These stats will make you take another look at email marketing.

If you’re wondering if email is still a relevant marketing strategy, then this list of stats will reassure you. For example “email generates $38 for every $1 spent, which is an astounding 3,800% ROI, making it one of the most effective options available.” Not only will strategic email marketing strengthen your relationships with your audience, those relationships translate into a solid return on investment. Visit blog.hubspot.com for more impressive stats.

How a stranger reminded this illustrator of her love for drawing.

Just a nice little reminder how nice it is to doodle. Drawing is the simplest, fastest way to get an idea down, but can also be a great way to channel your energy into something positive. As the author and illustrator of this journal puts it, “ the great thing about a sketchbook is that it is for you. It’s where ideas, conscious and unconscious, form. Accidents happen, but they are happy accidents.” Read more about her story at nytimes.com.