Every Friday, the OI members get to pitch the Membership on their latest tools and services. This is the August Edition.
Dela Quist Says:
Many of you will already be familiar with the Touchstone testing platform for subject lines and will be interested to hear that we have also developed a reporting dashboard for email and would like to offer the opportunity to join the pre Beta test group to anyone on the list looking to enhance their reporting capabilities. One very interesting capability of the dashboard is ESP migration or users of more than 1 ESP (marketing v transactional for example). The dashboard will allow you to compare campaigns and report across both. As the dashboard is still in testing, you will not be charged. Here is what to do if you would like to be part of the beta group
Step 1: Create an account
Register for an account here: http://bit.ly/TestDash using this Visa number: 4012888888881881
It works with any name, any expiration date and any CVC number
Step 2: Upload data
After you’ve created an account, the dashboard will pre-populated with sample data so you can play around with the charts. To really use the dashboard, you’ll need to upload your campaign data. The method to do this depends on your ESP:
If you use one of the fully-integrated ESP (MailChimp, Silverpop, ExactTarget, Hubspot, Campaign Monitor)
Navigate to the “Add ESP” page: then select your ESP and follow the instructions. Note that the dashboard does not download personal information (such as email addresses) from your ESP.
Once your ESP has been added, wait a few minutes (it can take up to 5) while the dashboard downloads your campaign data in the background. You will then be able to see your campaign on the dashboard charts.
You only have to do this once: your data will automatically be refreshed regularly.
If you use another ESP
If your ESP is not listed above, you can still be up and running in minutes by uploading your data manually. There are 2 ways to upload your data.
The first option is to upload a file containing your campaign data. Navigate to the Data Upload page) and upload a CSV or Excel file containing your campaign details (campaign names, mailing dates, send volumes, open rates, click rates, etc.). The data upload wizard will guide you during the upload. No specific data format is necessary.
The second option is to navigate to the Data page and write (or copy-paste) your data in the data spreadsheet.
Step 3: Enjoy
Let me know of any bugs or user experience challenges you find
Ajay Goel says
This week I published this article, that I've been working on for months:
The 2017 Guide to Domain Blacklists
I've attempted to put together the web's most thorough guide on domain-based blacklists. I cover the big guys that everyone's heard of, like Spamhaus, and even some smaller players, like SpamRL.com.
I'm sure there are lots of experts on blacklists in this crowd, so feel free to point out any mistakes or incorrect assumptions I've made. I'm open to the feedback! And I hope it provides some value to you.
Mike Austin says
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