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September 09, 2024

DMARC: Indispensable for Email Security

In the world of digital marketing, email is essential, but the effectiveness of your campaigns depends heavily on email deliverability.
This is where DMARC plays a crucial role by protecting your brand’s reputation, preventing email fraud and improving message deliverability, which directly impacts your ROI (return on investment).
By implementing DMARC, you ensure that your marketing emails actually reach the inbox of your target audience, leading to more open rates, better interaction and ultimately higher conversion rates. 💡

What is DMARC? 🤔

DMARC stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance and helps you with:

  • Protecting your brand from email fraud, such as phishing.
  • Improving the reputation of your domain by letting only authorized emails through.
  • Increasing the deliverability of your marketing emails (your newsletter finally lands in the inbox instead of spam!).

Benefits of DMARC for Email Marketing 💡

  • Protecting your brand: Prevent cybercriminals from sending fake emails in the name of your domain.
  • Improved deliverability: Emails that fail DMARC are often marked as spam.
    This means lost opportunities for your marketing campaigns.
  • Increased customer confidence: When customers know your emails are legitimate, they are more likely to respond to them.

The consequences of ignoring DMARC ⚠️

  • Lower email deliverability: Emails without correct DMARC configuration are more likely to end up in spam.
  • Damage to brand reputation: Fraudsters can misuse your domain for phishing, which seriously damages your customers’ trust.
  • Lost revenue: Missed leads and reduced conversions due to unauthenticated emails not making it to the inbox.

Implementing DMARC: Step by Step 🛠️

  1. Set up DMARC monitoring for all domains.
  2. Identify trusted senders with high email volume.
  3. Work with your IT team to address issues with these senders and ensure proper authentication.

Why start DMARC NOW? ⏳

The world of e-mail security is constantly changing.
Major players such as Google and Microsoft are increasing their requirements around DMARC.
Don’t wait for a cyber attack before you take action!
By betting on DMARC now, you not only protect your brand, but also improve the ROI of your email campaigns.


Conclusion: DMARC is no longer a luxury, but a necessary step for companies that are serious about their email marketing.
By applying the right configuration, you will protect your brand, improve your email campaigns and strengthen your customers’ trust.
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