Deliverability is the single biggest factor separating a profitable email campaign from one that quietly dies in spam folders. It depends on sender reputation, list hygiene, engagement rates, and how recipients originally ended up on your list. Leads and subscribers behave differently here, since one group opted in and the other didn’t, which changes how mailbox providers treat your messages. Learn more in our guide on email leads vs email subscribers. For technical sending standards, see the FTC’s compliance guide.