It may be thanksgiving in America on 25th November but we are hoping you'll also be thankful for our changes to the Addressbook that are due to go live on the same day.

With all the lists, datasets, addressbooks, contacts, records, segmentation etc it may be that it all gets confusing and some may lose track of what does what and where to upload what, where and how - and what is the difference between a mailing list and a dataset anyway??

Well we've decided to simplify the whole process and improve the look, feel and navigation of the addressbook

So what have we done? In a nutshell we have simplified the way that the Mailing list and address books work. We've combined them both into one section within your account. This new section will be called "Lists and Contact" and you will be able to manage all you mailing lists and subscriber details from this single section within your account

We've also added a default dataset that will be extremely easy to use and will be pre-populated with the most commonly used fields, like Name, Job title, company etc. However if you are one of many advanced users you will still have the ability to tailor-make one or more datasets to your specific needs

Why have we done it? To make it easier to mange, manipulate and navigate all your lists and contacts

What does it all mean? Mailing lists + address Book = "Lists and Contacts"

What do I need to do? Nothing!

When will I see these changes? Thursday 25th November

Tomorrow, if you visit your Graphicmail Dashboard ( User Interface ) you'll see that it's a bit more user-friendly! Yes, without any change to the functionality of the application, we’ve changed the design and menu structure and on the way, added a few useful features.

So What’s going to change?
Well, for a start, the new Tips section; when selected, this displays tips relating to the particular section of your account that you're navigating

Another useful tool is our new Account dropdown. 
 

When you click on the dropdown menu you’ll see a display of how many credits are left in your account and when they expire.  If you're getting low, you can simply click on the 'Buy More' button and in seconds your send credits are topped-up.

Hope you enjoy these time-saving improvements!

Have any questions? Feedback? Email us at info@graphicmail.co.uk

We welcome the BETA version of our Inbox Preview.

With such a wide range of email programs to choose (Outlook 2007, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) - do you know if they render your campaigns correctly ?  To add to that list, what about all the range of smartphones and the iPad? Well, to test this question, you could have setup a myriad of email accounts and servers to check this for yourself. You could go to the expense of buying a bundle of smartphones and an iPad too Alternatively, you can now click a button in GraphicMail  and all the testing will be done for you. How? Well, we have just launched a BETA version Inbox Preview tool !
 

Introductory Offer

To help you to test it – we are giving you your first 3 tests free of charge!
Once you decide which bundle suits your best for you – we offer them in 10, 25, 50 and 100. So if you’re need is to preview 10 newsletters, you simply buy a bundle of 10, if you want to preview 100, get a bundle of 100 and so on – it all depends on what you want ; how often you send and how many tests you want to run.
Get a bundle of
•    10 for   £10
•    25 for   £23.75 (5% discount)
•    50 for   £40 (10% discount)
•    100 for £80 (20% discount)

These rates are once off – meaning that you only buy the amount of previews that you need, then, if you want to test more newsletters at a later date, you just buy the additional bundle from within your account ; 10, 25, 50 or 100. You will very quickly agree that this is the best investment that you can make for your email marketing campaign.
As the saying goes……..”You only get one chance to make a first impression”– so use the Inbox Preview to make sure all of your subscribers get an impressive newsletter.

How does Inbox Preview work?

It couldn't be more simple...

1)     Go to “newsletters” in your GM account, then the ‘Inbox Preview’ menu
2)    Select the email that you want to run your test on. (It will take a few minutes to run the test, as GraphicMail sends emails and takes snapshots of the inboxes for you.) 
3)    View the thumbnails of the various email clients. (To view in greater detail, just click on the thumbnail.  This will allow you to see if any changes are needed.)
4)    Make the necessary changes and test again.
Remember this tool is there to help you to save time on testing your emails, but you are responsible for fixing them. We do offer troubleshooting services or we can build templates for you, but this is not included in subscription costs.

Any questions? Comments? Issues? Contact our support team at info@graphicmail.co.uk