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September 9, 2011, MD5 suppression lists are now supported using upload suppression. The md5 hash needs to be either one per line or if multiple columns must be found in the email column. If the list is uploaded correctly it will say MD5 next to the list name in the view lists page.
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September 9, 2011, New feature data feeds. Data feeds allow you to setup data downloads using a secure download link to access lists in your account. Feeds can be password protected, have an expire date and max number of downloads. This is an excellent tool for data providers to give secure access to clients that purchase data. This feature can be found under View Lists and then click on the Data Feeds button.
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September 8, 2011, Added revenue tracking option for conversions. You can now pass a revenue amount on a conversion. Also added a conversion log link on view campaign to view conversions that occurred. Shows email, date, revenue, ip and country.
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September 6, 2011, Added user level sub permissions You can control what sub users under your account have access to. To use this feature in the home tab click on the edit user link. If you have multiple users there is permissions link which allows you to setup their permissions. Also added two new permissions for resellers to control whether the manage columns and clean list features are enabled for their sub clients.
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September 4, 2011, Bulk Image uploader added under image hosting. Allows the option to select multiple images from a folder and upload them all.
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September 3, 2011, Added Folders to View Lists. Folders can now be created to store and organize lists. There is no limit on the number of folders or subfolder levels that can be made. To add a folder or move items to a folder under view lists click on the Folder Options button.
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August 25, 2011, Added IP address column and country column to the click and open logs.
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Email Marketing Software Blog
Updates to the Software
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Recent Updates
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August 18, 2011, Added new feature to do multiple search conditions on view list using and or searches. This feature is found using the search button when you are inside an email list. Also added option to do greater or lesser than as a search type.
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August 17, 2011, New feature for exporting for email lists you can now select which columns you wish to export.
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August 11, 2011, New feature 404 image and link checking added as an option on add message, upload message, and edit message. Also for email marketing searching columns on view list in addition searching columns on what they contain. You can now search by equals, not equals, starts with and ends with. Leads system you can now sort by last update date, followup date, and status
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Updates to our Software
We have been working tirelessly to improve our Email marketing software. Here is a list of features since the last update:
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August 1, 2011, New setting under system settings for email marketing called Add Google Analytics Tracking to links which allows you to tie your email marketing campaigns into Google Analytics. Tracking includes the campaignid, email as the medium and the email contact id.
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July 30, 2011, Added secure campaign report links. This feature can be used to show a client reporting without having to login. This link is found under view campaign above the campaign log graph. The reporting shows campaign stats. Along with open/clicks in the last 24 hour period and daily clicks/opens report with graphs.
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July 29, 2011, All opens are now logged containing the email address and date of the open. This open data along with the click log will be used to generate better reporting features
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July 28, 2011, Logging of every campaign link click has been added. Now under view campaign there is a Click Log link. Which shows all the emails that clicked and what link they clicked.
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July 23, 2011, Multiple suppression lists now supported on create campaign. Hold the control key and select multiple suppression lists or click and hold
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July 20, 2011, Video tutorials have been added under the Support tab for email marketing. We will be expanding them over the coming weeks
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Added default campaign sending speed setting under System Settings and added multiple email address unsubscribe under unsubscribe list
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Added ReSend campaign option under campaign reports under options button. Loads the settings of a previous campaign into the create campaign page for faster campaign creation
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Software Updates
Here are some of the new features that have been implemented into our software:
- Remote SMTP campaigns used for small volumes of email recommend a list of 5,000 emails and under. How it works under email marketing tab then “SMTP Servers” enter your own SMTP server details for an email account (recommend setting up a brand new account). The emails are sent using your SMTP login information for your email account. Also needed is to setup a bounce processing server under “Bounce SMTP Processing” a pop3 account is required to process the bounce back messages. There is a time delay feature under advanced settings which allows the option to setup a delay between each email that is sent out. The Remote SMTP system feature is still in beta but gives another option to send the email out.
- Feedback Loop Reports – Currently supports AOL FBL’s and junkemailfilter reports. When setting up FBL’s use abuse@yoursendingdomain.com
- Data Search tab added to run businesss and consumer counts on our email database and for leasing/purchasing of lists.
- Added on view list “Manage Columns” allows the option to rename columns inside a list or drop columns inside a list
- On view list added the option to search any column inside the list for a value using the search button. There is a new dropdown that allows the option to select a specfic column to search on
- Easy new list create on view lists for openers/clickers, and bad address.
- New Feature: Random IP Rotation setting on create campaign. Randomly rotates all IP’s on the server the campaign is sending from
- New Feature: Clean List inside view list has the option to delete major TLD’s either top level or by country or by major isp
- New Feature: Unsubscribe Feedback. Under System Settings for email marketing their is an option to enable unsubscribe feedfack. A user can leave comments/feedback on the unsubscribe page and the feedback will be listed as a link inside the unsubscribe list
- New Feature: Inside a list added the option to export as a new list. Options include filtering by status, search, and range. This saves time instead of exporting and reuploading a list to get a specific list needed
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Guest Columns
We have received a recent request to write a guest column. While we are not accepting guest columns, we will gladly take requests for blog post topics into consideration. So if there is a certain topic you would like to see on the blog, leave a comment below and you might just see it in the future!
You will get credit for coming up with topics.
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Feedback Loop
Feedback loop – A Feedback Loop (FBL) is a service for feedback organized by an ISP. If there are complaints being received by the ISP, they will forward the feedback to the source. This usually happens if your high volume email marketing is getting mistaken for spam.
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Email Marketing Tip
Before sending out your Email marketing Campaign, make sure use spam assassin to rank your Email on a score to determine how likely it is that it will be regarded as spam. The higher the number is, the more likely it is that your Email will be marked as spam. One thing we have become aware of is people putting unnecessary punctuation marks in their Emails. Try not to put any hyphens in your Email header, and never place them in the middle of a word. This is a sure-fire way to get your Email marked as spam.
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The Blog Has A New Look
We hope you are enjoying the new look of the Velocity Marketing Blog. The interface should be a little easier to navigate and a neat header has been added. Let us know what you think.
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Additional Features
The other day, we added an “Additional Features” page to the website. We decided it would be a good idea to expand on the Features page so you could get more of an idea of the type of services we offer at Velocity. Also, the Site-Map is a constantly growing resource for the types of terms and phrases you may encounter when working with Email marketing.
Check out the Addition Features page here:
http://www.velocitymarketingsoftware.com/Additional-Features.php
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Conversion
Another week is ending here at Velocity so it is time for another casual term that you can use to impress your Email marketing friends.
This week’s term is “Conversion”.
A conversion is when your Email advertisement is received and a recipient performs the desired action. This may include clicking a link, subscribing to your email, or filling out some type of form.
Come back next Friday for another term.
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