Hi Mike,
We've not integrated WP with Mailchimp before, sounds very handy!
Is this functionality included in Mailchimp's WP plugin, or is there a
third-party plugin needed to link them up?
Cheers
Tom
On 25/06/2014 09:51, Mike Ellis wrote:
> Hey Tom, all
>
> You might have tried it since, but MailChimp has a totally revamped
> editing interface which is waaay better than it used to be. Lots of
> drag and drop goodness.
>
> On a sidenote, we actually tend to build newsletter-building
> functionality into WordPress and then point MailChimp campaigns at the
> page which is generated. So WordPress is used for authoring, MailChimp
> is used for sending. This has loads of advantages, among them:
> familiarity of interface, re-use of assets, creating an on-site
> newsletter, etc etc..
>
> Anyway.
>
> bye
>
> Mike
>
>
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>> Tom Hardwidge <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> 25 June 2014 09:43
>> Hi Sophie,
>>
>> I'm not a fan of Pure360 either, and although Mailchimp boasts a good
>> range of features, I find the email-designer functionality can be
>> very slow and clunky (especially when using custom HTML templates).
>>
>> I much prefer using Campaign Monitor to send emails. They don't offer
>> a free service like Mailchimp do, but the segmentation,
>> live-analytics and user interface are very slick, clean and clear:
>> https://www.campaignmonitor.com/
>>
>> Their payment options are either subscription-based or PAYG, and
>> their online support files/tutorials are very helpful.
>> They offer Facebook tab support (like Mailchimp) and their optional
>> AJAX-powered sign up forms also allow a great amount of creative
>> freedom when integrating them into a website.
>>
>> I will say though, that Campaign Monitor have a zero-tolerance
>> policy on bought email lists.
>> This is great for us as it means we can make sure that we don't get
>> embroiled in disputes about bought lists, we just say "Sorry, the
>> system doesn't allow it." which is always much nicer than having to
>> say "We don't think your approach to CRM is ethical."
>>
>> Hope this helps :)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
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