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Description:

Research Computing offers a email list server solution (Lyris List Manager) for all groups at Partners Healthcare.

Different Email Lists Options:

  • Email Newsletters

Send email newsletters, alerts, announcements, invitations and other similar messages.

  • Discussion groups (moderated or unmoderated)

Manage discussion groups and on-line communities.

  • Email Marketing

Plan and deliver targeted email marketing and personalized campaigns.

Features:

Manage Members and Personalize Messages with Ease

It's easy to add individual or multiple list members via the Lyris ListManager online interface. You can also grow your list by placing a "subscribe form" on your Web site.

It easy to personalize your emails with each member's name, email address and a variety of other data in the message's header and body, for example, Dear Bob or Dear bob@partners.org.

Send Messages with Confidence

There are only a few steps involved in sending an email newsletter or announcement:

• Login to your list via web browser interface

• Compose your message using our templates or plain text/HTML

• Send yourself or your co-worker a test messge to check the formating and the content

• Send your message (or schedule it to be sent at a specified date and time)

Monitor Performance with Detailed Reporting

After sending messages to your list members, you can view detailed reports that let you quickly analyze how they performed (including deliveries, bounces, and more). Over 30 useful mailing reports are available, including deliveries, bounces, subscriptions, and individual member history.

You can also view how your list membership changes over time (including subscriptions, unsubscriptions, and individual member history).

Simple Administration

Manage your messages, member data, and everything else via our easy-to-use online interface. Setup wizards will help you create secure discussion groups quickly, and you can choose one, many, or no moderators (depending on the control you need). 

Detail Features: 

  • Subscribe:   All lists can be setup where users can use a web form or send an email to subscribe (signup) to a list with or without administrative approval
  • Unsubscribe:  All lists can be setup where users can be given the option to unsubscribe from a list via a web form without having contract the list administrator
  • Reading Past Messages:  Users have the ability login to the system to see past emails sent to the list
  • Reporting: Track how many users opened your mailing and clicked on embedding URL's
  • Email Templates: Create email templates to simply recurring mailings
  • Segmentation: Create targeted groups to email 
  • HTML WYSIWYG Editor:  No HTML knowledge required
  • Import Word Formated Content:  Copy contact from Word doc right into your mailings
  • Sending Test Emails:  To verify formating to co-worker before you sending out the final email
  • Web Surveys:  Add web surveys to your mailings
  • Import and Export: Email addresses into the system via CSV files
  • List Adminstration: Supports multiple list administrators who can send mailings 

Cost:

  • Free

Support:

More Info:

Need more information or want to request a list?  Contact us and someone will contact you to discuss your requirements.

FAQ:

Q. What product do you use for this service?

Lyris List Manager

Q. What web browser are supported?

Windows: Internet Explorer 7 through 9,  Firefox 3.6 or higher and Chrome

Mac: Firefox 3.6 or higher and Chrome

Q. Can I can the Web Admin interface from outside the firewall?

No

Q. Will you help import our email list?

 Yes

Q. Will you build custom templates?

No, you need to build you email templates

Q. Will you help create subscribe and subscribe forms?

Yes, we can provide simple custom subscribe and subscribe forms

Q. Is there a online manual available with details how to use Lyris List Manager?

Yes, you can access the online manual at:  http://www.lyris.com/help/lm_help/11.2/

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