Hi Scott, Campaign Monitor ( Home grown Aussie company ) does exactly that. It's pretty handy for large mailing lists, you also get some stats on open / click rates.
Jonathan On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:01 PM, Justin Tauber <anotherjus...@gmail.com>wrote: > Nice catch, Andrew! > I'll remember that one. > > > On 28 September 2011 17:18, Andrew Quan <andrew.p.q...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Scott, >> >> With the mail merge, a good idea is to go into "offline mode" (unplug your >> ethernet / disconnect wifi as well) so that the emails hit your outbox, >> rather than sending straight through. This allows you to test your emails >> before they are published. Hope this helps. >> >> AQ >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Scott Purcell <smmpurc...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> I've actually just found a feature in Microsoft Word that can do it for >>> me. It is called Mail Merge. >>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/use-mail-merge-to-send-personalized-e-mail-messages-to-your-e-mail-address-list-HA010109162.aspx >>> >>> I'll give it a test tonight. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> Scott Purcell >>> >>> On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli wrote: >>> >>>> Maybe you should create a macro in excel that calls Outlook instead of >>>> relying on a third-party to send your emails because they might end up in >>>> the Spam folder if they send the emails as you. >>>> >>>> This guy is sharing some code: http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm >>>> >>>> If you are unfamiliar with coding, post the job on odesk and someone >>>> will do it for you for $5 / $10. >>>> >>>> *Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli >>>> http://aymeric.gaurat.net >>>> Working on http://taskarmy.com >>>> * >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Scott Purcell <smmpurc...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I know that customer management systems have been discussed in the past >>>>> but I was wondering if anyone can help me with my particular issue. >>>>> >>>>> I have a long list of contacts in an excel spreadsheet and would like >>>>> to email each of them with a "personalised" message. Each contact has >>>>> several fields associated with it (name,company,link). For example the >>>>> email >>>>> may resemble: >>>>> >>>>> Dear <Name>, >>>>> My name is Scott........ >>>>> We enjoy working with <company> >>>>> You can find a link to your review here: <link> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Is there a program/website in which I could upload the spreadsheet and >>>>> create custom fields within an email, that would correspond to each email >>>>> address? I would like the fields to then be automatically filled in. >>>>> >>>>> I think it is possible to do this in Microsoft Word, but would prefer a >>>>> web app if anyone knows of one. >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards, >>>>> Scott Purcell >>>>> >>>>> *Scott Purcell* | *H* smmpurc...@gmail.com | W *productivewebapps.com* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon >>>>> Beach Australia mailing list. 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