ecommerce deliverability guide
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Email Domain Reputation: How It's Scored and How to Protect It

Email domain reputation is the primary signal ISPs use to route your campaigns. Here's exactly how it's scored, what damages it fastest, and how to protect it before the next send.

Ajitha Victor ·
Data Study: How Spam Rates Affect Your Gmail Promotions Placement
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Data Study: How Spam Rates Affect Your Gmail Promotions Placement

We bucketed 671,329 emails by spam complaint rate and tracked where they landed in Gmail. The findings reveal a hard cliff — and show exactly what it takes to protect your sender reputation.

Udhayakumar M ·
Dedicated IP vs. Shared IP for Email Deliverability — InboxEagle data analysis
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Dedicated IP vs. Shared IP for Email: What the Data Actually Shows

InboxEagle analyzed 15,174 IPs — 7,166 dedicated and 8,008 shared. Dedicated IPs had lower spam rates but lower Primary inbox. Here's why, and when a dedicated IP for email actually makes sense.

Ajitha Victor ·
How Domain Alignment Affects Inbox Placement in 2026
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How Domain Alignment Affects Inbox Placement in 2026

Domain alignment is why your emails fail DMARC even with valid SPF and DKIM — here's what's breaking and how to fix it.

Ajitha Victor ·
Does DMARC Failure Guarantee the Spam Folder? A 2M Email Study
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Does DMARC Failure Guarantee the Spam Folder? A 2M Email Study

We analyzed 2.2 million emails to find out if DMARC failure sends you straight to spam. The answer is more nuanced — and more actionable — than you'd expect.

Udhayakumar M ·
The State of Email Authentication: SPF/DKIM Adoption in Ecommerce
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The State of Email Authentication: SPF/DKIM Adoption in Ecommerce

Email authentication adoption in ecommerce leads every other industry — yet most brands still run DMARC at p=none. Here's what the 2025/2026 data says and where the real gap is.

Ajitha Victor ·
Gmail Deliverability Benchmarks for Ecommerce Brands: Q1 2026 Data
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Gmail Deliverability Benchmarks for Ecommerce Brands: Q1 2026 Data

InboxEagle monitored 721,351 emails to Gmail in Q1 2026. Here are the real gmail deliverability benchmarks — spam rates, tab placement, and what separates healthy programs from at-risk ones.

Ajitha Victor ·
The Ecommerce Email Deliverability Gap: What Top Brands Do Differently
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The Ecommerce Email Deliverability Gap: What Top Brands Do Differently

InboxEagle analyzed 3,474 ecommerce sender domains and found a 72-point inbox placement gap between the best and worst performers. Here's the ecommerce email performance benchmark — and what separates top-quartile brands from everyone else.

Ajitha Victor ·
Do Aggressive Sale Subject Lines Hurt Deliverability? What Our Data Shows
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Do Aggressive Sale Subject Lines Hurt Deliverability? What Our Data Shows

Sale language doesn't automatically hurt deliverability — but some patterns do. InboxEagle analyzed 721,351 emails and found results that flip conventional wisdom on its head.

Ajitha Victor ·
Ecommerce Email Benchmarks 2026: Inbox, Promotions & Spam
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Ecommerce Email Benchmarks 2026: Inbox, Promotions & Spam

InboxEagle analyzed 721,351 ecommerce emails in Q1 2026. Here's where they landed — Primary, Promotions, and Spam — and what the data means for your sending program.

Palaniappan P ·
Managing Email Sender Reputation During E-commerce Volume Spikes
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Managing Email Sender Reputation During E-commerce Volume Spikes

How to protect your inbox placement during Black Friday, product launches, and other high-volume sending events.

Palaniappan P ·