Email Blast

[Guest]

Ii work for a company that would like to email a "blast" to recipients in our
customer database that numbers in the thousands once a month for deals and
coupons, etc. Is this possible to do from an Outlook 2003 client on Exchange
6?

The customer Database is in Excel format as well.

If not, can anyone recommend a solution?

Thanks....

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You can use the Excel sheet as the data source for a Word mail merge that creates individual email messages.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Ii work for a company that would like to email a "blast" to
recipients in our customer database that numbers in the thousands
once a month for deals and coupons, etc. Is this possible to do from
an Outlook 2003 client on Exchange 6?

SPAM for any reason is to be avoided.

 

[Guest]

This would not be considered SPAM due to the customer has the option to Opt
Out from further emails and deals.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It sounds like you would need listserv software or use one of these programs
for mass mailing:
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/mail.htm#massmail

Be aware that many ISPs will limit the number of recipients coming from your
mailbox at any one time.


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After furious head scratching, wwallace86 asked:

| Ii work for a company that would like to email a "blast" to
| recipients in our customer database that numbers in the thousands
| once a month for deals and coupons, etc. Is this possible to do from
| an Outlook 2003 client on Exchange 6?
|
| The customer Database is in Excel format as well.
|
| If not, can anyone recommend a solution?
|
| Thanks....

 

[Brian Tillman]

This would not be considered SPAM due to the customer has the option
to Opt Out from further emails and deals.

Bzzt. Wrong. It's not SPAM only if the customer has to OPT IN to get it;
i.e., if the customer told you to send it. Providing OPT OUT does not
prevent it from being SPAM. It's still UNSOLICITED. which makes it, by
definition, SPAM.