2 Feb 2010

MailChimp adds geo-targeting support and timezone scheduling


MailChimp is an awesome email service provider who I use extensively to send email marketing campaigns. (get $30 off via this link if you want to subscribe - yeah OK I get $30 as well!).

The new features in v5 means you can now target your subscribers by city and automate the sending of emails to a specific time within the recipients timezone. Video below for more details.

18 Dec 2009

Supplier Christmas Wish List - What's Yours?


Time to publish my Supplier Christmas Wish List. This is the list of things I would like the suppliers I use most to implement/change.

Posterous - Wish List
Posterous is an awesome bloging / media aggregation system which I use for all my blogs.
  • Provide RSS categories using tags
  • Make last X posts in RSS feed customisable (I would like more than 20 please!)
  • Include Google Analytics Referral data in post.ly links (utm_campaign)
  • Adsense support
  • JavaScript support so can include widgets in theme
  • Include social bookmarks with posts (could probably do this via themes just not tried it)
  • Allow autopost per blog rather than user - They've done this one!
  • If/When a paid service is launched implement a referral program
MailChimp - Wish List
MailChimp is an awesome self service Email Server Provider (ESP). Allowing you to send and manage multiple email campaigns.
  • On demand RSS to email campaigns
  • Allow multiple RSS feeds within an email campaign (not just a merged feed)
  • Member rating implemented as merge tag
  • Allow auto-responders by sign-up date even if user is not double opt-in (at least on "trusted lists")
  • Allow RSS feeds in auto-responders
  • Charge based on unique email addresses rather than for each independent list size
  • Allow bulk updating of role based addresses if double opt-in
PayPal - Wish List
The most well known payment processor in the world (probably).
  • Reduce my 90 day 5% rolling reserve balance
  • Support multiple brands via Virtual Terminal (Card statement charge selector for instance)
  • Remove Express Checkout requirement with Website Payments Pro
  • Remove £20 per month charge for pro account as I already pay a fortune in processing fees
What would your wish list contain?

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