Coming off an extra-thankful and extra-long holiday weekend, it can take a more than a strong cup of coffee to get you back in gear for the work week that awaits you. Before you get back 
down to business, (or cyber Monday shopping), take an extra five this morning and check out our list of favorite articles from the recent weeks and get some fresh digital marketing ideas to propel you into December.
3 Ways to Turn Email Subscribers Into Social Fans | Social Media Examiner
We love email, but we also have a lot of love for social,especially how effective use of social media can help you connect in an ongoing conversation with your brand advocates, customers, and subscribers. If you’re anything like us, your email game is strong, so you may want to leverage your dominance towards growing your followers on social sites. Thankfully, WhatCounts’ very own Joy Ugi wrote this article to take out the guesswork for you.
5 Emails Pushing the Boundaries of HTML & CSS | Marketing Land
I’m always a sucker for an article packed with good visuals. Check out some of the most innovative emails of the year in this article from Marketing Land. You know we’re a huge fan of innovating the email space, including design. If you’re looking to make your emails stand out like some of the ones seen in this article, reach out to our amazing design team at the Agents of Email.
7 Marketing Best Practices I Picked Up in Amsterdam | ClickZ
I enjoyed reading this article mainly because of its unique approach to giving marketing advice. I love how author Kristin Kovner drew on her recent travels to Amsterdam to explain seven best practices all marketers should take note of in terms of their programs.
20 Ways to Reward Repeat Visitors on Your Ecommerce Site | KISSmetrics
Although Thanksgiving may be behind us, as marketers, we are consistently seeking for new ways to engage with our customers and say ‘thanks’ to those who are loyal purchasers. This article is chockfull of actionable ideas for how you can show your gratitude for your tops customers.
What Will Happen with Marketing Technology in 2015 | Chief Marketing Technologist Blog
Get the lowdown on Scott Brinker’s seven not-quite-predictions for what will happen in the marketing-technology space in 2015. As a topic our founder Allen Nance talks about frequently, it’s interesting to see how Scott’s thoughts about the space for next year are similar to Allen’s. I’m especially a fan of the sixth prediction, about interactive content taking center stage in 2015. What about you?
With a majority of these articles including actionable digital marketing ideas and swanky innovations in the digital space, I hope this blog has helped inspire you as you kick-off December and close out 2014 (when did that happen?!).
Victoria Lopiano