BuyerZone users' email marketing service requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their email marketing service purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of email marketing services other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: email marketing service purchasing requirements

"Our company needs to send a mailing to 1029 email addresses asap - can I get a price quote, please?"
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Boulder, CO

"This service is new to me, so I need some experience and advise."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Poughkeepsie, NY

"I need some sort of spam filter on my business address. I get 400 unwanted emails a day."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Syracuse, NY

"I have an opt-in list already. I send many (50 / day) small (50-1000 emails) highly-targeted mailings. So I need a solution where I can simply cut-and-paste my email and filtered mailing list on one page, and click "send". I've even got mass mailing software, so all I really need is is a whitelisted server to send through."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Spring Hill, TN

"I would like to upload PDF for them to view in html"
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Lithonia, GA

"Our e-mail server is broken, and I need a temporary solution while IT tries to fix it.How much for one week of service: 5 mailings of 20,000 and several much smaller mailings?We have CSV files and HTML files."
-- Accounting/Finance, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Redwood City, CA

"It's important we can define a compound key (ie - more than just email address) - this way we can keep data on multiple contacts who share email-ids (like husband and wife) and target them individually and also track demographics / other contact info for folks who change their email or even don't have one."
-- Buyer, Health Care, Conyers, GA

"I really don't know. Initial emails with sign up info; follow up mailing forparticipants with lodging options, topics , what to bring etc. times ,."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Branford, CT

"Need a reliable way to send a few hundred emails for event publicity/reminders of festivals etc. How to determine if emails have changed and replace old addresses."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Jacksonville, IL

"I'm the vp-marketing for a Manhattan financial software firm that sells primarily to trading desks at institutional banks, hedge funds, pension funds, and other financial businesses. I need an automated Web-based e-mail marketing solution that facilitates easy creation, management, and dynamic segmentation of uploaded mailing databases. I also need easy-to-use online tools for generating e-mail creatives, with the option of using professionally designed e-mail templates at any time. I also need complete response tracking, opt-in/opt-out management, etc."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Computers - Software, New York, NY

"What I want the email message to read is this:"FREE ebook discloses one of the greatest "cover-ups" in the history of network marketing---and how it's used to keep unknowing distributors "in the dark" about why they're not making any money. (I guarantee you've been a victim of this lie at some point---maybe even right now."."
-- Educator, Information Services, Fairfield, CA

"I am currently pricing quotes for sending a marketing piece to approximately 38,000 email recipients. The recipients are from email list I have purchased and I will need assistance in fine-tuning my message to reduce the chance it is received as SPAM as well as comply with the SPAM Act."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Gaithersburg, MD

"Searching for e-mail blasting company that:1- Cost Effecient (per 1000's)2- Formats avail for content design and change3- Monitoring and cleansing of data."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Columbia, SC

"Looking at a seasonal set of email blasts to build sales, and consider consistent implementation of these blasts depending on results/costs. And some more basic information."
-- General Manager, Computers - Hardware, Bellevue, WA

"Hi I wanted to check if you are in practice of purchasing marketing list. Optin Lists can positively assist you getting new client list for your business. We have over 30 million plus records from various businesses vertical & most important all the contacts in our list have opted in to receive third party information online. Our list comes with, Company name, Contact name, Phone number, Fax number, Physical address; SIC code, Employee size, Opt-in email address etc. We are also specialized in adding missing incorrect information to internal client database missing information can be any thing like Company name, Contact name, Phone number, Fax number, Physical address, SIC code, Employee size, Opt-in email address etc Kindly let me know if you are interested in reviewing few samples & the cost. RegardsKenneth McIntyreBusiness Development Executive."
-- Buyer, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Humble, TX

"Low-cost, multi-user (2 or more users with different objectives - one user will use this service 3-5 times a month and the other has not specified how often they will use it)."
-- Administrative Assistant, Insurance, Dallas, TX

"We are interested in gathering information about sending out a bimonthly newsletter via email, with the capability of linking to our website and donation link."
-- Office Manager, Non-Profit, Washington, DC

"Please send all questions/responses via e-mail so that I can track the information effectively."
-- Sales/Business Development, Transportation/Logistics, Atlanta, GA

"The software must reside on our servers. Do not want a web/hosted solution.Survey tool if available. No a requirement."
-- Consultant, Travel/Hospitality, Denver, CO

"My needs are very simple. I need to do regular mailings every few days to different lists for different markets. I just need the mailing service without any tracking or other benefits."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Los Angeles, CA

"Would like e-mail clients to have the opportunity to un-subscribe to newsletter. In addition, I would like to be able to track the opening of the blast e-mail being sent."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

"I also have a second Business that I have a merchant account already. I want to design something for that bsuiness to."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Wholesale, La Porte, IN

"I want to announce the opening of my Real Estate Co. to local Realtors for the next year 3 or 4 times a month.I have an email list of Realtors on an excel spreadsheet (approx. 5,000."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Long Beach, CA

"Email will have at least one picture/graphic and several links to other sites."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Stamford, CT

"I e-mail to about 1000 real estate investors in the Salt Lake City area - whole sale properties that I sell. I also send a news letter to them to help them in real esttate."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Murray, UT

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