98: You Shall Not Pass: Google’s New Spam Guidelines and What it Means for Email Marketers

Google and Yahoo’s recent guidelines largely reaffirm established best practices in email marketing. However, a key new detail is the public disclosure of a 0.3% spam complaint rate threshold. While exceeding this rate in a single instance won’t immediately land you in the spam folder or get you blocked, it’s a clear signal of stricter enforcement ahead. Maintaining a consistently low complaint rate is crucial, as repeatedly crossing the 0.3% mark will now lead to more severe consequences than before. More