AWS Messaging Blog
Category: Technical How-to
How to use managed dedicated IPs for email sending
Starting to use dedicated IPs has always been a long, complicated process driven by factors such as the large effort to monitor and maintain the IPs and the costs, both in infrastructure and management of IP and Domain reputation. The Dedicated IP (Managed) feature in Amazon SES eliminates much of the complexity of sending email via […]
Amazon SES – How to set up EasyDKIM for a new domain
What is email authentication and why is it important? Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) lets you reach customers confidently without an on-premises Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) system. Amazon SES provides built-in support for email authentication protocols, including DKIM, SPF, and DMARC, which help improve the deliverability and authenticity of outgoing emails. Email authentication is […]
Customize marketing messages and promotions for personalized outreach
Introduction Amazon Pinpoint is widely used by many customers for their various user engagement use cases like marketing campaigns, scheduled communications (newsletters, reminders, etc.), and transactional messaging. By using the message template feature in Amazon Pinpoint, customers can design messages personalized to the specific end users, by using variable attributes. While Amazon Pinpoint enables customers […]
How to build LINE messaging into business communications
In today’s interconnected world, businesses need to communicate with their customers through multiple channels. This means using a variety of messaging apps, social media platforms, and other communication tools to reach customers where they are. One such platform that has gained immense popularity in select Asian markets is LINE. As the biggest social network in […]
How to send web push notifications using Amazon Pinpoint
How to send push notifications on any website using AWS messaging tools Web Push Notifications (also known as browser push notifications) are messages from a website you receive in your browser. These messages are intended to be rich, contextual, timely, personalized and best used to engage, re-engage, and retain website visitors. For instance, as a website […]
Optimize your sending reputation and deliverability with SES dedicated IPs
Optimize your sending reputation and deliverability with SES dedicated IPs Email remains the best medium for communicating with customers, with a ROI of 4200%, higher than social media or blogs. Organizations that fail to adequately manage their email sending and reputation risk having their emails marked as spam, not reaching their customers’ inboxes, reducing trust […]
Increase email sending success rates with Amazon Simple Email Services (SES) new Virtual Deliverability Manager
Email is a ubiquitous channel for businesses to communicate with their customers. Businesses rely on email to market products and services, communicate transactional information, and keep customers in-the-know about product changes and events. To realize the full value of this rich and established communication channel, businesses need tools to monitor and optimize their email delivery […]
How to Automatically Prevent Email Throttling when Reaching Concurrency Limit
Introduction Many users of Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) send large email campaigns that target tens of thousands of recipients. Regulating the flow of Amazon SES requests can prevent throttling due to exceeding the AWS service limit on the account. Amazon SES service quotas include a soft limit on the number of emails sent […]
Tracking email engagement with AWS Analytics services
Update: July 26, 2023 – This blog has now a script to automate its deployment. You can find it in this Github repository. Email at scale is one of the most valuable forms of reaching and engaging with customers, but creating the most engaging email content means frequent tracking, monitoring, and analyzing bounces, complaints, opens, […]
Incident notification mechanism using Amazon Pinpoint two-way SMS
Unexpected situations that require immediate attention can occur in any industry. Part of resolving these incidents is the notifications’ delivery. For example, utility companies that have installed gas sensors need to notify immediately the available engineer if a leak occurs. The goal of an incident management process is to restore a normal service operation as […]