tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post5164338967397300611..comments2023-10-15T12:45:06.917+01:00Comments on Thinking out loud: I’ve taken the plunge with MailChimpStu Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02720483784545235595noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-38240563016123096302010-10-14T19:13:55.000+01:002010-10-14T19:13:55.000+01:00Just so you know, someone's just pointed out t...Just so you know, someone's just pointed out to me the two 'of's. Thanks Marta ;)Stuart Johnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-36335215602504599332010-10-14T23:43:49.000+01:002010-10-14T23:43:49.000+01:00Stu, I'd agree with Jo about tailoring calls t...Stu, I'd agree with Jo about tailoring calls to action to specific groups of students. Ideally you want to be capturing information about your subscribers to help you target your comms - see <a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/sending-targeted-emails-with-interest-groups/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/sending-targeted-em...</a> which might give you a few ideas. I'd imagine Monday will work better than a Friday but really you should run a split test and see what works best. P.S. Is your Intense Debate plugin broken? I commented on one of your previous posts but it's not showing.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-7121475182998398292010-10-14T20:55:16.000+01:002010-10-14T20:55:16.000+01:00You're my star commenter! Good point re one sp...You're my star commenter! Good point re one specific workshop. Will have a think about that...Stuart Johnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-38996572935363333632010-10-15T09:16:00.000+01:002010-10-15T09:16:00.000+01:00I would be tempted to send on Monday, students mig...I would be tempted to send on Monday, students might read it this afternoon and not take much notice (with it being Friday afternoon!) or they might not check there email until Monday which means it might end up squirreled away within numerous other mails anyway. Having said that, the Zone is always busy Friday afternoons so maybe that theory is rubbish! Sorry, there's no answer there :-Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-275786458131190822010-10-15T09:56:00.000+01:002010-10-15T09:56:00.000+01:00MailChimp looks good. I agree with Vic that Monday...MailChimp looks good. I agree with Vic that Monday morning might be the better time simply to avoid being left in the mailbox over the weekend. I've nothing helpful to say about the email though as it looks professional and I simply can't see what could be improved. Can't even find a pedantic spelling mistake just to show I've read it. :)alunhttp://alunsalt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-26730477318000349622010-10-15T16:27:18.001+01:002010-10-15T16:27:18.001+01:00Thanks for another useful comment Brendan. I need ...Thanks for another useful comment Brendan. I need to send one out as a 'hello' kind of email - which is what this one is. The roadshow started on Monday 4th so this is the end of the 2 weeks. I'd thought about also include something about asking them to tell us whether they are 1st years, 2nd years, etc. but think that will get lost. So I'll do that as a single item the following week. And yes, will schedule for Monday. Thansk for the heads up re Intense debate - tried to switch to Disqus but that missed your comment too so currently switched to plain ol' WP comments!stujohnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-71472172319122397492010-10-15T16:27:18.000+01:002010-10-15T16:27:18.000+01:00Thanks ;)Thanks ;)stujohnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-60354957744600989012010-10-15T17:24:11.000+01:002010-10-15T17:24:11.000+01:00By the way - have you used MailChimp? I need to lo...By the way - have you used MailChimp? I need to look into the forms bit more...Stuart Johnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-89735288478779961702010-10-15T22:05:50.000+01:002010-10-15T22:05:50.000+01:00I've used Mailchimp a bit before, but it was q...I've used Mailchimp a bit before, but it was quite a few years ago, before the integration with Twitter, Facebook etc. At the time the forms were relatively straightforward. I know a lot of people use Mailchimp and they have pretty good helpfiles so I'm sure you'll be OK.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-20157548641020520062011-06-06T12:43:00.000+01:002011-06-06T12:43:00.000+01:00testtestMildred Webbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259578163162335970.post-9449816733466875282011-06-06T13:39:00.000+01:002011-06-06T13:39:00.000+01:00Cool. Thanks for the link :)Cool. Thanks for the link :)Stuart Johnsonhttp://studentdevpt.com/noreply@blogger.com