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Welcome to our Deliverability AMA!

Struggling to hit the inbox? Wondering why your open rates have dipped, or what a spam trap even is? You’re in the right place.

From July 21–28, 2 of our deliverability experts, ​@Shareen and ​@Hugues, are here to answer all your questions, big or small. Whether you’re troubleshooting a drop in engagement or trying to decode sender reputation, we’re ready to help.

Drop your questions in this thread any time during the AMA window, and we’ll respond by Monday, July 28.

Let’s get your emails where they belong: the inbox.

Ask away! 👇

This AMA is now closed - feel free to ask any questions to the general Community by clicking on the “New Post” button in the upper right corner. 

  • Is it true that bringing over designed emails from Canva (vs building in klaviyo) impacts deliverability? 
  • What are the ideal image sizes for graphics (building in Klaviyo)?
  • Are there industry standards for deliverability rates (fashion and ecommerce)?
     

 Hello ​@MAUJH , great questions! If you import the entire design as one large image, and use that as the whole email, deliverability can suffer. Inbox providers prefer emails with a balance of text and images, because they rely on text content to understand what the email is about and whether it's likely to be spam. However, if you're using Canva to create individual images and then building the layout and adding text directly in Klaviyo, you're much less likely to run into deliverability issues. The ideal image sizes and ratios can be found in our guide: About email images best practice. For industry benchmarks please check out our guide: 2025 email marketing benchmarks by industry.


Hello,
Our team would like to know, what are the most common reasons for low open rates in Klaviyo, and how can I determine which apply to my account?

Thank you!

Hello ​@Bartok Team 

Great question, low open rates can be caused by several different reasons such as:

  • Poor List Quality or Engagement
  • Inbox Placement Issues (Emails Going to Spam)
  • Subject Lines 
  • Sending Frequency and Timing
  • Lack of Personalisation 

In order to determine what is directly affecting your account I would recommend the following:

  • Check Your Deliverability Metrics
  • Review Segments and Engagement
  • Test Subject Lines & Send Times
  • Check Domain Authentication

Please read our guide on how to improve your open rates here.

 


Hi, 

Lately we’ve noticed a lot of our emails are going to spam - especially outlook. When we send it via another inbox, like our customer service mailbox for example, we noticed a significant increase in responses. (This specific example is from an event newsletter). Is there anything we can do to stopped being flagged as spam ? We did not had this issue before, and only noticed it around April this year. 

Hello ​@ren_lipari thanks for reaching out,  this is a common issue, especially with Outlook, which can be particularly strict when it comes to filtering. If your emails suddenly started landing in spam around April, that suggests a reputation or authentication change.

Here are a few things to check and actions you can take to improve inbox placement:

  •  Check Domain Authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Avoid image only emails or overly designed emails
  •  Review engagement segments
  • Compare sending behaviour
  •  Check for reputation or volume changes around April

I’d also suggest starting a warming period dedicated to these mailboxes, targeting your most engaged Outlook users and monitoring the results.