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Eric Stone
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CRM ASP Inc.
Eric Stone answered on Aug. 17, 2010
You can use FreeCRM.com to send out as many automated blasts as you want using your own SMTP server and POP accounts.
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Linda Tosh asked on Aug. 12, 2010
What's a good email blast service?
Edwin Choi answered yesterday
+1 for MailChimp
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Molly Estrada asked on July 22, 2010
I need to create email blasts for my company but don't have a lot of resources. Any recommendations?
Ryan DesRoches answered on July 26, 2010
Tom is absolutely on to something when he says that graphics should be used sparingly - but items like a logo, or a header are probably still a good idea to let your recipient ... read more >
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