Bulk email options

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:04:59 -0000, "CJM"
<cjmnews04 DeleteThis @REMOVEMEyahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>The marketing dept in my organisation want to send out a mailshot to around
>500 recipients [yes they have all opted-in!]. They want to send an embedded
>image (a leaflet), possibly with some accompanying text.
>
>We're looking at options; we don't want it to go through the normal email
>system, so we're looking at creating a separate system to handle this. We've
>got a number of options in-house (e.g developing a simple application to do
>it), but I was wondering if there was a good/simple/cheap application
>available or perhaps a 3rd-party service provider who can handle it for us.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>CJM
>

Do not handle email campaigns without a third party.

1) They handle the opt outs
2) They provide reporting
3) It's sent from their server not yours.

I use ConstantContact.

Here's their rates
http://www.constantcontact.com/pricing/index.jsp

They have good support.
Hold times are minamal.

Best of luck
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In article <53ji5sF1s01q6U1.TakeThisOut@mid.individual.net>,
"CJM" <cjmnews04.TakeThisOut@REMOVEMEyahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> The marketing dept in my organisation want to send out a mailshot to around
> 500 recipients [yes they have all opted-in!].

> We're looking at options; we don't want it to go through the normal email
> system, so we're looking at creating a separate system to handle this.

Mistake. If they have truly asked to be emailed, you *must* send it
through regular channels. To do otherwise not only makes it look like
intentional spam, but also raises privacy policy issues.

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On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:05:48 -0600, Doc O'Leary put finger to keyboard
and typed:

>In article <53ji5sF1s01q6U1.DeleteThis@mid.individual.net>,
> "CJM" <cjmnews04.DeleteThis@REMOVEMEyahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> The marketing dept in my organisation want to send out a mailshot to around
>> 500 recipients [yes they have all opted-in!].
>
>> We're looking at options; we don't want it to go through the normal email
>> system, so we're looking at creating a separate system to handle this.
>
>Mistake. If they have truly asked to be emailed, you *must* send it
>through regular channels. To do otherwise not only makes it look like
>intentional spam, but also raises privacy policy issues.

I think you're misunderstanding. AIUI, the OP doesn't want to send the
message just as a huge bcc list via Outlook/Exchange or whatever his
orgtanisation usually uses for individual email, but instead wants to
use a proper mailing list administration system for it. That's
precisely the correct way of doing it, as the system has to be able to
handle bounces and unsubscriptions without the need for human
intervention. Sucha system can either be created in-house or
outsourced, but either way it's important that it is a system designed
for processing mailshots rather than just trying to shoehorn it into a
typical corporate email setup.

Mark
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