[thelist] Email: Newsletter Programs

[Steven Streight]

Don't use Word the formatting may not be converted correctly in email. Use a
Plain Text Editor like WordPad.

Always send a Test Email to yourself first to see how it looks. We use Dada
Mail, it's a FREE service, auto-managing, build templates to customize it.

On 2/6/07, j s <jslist at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tips -
>
> In a corporate setting - does IT or Marketing usually create & generate
> the newsletters?  In this case a small marketing dept wants to create zippy
> newsletters without much knowledge on how to do it. So I think they are
> looking for templates.  The people they are going to send them to are
> already members of the association.  But I think they wanted to personalize
> them with a name.
>
> We have Outlook here.  My idea was to create it in Word then copy & paste
> to outlook.
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Steven Streight <steven.streight at gmail.com>
> To: "thelist at lists.evolt.org" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 9:53:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [thelist] Email: Newsletter Programs
>
>
> Also, don't try to make the email newsletter a web page or a print vehicle
> (magazine, etc.) Think value, quickly conveyed. Don't worry about
> graphics,
> just a logo will do. Focus on the text, readable, scan and skim format,
> bullets, lists, not dense paragraphs. I'll ask my boss for more tips later
> today.
>
> On 2/6/07, Steven Streight <steven.streight at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My company does email permission double opt-in marketing for clients, so
> I
> > share our experience now.  We've learned that the newsletter must be (1)
> not
> > too frequent (2) full of practical tips and links to great relevant
> sources
> > (3) focused on what customers want, and NOT exclusively on what you want
> (
> > i.e., sales, seminar registrations) (4) unsubscribe rates are high for
> > boring, PR type newsletters.
> >
> > On 2/6/07, Tris < beertastic at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 12all RULES!!!
> > > That's y technical opinion... :p
> > >
> > > On 06/02/07, Julian Rickards <julian.rickards at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I had a recent question like this. The recommendations were 12all (
> > > > http://www.activecampaign.com/12all/) and the following below.
> > > >
> > > > [1] http://www.campaignmonitor.com/
> > > > [2] http://www.mailbuild.com/
> > > > [3] http://www.freshview.com/
> > > >
> > > > On 06/02/07, j s <jslist at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > A department at work would like to get a program to help them
> > > generate
> > > > > nice professional looking newsletters and help them manage the
> email
> > > > > list.  Any suggestions?  I'm not sure they are too graphically
> > > gifted.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Jess
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