# Brew Blog

Product updates and notes from the Brew team on email marketing, lifecycle emails, and building with AI agents over MCP.

Canonical: https://brew.new/blog

## [Abandoned Cart Emails: How to Recover 10-15% of Lost Sales](https://brew.new/blog/abandoned-cart-emails.md)

Master abandoned cart emails with proven templates, timing strategies, and optimization tactics. Learn how to recover lost revenue automatically.

*Published: 2025-10-25*

## [What still applies when an agent sends your email](https://brew.new/blog/agent-email-deliverability.md)

Agents do not get a separate inbox. Same CAN-SPAM rules, same Gmail thresholds, same need to split marketing from transactional on the wire.

*Published: 2026-08-24*

## [How AI Is Changing Email Automation](https://brew.new/blog/ai-email-automation.md)

Discover how AI email automation is transforming email marketing. What's real, what's hype, and how to get started.

*Published: 2025-10-14*

## [AI Email Marketing Tools: What Actually Works](https://brew.new/blog/ai-email-marketing-tools.md)

Discover which AI email marketing tools deliver real results. We separate hype from reality and show you what AI can actually do for your campaigns.

*Published: 2025-11-19*

## [B2B Email Marketing: The Complete Strategy Guide](https://brew.new/blog/b2b-email-marketing.md)

Master B2B email marketing with proven strategies for lead generation, nurturing, and conversion. Includes templates, sequences, and real examples.

*Published: 2025-11-14*

## [10 Best Email Marketing Software in 2026: Complete Comparison Guide](https://brew.new/blog/best-email-marketing-software.md)

Find the best email marketing software for your business. We compare 10 top platforms on features, pricing, ease of use, and who each one is best for.

*Published: 2025-10-22*

## [Your AI assistant can now run your email marketing](https://brew.new/blog/brew-mcp.md)

Connect Brew to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any AI assistant. It writes on-brand emails, sends and schedules, builds automations, and reports back.

*Published: 2026-06-26*

## [Email A/B Testing: The Complete Guide to Better Results](https://brew.new/blog/email-ab-testing.md)

Master email A/B testing with proven strategies. Learn what to test, how to run valid tests, and how to interpret results for continuous improvement.

*Published: 2025-11-21*

## [The Email Canvas: A Faster Way to Create and Compare Emails](https://brew.new/blog/email-canvas-workflow.md)

A canvas-based email workflow lets teams generate, compare, edit, preview, and export campaigns without losing context.

*Published: 2026-04-18*

## [Email Deliverability: The Complete Guide to Reaching the Inbox](https://brew.new/blog/email-deliverability.md)

Master email deliverability with this comprehensive guide. Learn what affects inbox placement and how to fix common deliverability problems.

*Published: 2025-12-10*

## [email-design.md: how we made AI emails actually on-brand](https://brew.new/blog/email-design-md.md)

AI agents read CLAUDE.md and llms.txt. So why does your brand live in a database? Why we moved it to email-design.md — a document an LLM can read.

*Published: 2026-06-15*

## [Flows: 151 real email sequences your agent can read](https://brew.new/blog/email-flows.md)

151 real email sequences with the day each message landed. Browse them, remix one into a draft automation, or read them all from code over the API and MCP.

*Published: 2026-09-17*

## [Email List Building: 15 Proven Strategies to Grow Your Subscribers](https://brew.new/blog/email-list-building.md)

Learn how to build an email list that converts. 15 proven tactics from lead magnets to optimization, with real examples and implementation guides.

*Published: 2025-11-03*

## [Email Marketing Automation: The Complete Guide](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-automation-guide.md)

Master email marketing automation with this comprehensive guide. Learn which automations to build, how to set them up, and strategies that maximize results.

*Published: 2025-11-28*

## [10 Email Marketing Best Practices That Still Work](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-best-practices.md)

Master email marketing best practices that drive results. 10 proven strategies for engagement and revenue in 2025.

*Published: 2025-10-09*

## [Email Marketing Platforms Compared: Find Your Perfect Match (2026)](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-platforms-compared.md)

Side-by-side comparison of leading email marketing platforms. Features, pricing, pros and cons to help you choose the right tool for your business.

*Published: 2025-10-29*

## [Email Marketing ROI: How to Calculate and Maximize Your Returns](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-roi.md)

Learn exactly how to calculate email marketing ROI. Includes benchmarks by industry, strategies to improve returns, and common mistakes that kill ROI.

*Published: 2025-11-12*

## [50+ Email Marketing Statistics You Need to Know in 2026](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-statistics.md)

The latest email marketing statistics and benchmarks for 2025. ROI data, open rates, click rates, and trends backed by current research.

*Published: 2025-12-03*

## [Email Marketing Trends 2026: What's Working Now](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-trends-2025.md)

The email marketing trends shaping 2025. From AI-powered creation to privacy changes, here's what smart marketers are doing differently.

*Published: 2025-12-01*

## [Email Marketing vs Social Media: Which Channel Wins?](https://brew.new/blog/email-marketing-vs-social-media.md)

Email marketing vs social media compared head-to-head. ROI, reach, engagement, and effectiveness data to help you decide where to invest.

*Published: 2025-10-04*

## [Email opens are a weak metric. Measure these instead](https://brew.new/blog/email-metrics-that-matter.md)

Apple Mail Privacy Protection inflated opens. Track clicks you trust, replies, conversions, and complaints. Here is how we classify a click.

*Published: 2026-08-24*

## [Email Segmentation: The Strategy Guide That Drives 760% More Revenue](https://brew.new/blog/email-segmentation.md)

Learn email segmentation strategies that actually work. Practical implementation guide with examples, templates, and step-by-step instructions.

*Published: 2025-10-18*

## [Email Subject Lines: 100+ Examples That Actually Get Opens](https://brew.new/blog/email-subject-lines.md)

Master email subject lines with proven formulas and 100+ examples. Learn what makes subscribers click and how to write subject lines that convert.

*Published: 2025-11-26*

## [Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Brew 🎄](https://brew.new/blog/happy-holidays-2025.md)

A heartfelt thank you from the Brew team. Reflecting on an incredible year of growth, gratitude, and exciting plans for 2026.

*Published: 2025-12-24*

## [How Harmonya turned a monthly newsletter into a lifecycle program](https://brew.new/blog/harmonya-lifecycle-email.md)

Noah Adelstein wrote up Cory Nelson at Harmonya. What we saw the morning after he signed up, and what the setup actually depends on.

*Published: 2026-08-24*

## [How to brief an email agent](https://brew.new/blog/how-to-brief-an-email-agent.md)

A brief an email agent can actually use. Audience, job, offer, proof, and the constraints that stop a fluent draft from shipping the wrong email.

*Published: 2026-08-24*

## [How to Write Marketing Emails That Convert (With Templates)](https://brew.new/blog/how-to-write-marketing-emails.md)

Learn the fundamentals of writing marketing emails that get opened, read, and clicked. Includes templates, formulas, and real examples.

*Published: 2025-12-17*

## [HubSpot vs Mailchimp: Which Email Marketing Platform Is Right for You?](https://brew.new/blog/hubspot-vs-mailchimp.md)

HubSpot vs Mailchimp compared head-to-head. We break down pricing, features, automation, ease of use, and which platform wins for different business types.

*Published: 2025-10-15*

## [How to Turn Existing Email Designs Into On-Brand Emails With AI](https://brew.new/blog/import-existing-email-designs-ai.md)

Teams with existing email designs can use AI to recreate, remix, and adapt their approved layouts without starting from scratch.

*Published: 2026-03-21*

## [Introducing Brew: The AI-Native ESP](https://brew.new/blog/introducing-brew.md)

Meet Brew—the first email platform where AI creates complete campaigns. Strategy, copy, design, and code in seconds.

*Published: 2025-10-07*

## [7 Best Mailchimp Alternatives in 2026: Features, Pricing & Honest Reviews](https://brew.new/blog/mailchimp-alternatives.md)

Looking for Mailchimp alternatives? We compare the 7 best options with real pricing, features, pros and cons. Find the right platform for your needs.

*Published: 2025-11-07*

## [Newsletter Best Practices: How to Create Emails People Actually Read](https://brew.new/blog/newsletter-best-practices.md)

Master newsletter creation with proven best practices. Content strategy, design tips, and growth tactics from successful publishers.

*Published: 2025-11-05*

## [Transactional emails: what they are and how to send them](https://brew.new/blog/transactional-emails.md)

What counts as transactional under CAN-SPAM, why carts and trial expiry usually do not, and how Brew sends transactional email through automations.

*Published: 2026-08-24*

## [Triggered Email Automations: Marketing Flows and Transactional Emails Explained](https://brew.new/blog/triggered-email-automations-guide.md)

Triggered email automations include both lifecycle marketing flows and transactional messages. Learn how they work and which ones to build first.

*Published: 2026-02-22*

## [Welcome Email Sequence: The Complete Guide (With Templates)](https://brew.new/blog/welcome-email-sequence.md)

Learn how to create welcome email sequences that convert. Includes templates, timing strategies, and real examples from high-performing brands.

*Published: 2025-10-08*

## [What Is an AI-Native ESP? How Email Platforms Are Changing in 2026](https://brew.new/blog/what-is-an-ai-native-esp.md)

AI-native ESPs replace manual email production with agents that understand brand, build campaigns, trigger automations, and connect to your stack.

*Published: 2026-05-02*

## [What Is Email Marketing? The Complete Beginner's Guide](https://brew.new/blog/what-is-email-marketing.md)

Learn what email marketing is, why it matters, and how to get started. A beginner-friendly guide covering everything you need to know.

*Published: 2025-10-11*

## [What we learned from hitting #1 on Product Hunt](https://brew.new/blog/what-we-learned-hitting-product-of-the-week.md)

Brew hit #1 Product of the Week on [Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/brew-5). The playbook, the surprises, and what I wish I had known.

*Published: 2026-06-02*

## [Win-back emails: how to re-engage customers who went quiet](https://brew.new/blog/win-back-emails.md)

How to write a win-back sequence. Define quiet in your product, lead with a reason to return, and stop before the list starts complaining.

*Published: 2026-08-24*