| Content Creation Tips “Embedded” Video in Your Email Clients frequently ask, “Can I embed a video in my email.” The short answer is “yes and no.” Here’s the longer answer: If you want your email recipients to see an online video, you can do it in a few simple steps, but technically the video will not be “embedded” in your email. This email demonstrates the idea. Click here or on the screen to the right to see the video we’ve added to this email. The basic steps: 1) Put your video on YouTube or some other site. 2) Create an image of one frame from your video. 3) Add the image to your email. 4) Link to the place where your video is hosted. We’ve created an instructional video that demonstrates all these steps so you can see how we did this.  How to…Retrieve Your Password If you have forgotten your password, there’s an easy mechanism to get a new password.  On the login screen, click on Forgot PasswordEnter your username and email addressAnswer the security question and click Retrieve PasswordAn email will be sent with a temporary password.If you wish to change your password or the retrieval security question, click “User Settings” (right of the MarketVolt logo at the top of the page). Recent ChangesRecipient Quick Add It’s now extremely easy to add email addresses to your MarketVolt database.* You can use this feature to add new recipients, or assign characteristics to current recipients Simply go to Recipients -> Add Recipients -> Add Multiple Recipients. You’ll see a text box where you can type or paste in the email addresses. Select the briefcase, the characteristic, hit Add and that’s it! *This feature adds email addresses only. It does not allow pasting in any additional recipient fields. New Template Released Box – Banner Image on Left and Text on Right  This new layout allow you to create templates with the following features:A 200 pixel image in the left area of the banner which can be linked to a website. Fully editable per email Editable text on the right side of the banner which would be useful for newsletter titlesMessages have a simple headline followed by a thin line (called a rule) to draw readers attention. |
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Your most valuable asset is not your inventory, employees, or intellectual property; it’s your list—the herd of people with whom you can communicate regularly to sell your products and services.
When selecting the image, be sure to select the alignment. Once your image is inserted, click on the image, then click the image properties button 
found in the lower editing portion of the screen.
subject line is the headline for your email. If the headline is not compelling and inviting, the reader will not continue – the recipient won’t open the email.
button to paste in the new text
rt them. Fearing that you might create emails with PNG images that would not appear in those clients, we chose not to allow PNG images in MarketVolt emails.
More and more people are reading their emails on smart phones and other mobile devices. The typical email template — 600+ pixels wide, multiple columns — doesn’t display well on the a small phone’s screen. So we’re creating new templates designed to look great on both the desktop computer, laptop, or mobile device. We’ll be rolling out these templates this month for all of our clients.
August 11, 2011Welcome to the Club!
We see many email marketers who create image-only emails or who use graphics (like the “read more” button to the right) for primary navigation. That’s a big mistake. 
Last week, we added the ability to upload multiple images at one time. In future emails, we’ll use this space to highlight one or more of the new features in greater detail.
Would you buy a car without seeing it AND without even hearing about its features and benefits? Then why would you expect people to fill out the email list signup form on your web site if you reveal nothing about what they will get? 
Many of you have been asking us for an easier way to find and select characteristics when you schedule a mailing, search for recipients, or categorize a list. We’re releasing a vastly improved interface this month.