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Email Management Blog Moved to IFModules.com

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Along with a new website, IFModules Email Management Solutions has moved its Blogger Blog to the IFModules Website. We'll leave much of our old content on this site for now, but all new posts will be located at:

New Blog:
http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/

RSS Feeds will now be at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/ifmodules

eMail Manager Handles Separate Email Domains

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:06:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following new location:
www.ifmodules.com/blog.

Women Bloggers and Social Media

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Online marketers - take notice!

A 2009 Social Media Study summarized by eMarketer and conducted by iVillage, BlogHer and Compass Partners, showed that women like social media and blogging. Me being a woman myself, I wasn't surprised that 53% of the female online population said they were engaged in social media. After all, women tend to be very social and expressive beings. Here are some interesting facts from the study:

75% of the women studied said they took part in social networking sites and 55% said they used blogs
Time spent on blogs and social sites, replaced time spent with other online and traditional sources of information.
Participants spent equal amounts of time reading and writing on blogs

Why do women participate in social media?

For fun (68%)
Get information (64%)
For entertainment (56%)
Share opinion (55%)
Seed advice and recommendations (43%)
For professional purposes (14%)

What To Look for in an Email Management Software

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:47:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following new location:
www.ifmodules.com/blog.

Managing Business Outside of the Box

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:38:00 +0000

Susan Boyle, a very ordinary, plain woman from Britain, landed a chance to show the world her incredible gift, and became an overnight singing sensation despite the odds stacked against her. The reason was not a lack of opportunities, a lack of education or a lack of motivation, it was the way she looked. When she walked out onto the world stage, everyone expected a voice that matched her appearance - plain, almost homely - and before she opened her mouth, the audience had already written her off. She proved them wrong, and to the shock of the world, belted out an intensely beautiful song.

There is a huge lesson here, right?

Peter Bregman, from Harvard Business Publishing thought so too. In April 2009, he published a blog post titled "Susan Boyle: A Lesson in Talent Management" in which he reviewed a study conducted by a couple of graduates from the University of Pennsylvania's Applied Positive Psychology Program. The study analyzed the effects of positive re-enforcement management techniques in business and found that managers who provided frequent recognition and encouragement to employees had a 31% increase in productivity. Pretty significant.

Harvard Business Publishing took the idea of positive re-enforcement a bit further by suggesting that the difference between good and great managers, is their ability to recognize the unique talents and abilities of an employee and harnessing it by creating a specific role for them to use it. Peter wrote, "Great managers remove the obstacles that prevent their employees from unleashing their talent. And they make sure each employee has the right opportunities, the right stage, the right audience, to be fully appreciated." In other words, they think outside of the box.

The Lesson? Don't judge a book by its cover and take the time to notice and encourage the talents of your employees, even if it doesn't fall within their "job description." Think outside of the box, and you may end up with a star-studded team.

How does this apply to email management? It doesn't - not really - but we were so inspired by the concept, we felt it necessary to share. How do you think outside the box?

Are We Too Dependent on Google?

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:34:00 +0000

On May 14th, late morning on the East coast, I sat at my computer trying to access Google Docs to update a proposal that was due that day. To my horror, I discovered that Google was down. "How is this be possible?" I thought. "And what on earth am I going to do?" Not only was Google Docs down, but every Google app that we depended on - Search, Analytics, Gmail, Calendar, etc. - was down. I was suddenly faced with how dependent we had become on Google and how inaccessible the web seemed without them.

Needless to say, we were back up in less than an hour with no loss of data. But the experience left me wondering, "How dependent are we on Google?"

Did you experience the outage? How dependent on Google are you? Let us know by replying to our tweet @ifmodules or by answering our blog poll.

Need To Include a Link in Your Email?

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:14:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2009/05/include-a-link-in-your-email/

Business Email Habits - Hard to Break?

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:49:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following new location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2009/04/email-habits/

Adding Images to Emails with eMail Manager

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:37:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

www.ifmodules.com/blog

Are You An iPhone Hater or Lover?

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Reading the NYTimes this weekend, I came across an article in the magazine "I Hate My iPhone" written by Virginia Heffernan. It was obviously a parody on the popularity of the iPhone (and anything Applish), and I found it funny how she described the phones "icy" personality.

I happen to be a very happy iPhone user (although not obsessively so). I rarely sent a text message pre-iPhone, but my fingers are now quite adept at hammering out text messages and I find myself wanting to "touch" other screens. To Virginia, you should have taken your friends advice and stuck with it. The iPhone would have smiled on you eventually.

What are you - an iPhone Hater or Lover?

Use Multiple Signatures When Managing Email in eMail Manager

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:46:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2007/03/email-users-signatures/

IFModules Email Management Creator Celebrates 10 Years

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:35:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2009/03/email-software-company/

Staying Positive is Good for Business!

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:30:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2009/02/staying-positive-for-business/

Boomers and their Online Buying Trends!

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Studies are confirming what we all know - Boomers are a powerful bunch!

Research is showing that Boomers, those between the ages of 44 and 62, are now one of the largest groups of online users. They are doing everything from shopping, gathering information on products and services and staying in touch with friends and family. Understanding and adapting websites to their buying trends would be beneficial to online Marketers.

Read the full article at eMarketer
You’ve Come a Long Way, Boomers, and You’re Online Now! – December 4, 2008

One Click Email Search for eMail Manager

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:50:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2009/01/email-search-in-email-software/

New mbox Format for Exporting Email

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:15:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2008/12/mbox-email-export/

Changing a From Address Within An Email String

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:49:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

www.ifmodules.com/blog

Boost Business with Unique Christmas Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:35:00 +0000

Whether you're an online business or a traditional brick-and-mortar company, the Holidays are a great time to stay in touch with customers and to lay the ground work for future relationships. One way to help boost business is to send Christmas greeting cards to customers and prospects. We recommend www.graphics3inc.com. Their unique pop-up Christmas card designs will surely make an impression your customers.

Read the guide:
»Unique Christmas Cards to Boost Your Business

Email Marketing Terminology

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:11:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2008/10/email-marketing-terminology/

Happy Customers More Important Than Ever

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:00 +0000

In our challenging economic times, we are always looking for creative ways to actively market to new customers. But now, more than ever, we should also remember the importance of keeping focus on our existing customers and their needs - keep them happy. They are, after all, already purchasing our products or services. One way to do this is through responsive and credible email management. Reestablishing contact with customers, strengthening customer relations, and keeping customer contact information up-to-date are all ways IFM eMail Manager can help. Here is what we recommend:

Create Auto-responders, such as “We received your request.”

Create a Standard Replies database for consistent, efficient and credible responses. Be sure responses accurately address your customers question and avoid being too broad.

Add internal informational notes as reminders so users know when and how to follow up further with customers.

Identify potential issues or upselling opportunities and assign categories, add notes, escalate the status of the email and move to appropriate folder for action.

Drag & Drop Email File Attachments with Firefox

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:12:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2008/10/drag-drop-email/

IFModules Guide Published on Work.com

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:00:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following new location:

http://www.ifmodules.com/blog/2008/09/connecting-email-management/

Keeping eMail Manager Secure with Housecleaning

noreply@blogger.com (Suzan) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:02:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our new email management blog at the following location:

www.ifmodules.com/blog

More Housecleaning Tips for eMail Manager

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:10:00 +0000

This blog has been moved to our main site at the following location:

www.ifmodules.com/blog

Businesses Get a Boost From Their Website

noreply@blogger.com (Jodi Gaines Pereira) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Concern over the economy has impacted many businesses, even over the Internet, despite the growing trend to purchase goods online. But we think (and the numbers agree) that the impact on e-commerce will be much less damaging for companies that have an active online presence, providing consumers with the ability to research products and / or purchase them online.

eMarketer also published an article connecting online research to in-store sales, stating that consumers prefer online research over recommendations from friends and family. Sites they spent the most time on were typically the retail stores they purchased from.

Read the Full Article
Retail Shoppers Hit the Web First - July 28, 2008