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Keeping You Informed About The Latest In Technology September 2009 Issue
September 2009
The changing of the seasons is quickly approaching—the lush green trees of summer will slowly turn into cascades if idyllic and beautiful shades of amber and crimson. And just as autumn is a time rife with transformation and transition, more than anything, it is also the perfect time to seize opportunities and make the most of change.

At Expedite Media Group, we do our best to stay ahead of the curve—we strive to ensure that our software is performing at its best for you—all while making work as simple as possible. That’s why we’d like to take this quick opportunity to fill you in on all the changes we’ve been making. The staff at Expedite Media Group has been working hard to improve our services, and there are quite a few changes and updates that have been made to our Simplicity marketing software. Please read on for the details and to find out more!

We wish you and yours the best with back to school and all of what the fall season will bring.
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See improved deliverability with new Simplicity features
The techs at Expedite Media Group have been logging long hours to make improvements and enhancements to ensure that our Simplicity marketing software is working at its best. We enjoy getting feedback from our clients—we use both the good and the bad—to guarantee that you’re getting what you need and want from the software.

With that said, there have been quite a few changes since the last time we wrote about Simplicity updates, and all of them were made with the intent of optimizing your experience with Simplicity marketing software.
Tackling the deliverability issue:
As e-mail marketing becomes more and more popular, hitting the inbox can become an issue. In fact, it’s one of the most common problems e-mail marketers must overcome. Our Simplicity marketing software already has an abundant of features built in specifically designed to help our clients and users achieve a higher deliverability rate. However, the software developers at Expedite have added some new features that will aid in the battle against deliverability.

Varying your message automatically:
For the e-mail marketing portion of Simplicity software, we have added three new features—subject line rotation, IP address rotation and from name rotation.

The concept behind each of these additions is that the software will automatically alternate each of them. The end result is that your campaigns will have improved deliverability because the software will be creating a unique e-mail marketing message. However, campaigns set up to use all three of these updates will reap the greatest deliverability rate.

To find and use each of these features please follow the provided directions.

Subject line rotation:

This feature can be located under the e-mail marketing tab in Simplicity, under create campaign in the left menu and then under the new campaign option. If you scroll down the page past campaign information, a field marked “subject” can be located under message information. In that box, type a few different subject lines, but remember to only enter one subject line per row.

IP address rotation:

This feature can also be located under the e-mail marketing tab in Simplicity, under create campaign in the left menu and then under the new campaign option. Again, if you scroll down the page past campaign information, a small check box to the right of IP rotation can be found. To activate this feature, click on the box labeled “Enable IP rotation” so that a small check mark appears inside the box. However, this feature only works if you have multiple IP addresses on the same server, and if each IP address is configured with the domain name you are using for your e-mail marketing efforts. Once this Simplicity feature is enabled, the system will randomly rotate the IP addresses when sending your e-mail marketing campaign.

 

From name rotation:

To utilize this feature, it too can be located under the e-mail marketing tab in Simplicity, under create campaign in the left menu and then under the new campaign option. Yet again, if you scroll down the page just past campaign information to the first section located under the message information header. There is a field located there that is marked “from name.” In that box, feel free to type a few different from names. For example, we might use “Expedite Media Group” as well as “Expedite E-mail Marketing.” However, it is important to remember to only enter one from name per line.



Now that you can locate these three great new additions to Simplicity marketing software, we’d just like to remind you one last time that the updates above are best used in unison. Your e-mail marketing message will differ the most when randomly alternating more variables such as the subject line rotation, IP address rotation and from name rotation. The outcome will be that your e-mail marketing campaigns will have improved deliverability due to the unique e-mail marketing messages automatically created within the software.

We’d also just like to take this opportunity to remind you that we truly do value your feedback and opinions, and that you’re always welcome to submit comments and suggestions through the support tab located in Simplicity.

Expedite Media Group has been helping organizations and entrepreneurs worldwide build and grow their businesses since 1999, and we understand that a successful online business is a blend of activities, all designed to create new buying interest and to establish a loyal customer base. We have the experience and skills to provide the marketing solutions targeted at achieving optimum exposure for your business.

Expedite Media Group, headquartered in the Chicagoland area, provides Web site design, hosting, SEO, e-mail marketing and SMS marketing. Expedite's proprietary software platform, Simplicity, integrates all of your marketing activities into one "dashboard," providing visibility into the effectiveness of a business' marketing campaigns and Internet presence. For a free, no-obligation consultation on what it would take for us to quickly and affordably enhance your site with these and other features, please call us directly at (630) 897-6448. One of our marketing professionals will contact you within 24 hours.

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