[MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought

[TAMSEN SCHWARTZMAN]

Hi Jonathan,
We are clients of PatronMail and I am quite happy with their service. Our needs are simple but the emails go out in a timely manner, seem to get through to everyone, and best of all their customer service is outstanding. I'm 90% happy with the newsletter formats. Sometimes I can't design an extra feature I want. But I am also excited about some new products they are developing. Over all, a satisfied customer.

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Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:35 PM
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Subject: [MCN-L] Bulk email service (for e-newsletters) - advice sought


Hi,

Does anyone have advice/recommendations/warnings about email newsletter
services?

We are currently using a bulk-email module in our CMS (MySource) to send
out our emails. However, this puts quite a strain on our server when each
email is sent out and opened (we have a very large subscriber base!).

So, I am now investigating 3 bulk email services: PatronMail, Vertical
Response and MailChimp.

Have any of you used one of these? What kind of experience have you had? Or
do you use another solution that might be even better?

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards,

Jonathan Cooper
Manager of information / website
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000
AUSTRALIA
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au
+61 2 9225 1796 / (02) 9225 1796
W: http://doctordada.com
E: jonathanc at ag.nsw.gov.au
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