The Most Efficient Way to Wish Your Clients a Happy Holiday Season
The holidays are upon us once again and it’s time to choose how you want to wish your clients a joyous season. With the average company sending out 350 holiday cards, a stylish e Card is the most efficient way to let your clients know that they’re in your thoughts. When factoring in the time and labor to purchase, sign, and address traditional paper cards, an e-Card will save you nearly $800, relieving you of a tremendous amount of hassle during the most hectic time of the year.
A Green, Eco-Friendly Alternative
Electronic holiday greeting cards are also the green alternative to regular cards sent via the post office. From simple templates to animated custom designs, eCards feature stationery design, music and a warm greeting. In addition, e Cards can be personalized with pictures, custom greetings, company logos and even signatures.
eCard Analytics
Once your e-Card is sent out, response and bounce rates can be measured, as well as other helpful data like whether or not your eCard was in fact opened. This valuable information can be used for everything from updating your e-mailing list to assessing future business opportunities.
The Perpetual Procrastinator
For those who no matter what they do this meaningful task is inevitably left to the last minute, e Cards can be sent out quickly. The entire process can be completed in as little as one business day (custom eCards will of course require longer design time).
To Learn More
To learn more about how e-Cards can save time, money and the environment, contact E-Marketing Associates at (866) 929-4963.
Tech Tips
Setting Up Your E-mail on Apple’s iPhone
What’s perceived as a daunting task at first is actually quite simple. The following instructions explain how to setup your e-mail account on your Apple iPhone. However, if you’d prefer more in-depth instructions with illustrative screenshots, we feature that as well.
The Following Important Information is Required to Begin:
- User Name (Your e-mail address)
- Password (Password to the e-mail account being configured)
- IMAP Server ( imap.ema1.net)
- SMTP Server (smtp.ema1.net)
To Enter Account Settings Directly on Your iPhone:
- If this is the first account you’re setting up on the iPhone or the iPod Touch, select Mail. Otherwise, from the Home screen select Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account.
- Choose your e-mail account type, then select Other.
- Select server type – IMAP enter account information.
- Fill in your information for the Incoming Mail Server:
- Name
- Address: user name@domain.com
- Description
- Incoming Mail Server Host Name imap.ema1.net
- User Name: user name@domain.com
- Password
- Fill in your information for the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP):
- Outgoing Mail Server SMTP Host Name smtp.ema1.net
- User Name: user name@domain.com
- Password
- Save all entered information
- Upon successful completion of the mailbox setup you are taken back to the Mail Settings screen.
- Congratulations, you have finished the Apple iPhone setup of your e-mail account!
Product Review
300 Million Users & Counting
What began in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 as an invitation only networking site for college students has become the most dominant social networking website on the Internet. Facebook continues to revolutionize the way people stay in touch with one another, and not just with any single select segment of the population. With over 300 million active users and their fastest growing demographic being those 35 and older, Facebook’s marketing and revenue potential is virtually limitless.
A Cultural Phenomenon
Facebook has distinguished itself from its competitors in a variety of ways, becoming a cultural phenomenon in the process. Its networks (i.e., location, high school, alma mater, etc.) span the globe, and everyday more than half a million people sign up for a profile. These straightforward yet unique online identities allow users to post comments, pictures and video, and also feature a variety of interesting third-party applications that make Facebook entertainingly interactive. Users can add games, quizzes, news feeds, support tags and much more.
In addition, Facebook has some of the most specific and custom privacy settings of any site on the Internet. From making your entire profile private to selecting only various sections be made public, users have the ability to choose exactly who they want to allow into their network(s).
This unique site offers a friendly atmosphere that doesn’t clutter its pages with an overabundance of graphics. Offering plenty of networking options, users are able to search for and inevitably keep in touch with family, friends and colleagues, all with only a few clicks of a mouse.
Conclusion
Facebook currently handles about a billion chat messages each day and, during peak times, serves about 1.2 million photos every second. At the moment their focus seems to be on creating new and innovative networking features. From instant messaging and discussion forums to mobile versions of the site, Facebook is setting the pace by which the social networking arena evolves. You can now even send entire photo albums to friends even if they are not members of the Facebook community.
This social networking wave isn’t even close to cresting yet. Facebook gives each and every one of its users a voice that can be heard around the world. Businesses that fail to grasp the magnitude of its marketing power will do so at their own peril.
Service of the Month
Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
A Communication, Marketing & Revenue Generating Revolution
Social networking is growing at an exponential rate and is something that every industry needs to leverage to their advantage. Though the intricacies of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube differ quite a bit, what lies at the heart of each is an uncomplicated exposure that gives one the power to be heard around the world in an instant.
Valuable Information About Everything
Facebook now has over 300 million active users. People use Twitter to stay connected with one another 140 characters at a time. And one can post and view just about anything on YouTube.
Though the primary critique of these sites is that they’re filled with mainly trivial content, more and more people are using them to spread valuable information about everything. Businesses have already begun to use these sites to start up grassroots marketing campaigns to introduce new products, services and/or increase brand awareness. Taking this direct approach gives your company the opportunity to let customers know that you really care about their thoughts and opinions… Which better be the case, because people now have the power to spread positive or negative information to everyone that they know, all while sitting in front of their computer.
Interconnectivity
The True Power of Social Media
Though these revolutionary websites continue to grow at incredible rates, their interconnectivity is where their true power lies. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube can all share information with a few clicks of a mouse. Therefore, anything that one posts on YouTube can easily be sent right over to Facebook and Twitter, and vice versa.
To Learn More
To learn more about how your business can leverage the power of social media services, contact E-Marketing Associates at (866) 929-4963.
