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Hi,
A customer asked me to setup a direct mail installation.
I thought this could be done by just editing an outlook template and let the client fill in.
What would be best? Perhaps use some direct mail script or some windows application? Does anyone hav exp. with direct mail?
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CommentAuthoradjustafresh
- CommentTimeNov 20th 2006
Perhaps I'm confused, but direct mail refers to postcards, brochures, letters, etc. that are sent via the postal service.
Perhaps you need to clarify exactly what your customer is trying to achieve via their proposed "direct mail installation". -
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Perhaps I should be more clear.
My client wants to sent an electronic newsletter (email) to its customers, >50 recipients.
My client cannot write html, so it has to be easy going.
I thought of making a template in outlook. But later thought of some direct mail application, perhaps in php, a custom script. I know the typo3 cms has a direct mail extension, but it is rather heavy.
I was just wondering how others are handling such requests.
I hope this is clear now ;) .
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http://mailbuild.com/ is nice, wysiwyg editing, drag and drop reordering of articles, auto image resizing, and list management for the client
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CommentAuthoradjustafresh
- CommentTimeNov 20th 2006
If your client is sending to and from Outlook, they can use MS Word to compose and edit the emails. Create the email layout template using the "Draw Table" feature in Word. The emails actually render decently in webmail clients like Gmail and Yahoo! fairly well too.
It's hack, but it works like a champ. -
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Nice concept, I like it!
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Be aware of the server you are sending from. You don't want to get your mailserver banned. I recommend going through a third party.
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I think I will use the direct mail extension from typo3. http://mailbuild.com/ charges 5$ per campaign.
While typo3 is free after it has been set upped. Also I can use typo3 direct mail for other clients too from within the one and same installation :-) .
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