EP 71: The funniest things email marketers did in 2025

What do owls, Drake, and 74,000 "exclusive" subject lines all have in common? They all showed up in email marketing data from 2025.

In this episode of Send It, Jimmy Kim and Chase Dimond take a break from the serious stuff and dig into a fun data report from our partners at Omnisend. They review the emojis, celebrities, pop culture moments, holidays, animals, and overused cliches that dominated email campaigns throughout the year.

The results are equal parts funny, surprising, and honestly pretty revealing about how email marketers think.

Check out Omnisend’s full report here: https://www.omnisend.com/email-fun-facts-year-in-review-2025/?utm_source=SendIt&utm_medium=Promo

Here's what we're getting into:

• The top 10 most used emojis in subject lines (the number one will surprise you)
• Which celebrities got name-dropped most - and why Drake topped the list
• The TV shows and movies marketers referenced most
• Why owls beat dogs and cats as the most mentioned animal
• The internet culture moments brands actually leaned into
• Most mentioned holidays and whether the order matches the revenue
• The overused cliches showing up in thousands of campaigns
• Why "exclusive" appeared in over 74,000 campaigns
• The oops and apology email trend - and how much of it was intentional

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00:00 Welcome to The Show

03:44 The top 10 most used emojis in subject lines revealed

08:43 The TV shows and movies marketers referenced most

11:50 The most mentioned animal in email (it's not a dog or cat)

15:54 Internet culture moments brands actually leaned into

16:39 Protein, matcha, Stanley and the pop culture keywords of 2025

17:46 Viral moments that made it into email campaigns

20:12 How many brands actually talked about tariffs and politics

21:59 The holiday calendar every email marketer is working from

23:51 The worst marketing cliches showing up in thousands of campaigns

25:14 Why "exclusive" is everywhere and how much of it is AI

28:19 The oops and apology email - mistake or marketing tactic

30:12 How 82% of marketers start their emails

31:43 Final thoughts and where to find the full report

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