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Allison Hendry
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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:03 Quote

Hi,

Wondered if anyone knew of an easy to use E-mail Marketing solution.

I have to send a few hundred e-mails and have the intention to commence quarterly e-mail newssheets etc to those addresses.

The e-mails are currently cloging up my contacts list despite being in distribution lists

Wondered if anyone had a recommendation as there appear to be lots of various solutions out there

Many thanks

Allison Hendry

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Jay Allen
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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:27 Quote

May I recommend MailChimp http://mailchimp.com/ very good and easy to use/setup.

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:27 Quote

Hi Allison,

It really depends on what you are sending and where you have obtained the data from.

Feel free to call me for a chat and I can explain the various options we tried and the one we ended up with.

Sam .

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:34 Quote

Hi Alison,

with those numbers MailChimp would be free. It is the indutry standard, easy to use, gives everyone an unsubscribe button and let's you see who has read it etc. There are many MailChimp users both on the forum and other web forum's to give you help/ advice.

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:40 Quote

Hi Alison,

Another vote for mailchimp.

One problem you may run into though is if your list has a lot of info@, admin@ type email addresses as mailchimp won't accept them unless you add them one by one! If that's the case you may be better with Constant Contact - probably as good as mailchimp but doesn't look as nice.

http://mailchimp.com/

http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp

Lots of people also swear by http://www.aweber.com/

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 11:44 Quote

Alison

Give Ethos a ring.

See www.ping-mailer.com

Speak to Hannah. They are good guys, very straightforward to deal with and actually can talk on a phone and help you!

Kind regards,

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 12:07 Quote

Thanks Stuart!

Hi Alison, we have created our own system here called Ping! It is a branded email system that is very easy to use and looks great!

Please do get in touch if you would like any more details on it.

I am contactable at hannah@ethosgroup.net or on 07583638839

Thanks!

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 12:11 Quote

Hi Allison,

I've used Constant Contact, Aweber and Mailchimp at various times.

Unless you have some very specific needs then I would recommend Mailchimp as it's easy to use and will be free for your list size and frequency.

Feel free to get in touch if you want a chat about any aspect of email marketing.

Alison

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 12:38 Quote

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 12:52 Quote

Hi Allison

I use either constant contact or aweber. Both very good. Give me a call if you need any assistance.

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Posted: 16th Feb 2012 - 16:33 Quote

Another vote for MailChimp from me.

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Posted: 17th Feb 2012 - 06:29 Quote

Mail chimp allows 2000 subscribers to your list of contacts and 12,000 e-mails to be sent. This is their forever free plan and you can track your campaigns.

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Posted: 17th Feb 2012 - 11:04 Quote

+1 for Mailchimp from me for anyone wishing to DIY. Free option is great as long as you don't mind the little Mailchimp logo in the footer of every email...

This is a bugbear of mine as it just screams "cheapskate" and potentially devalues your brand. For a small outlay of $10 you can get rid of the chimp!