Mailchimp offers 'Inbox Inspector' which is like browsershots.org for
email clients. Read about it at
http://www.mailchimp.com/features/power_features/inbox_inspector/
I sound like a mailchimp commercial. I'm a fan and am not affiliated
with them. Fanatic clients are the best form of advertising.
Felipe Recalde
OFFICE (956) 943-3622
FAX (956) 943-2070
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On Nov 12, 2009, at 3:24 PM, Art Thompson wrote:
> Yeah, and then you get one client using Notes on a Mac. Holy mother!
> There's yet to exist a BrowserShots.org for email clients, though
> I'm not going to hold my breath...
>
> Art Thompson, Jr.
> Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions
> 917-609-1158 [m]
> 512-692-9865 [w]
> www.logicalthings.com
> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings
> twitter.com/logicalthings
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Keith Aric Hall
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the link. I will definitely get acquainted with the
> information presented there. I remember the nightmares I used to
> have developing emails for the plethora of email clients. Tough ones
> like Lotus Notes were my fave! Especially since the only way we
> could test was to send it to our client and ask them to send back
> screenshots. ;)
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Art Thompson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> One thing I should have mentioned in my earlier post is that the
> more established companies (ie: those who send out millions of
> emails a day) tend to have a positive reputation with the Postini/
> Bayesian/SpamAssasins of the world where a self-hosted solution may
> not. All mail servers use some form of email filtering and greylists
> are very common these days. If you do go with a self-hosted
> solution, I recommend being very diligent in avoiding any SPAM-like
> characteristics of your emails since they will be originating from
> an unqualified server address.
>
> Also, I hope everyone in this thread is familiar with and supportive
> of the Email Standards Project (www.email-standards.org). Their
> "State of the clients" list is just about the only reliable means of
> determining how to design and code for the broadest of email client
> compatibility, which is depressingly low at the moment. For example:
> Gmail and Outlook, arguably the two most widely used email clients,
> both rank "poor" in terms of the most basic CSS support.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Art Thompson, Jr.
> Logical Things - Web, Design & Marketing Solutions
>
> 917-609-1158 [m]
> 512-692-9865 [w]
> www.logicalthings.com
> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings
> twitter.com/logicalthings
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I don't have a need for email marketing myself. Though most every
> client I work with uses some system for Newsletters/Email Marketing
> system which collects signup and some regular email blast. Most use
> either Constant Contact or Mail Build/Campaign Monitor. Both of
> these systems are tops. The problem I have overall is the pricing
> doesn't scale well when you have many thousands of registrations.
>
> One system I've started suggesting is a self-hosted system call Send
> Studio. This has a very nice design interface. You purchase a
> license to download and host the software yourself. And Send Studio
> was recently acquired by Interspire. http://www.interspire.com/emailmarketer/
>
> P-
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2009, at 12:28 AM, Art Thompson wrote:
>
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> The ones I've used all seem to have similar list management
>> features, dealing with and reporting bounces, opt-outs, opt-ins,
>> forwards, etc.. I have a code snippet for an email sign-up form for
>> Constant Contact. I'm sure the others provide the same. Good luck
>> with the final decision.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Art Thompson, Jr.
>> Logical Things - Design + Technology
>> 917-609-1158 [m]
>> 512-692-9865 [w]
>> www.logicalthings.com
>> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings
>> twitter.com/logicalthings
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Keith Aric Hall
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Thanks Art, all very good points. I am an experienced graphic
>> designer/web developer. In fact, I used to build email campaigns
>> and associated microsites in a previous job. But, I need a balance
>> as some less skilled people will basically be building campaigns
>> from the templates I generate. With this in mind, Mail Chimp and
>> Emma seem promising.
>>
>> Whichever service I choose has to handle subscriptions and
>> contacts, which I assume most of the recommended services do.
>>
>> kah
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:03 AM, Art Thompson
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'm a long-time Constant Contact user. However, I would ask what
>> your skill level is in terms of designing and/or coding your
>> emails, newsletters, etc. For me, Constant Contact made the most
>> sense from a usability and price standpoint because I design and
>> code everything myself as opposed to using their wizard or
>> templates and I also host my own images. A service like Emma seems
>> better for folks who are more business/marketing than technical.
>> Stats seem pretty consistent across most of the top dogs in the
>> field, though I recently sat through a presentation by the new
>> Austin Emma reps and was pretty impressed by their reporting. They
>> have a different pricing model than CC does though it may be a wash
>> depending on your needs.
>>
>> Art Thompson, Jr.
>> Logical Things - Design + Technology
>> 917-609-1158 [m]
>> 512-692-9865 [w]
>> www.logicalthings.com
>> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings
>> twitter.com/logicalthings
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Felipe Recalde
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> *raises hand* mailchimp! I love the pricing, social media
>> integration, and great analytic reports..
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> Felipe Recalde
>>
>> OFFICE (956) 943-3622
>> FAX (956) 943-2070
>>
>> NO. 1 GOLF HOUSE RD.
>> LAGUNA VISTA, TX 78578
>> WWW.SPIGOLF.COM
>>
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Chelsea Staires <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Survey Monkey has worked well for us for very simple,
>>> straightforward surveys. We use Exact Target now which is more of
>>> a platform. Constant Contact and Emma are good entry-level choices.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chelsea Staires
>>> Senior Communications Manager
>>> BuildASign.com
>>> 512-685-6816 (o)
>>> 512-685-6899 (f)
>>> [email protected]
>>>
>>> www.BuildASign.com
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Dan Brown <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you're a developer looking to manage campaigns for clients, I
>>> would
>>> highly recommend Campaign Monitor (http://www.campaignmonitor.com).
>>>
>>> -db
>>>
>>> Robert Banh wrote:
>>> > I think mailchimp is right up there...
>>> >
>>> > http://www.mailchimp.com/
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Warren Cardinal <[email protected]
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Emma looks interesting. And there is a new rep based in Austin
>>> that would
>>> >> probably give some one-on-one support. www.myemma.com
>>> >>
>>> >> Warren
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Diana Montalion Dupuis
>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Vertical Response. They are, I think, CC's closest competitor.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Diana
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Keith Aric Hall wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> I am looking at different email marketing services I thought
>>> I would
>>> >>>> ask what the crowd thinks. I know Constant Contact is
>>> popular, but are
>>> >>>> there other recommendations? I am looking mainly for email, but
>>> >>>> survey's are a possibility too.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> --
>>> >>>> Keith Aric Hall
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> http://www.keitharichall.com/
>>> >>>> twitter: keitharichall
>>>
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>> Keith Aric Hall
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>> http://www.keitharichall.com/
>> twitter: keitharichall
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