Gmail and Yahoo’s Inbox Protections Updates for 2024: How to Save Your Cold Email Campaigns

In 2024, Gmail and Yahoo will implement major changes in how they handle bulk and commercial email. These updates aim to enhance inbox security and reduce spam to provide a better user experience.

And while that's great news for inbox owners, what do these new standards mean for brands relying on email marketing?

In this post, we’ll break down everything you need to know about Gmail and Yahoo’s 2024 inbox updates, what they mean for senders and actionable tips to prepare your email program.

What are the New Inbox Protection Policies?

Gmail and Yahoo's 2024 Updates

They will closely monitor senders who send more than 5,000 emails a day (bulk senders).

This is what they will require:

1. Authenticate their email: Senders will be required to verify their sender identities with standard protocols like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
2. Enable easy unsubscription: Senders will need to implement a single-click unsubscribe link within emails if they haven’t already, to allow recipients to easily opt-out. The process of unsubscription should be processed within 48 hours.
3. Ensure they’re sending wanted emails: Senders will need to ensure they are below the 0.3% new set spam rate threshold.

Additionally, Gmail will implement the cleanup of inactive accounts previously announced in May 2023. It will start impacting users from December 2023.

Why These Inbox Protection Updates Matter

Many companies overlook critical steps like authentication and list management despite years of advice stressing their importance:

• 40% of senders don’t implement SPF and DKIM authentication
• 40% are unsure or don’t use DMARC policies
• 58% rely solely on open and click tracking vs. list analysis to measure engagement

If you are focused on driving revenue through email, you must prioritize legitimate, permission-based outreach. And that means complying with the evolving inbox provider policies.

Check out this article to understand the key factors and best practices for email deliverability success.

How to Prepare Your Email Campaigns for 2024

Review and update your email program across these 3 key areas:

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• Leverage an Email Deliverability Service like Mission Inbox for proven inbox reach

Authentication

• Regularly monitor email spam rates through Google's Postmaster Tools
• Use dedicated IP addresses to separate promotional from transactional emails

Opt-Out Process

• Avoid impersonation by not using Gmail addresses or names in 'From' headers
• Implement single-click unsubscribe links in emails

List Management

• Analyze list engagement beyond opens and clicks

What Is Mission Inbox?

Mission Inbox is an email deliverability platform that ensures your messages reach their intended recipients every time.

With a range of features, including intelligent email verification, scalable mailbox management, dedicated IP advantages, and real-time email health insights, Mission Inbox empowers your email marketing efforts with integrations to your existing email marketing processes.

“How does Mission Inbox ensure higher email deliverability compared to platforms like Google and Yahoo?”

Mission Inbox lives outside of Google and Yahoo servers, which means our Terms of Use are different. In addition, the M.I. platform employs advanced real-time email verification and dedicated server/IP allocation for each client, significantly reducing the risk of landing in spam folders unlike shared IP approaches commonly used by larger providers.

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