Is it better to write, call, or email?

Is it better to write, call, or email?

Alexandra Pringle (Editor in Chief) gives expert video advice on: How can I check that my work arrived safely?; Is it better to write, call, or email?; Does persistence ever pay off? and more...

I think that emailing is a good way to follow-up a submission to a publisher, or a phone call to an assistant. Letters tend to languish nowadays, unanswered.