Email Marketing Programs-What do you use?

[DPinder]

We are looking to get into Email Marketing and I've been assigned the task of finding a good program. I hear a lot about Constant Contact, does anyone use CC?

If so, what do you think about their service?

Next year, we are planning to send 5-6 email blasts that consists of 300k-500k people. So, we need a great provider that can handle the load.

[Karlyn Morissette]

I would never use constant contact - too much branding from them on your messages. Check out Fire Engine Red (www.fire-engine-red.com). I've used them for years and absolutely love them, plus they specifically serve higher ed audiences.

[DPinder]

Thanks for the info Karlyn! I like the fact that they are in Philadelphia (we're in Delaware) and that they are small.

I will definitely check them out and schedule a demo.

I need at least 2 more recommendations, anyone have any other suggestions?

[Karlyn Morissette]

Mailchimp, Emma, Real Magnet, Exact Target, Silverpop, Vertical Response....hope this helps! :-)

[J.D.]

We send all of ours in house using "Email Marketer" from interspire.

http://www.interspire.com/emailmarketer/

[Michael J. Powers]

We're shopping for an e-mail provider, too, and so far Bronto is the leader. We do need to schedule a Fire Engine Red demo, though.

Also, Karlyn didn't mention it, but she wrote a good set of guidelines for selecting an email service provider last year. We found that really useful.

[Mark Greenfield]

I also recommend people take a look at Karlyn's guidelines (and also recommend taking a look at Fire Engine Red

[Christy Kilgore-Hadley]

We use campaign monitor and I love them.

[Erik Hagen]

I can echo the love for Campaign Monitor. I don't have much experience with other vendors, but CM is great. Very easy to use interface so we can offload campaign creation to less technical users. It's pay per e-mail, so your volume will determine whether that or pay per month is a better option.

[Ben]

Has anyone used Mailchimp?

[Karlyn Morissette]

I use Mailchimp for my business and have been really impressed with them so far

[Billy Adams]

We've been using Emma (myemma.com) for the last two months and love them. Granted, we are using it on a smaller scale than you are looking for. We send around 30-50k a month in 3 - 5 blasts.

[Justin]

We use MailChimp for a newsletter we send out and I have found it to be excellent. I highly recommend them. www.mailchimp.com