View Previously Sent Personalized Bulk Emails in Showroom Exchange

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You now have the ability to view past personalized bulk emails [PBEs] sent on or after May 4th. This new feature allows you to search & list past PBEs, view their recipients and re-send the emails to either the original recipients or to a new set of customers listed on the customer view.

Please click on the link below to view a brief tutorial on how to access the previously sent emails. Initially you will not see any past emails since this feature is not retroactive.

http://www.readytoview.com/tutorials/view_sent_pbe

This is the 1st of a few more features related to PBE, stay tuned…

Next, statistical information on sent emails. e.g., Bounce Rates, Open Rates, etc.

The Showroom Exchange Team

Upload Excel & PDF docs within Personalized Bulk Emails + more…

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It’s been a pretty big week at Showroom Exchange. We have implemented some major new features and design changes.

The first new feature is the ability to upload PDF and Excel files in personalized bulk emails! This feature has been highly requested, and when you talk, we listen.

If you would like to see more of your feature requests be implemented, submit your requests or vote for exiling ones by visiting:
http://feedback.showroomexchange.com

Please click on the link below to view a video tutorial on how to upload the PDF and Excel files.

How to upload PDF and Excel files to Showroom Exchange

Our second new feature gives you the ability to search for customers based on their market call status (their phone color). Simply click on the main phone icon at the top of the market call column and perform your search.

Lastly, we have added a simple look to ‘printable version’ on the customer page. As you may have already noticed, the check boxes for printable version towards the bottom of the customer page have been removed. Instead, when clicking on the “printable version” link, you will be presented with a pop-up that prompts the user which fields you would like to show. Please see the screenshot below for more information.

We appreciate all of the feedback and suggestions that SE subscribers give us and invite you to send us more of your thoughts and ideas or simply vote on existing ones, visit http://feedback.showroomexchange.com

Also, don’t forget, if you have any Showroom Exchange or IT related questions, do not hesitate to email us at help@showroomexchange.com or call us at 213.438.0600 ext 2

– the showroom exchange team

New & Improved Personalized Bulk Email

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We have updated the look & certain functions of the personalized bulk email page in Showroom Exchange. With this version we have added features such as simplified easier image uploading and the ability to copy text from Microsoft word.

Please click on the link below to view a brief two minute tutorial on how to use the new personalized bulk email system.

New & Improved Personalized Bulk Email Tutorial

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at help@readytoview.com



FASTEST method for getting i.t./technical help

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We have just completed the implementation of a more responsive support structure. We are now able to centrally monitor and manage all support requests.

There are now a couple of options for requesting help:
1. Emailing help@showroomexchange.com or
2. Visiting http://support.readytoview.com and entering your request there. Please email us if you do not have a login for the http://support.readytoview.com website and we will reply with your credentials.

An advantage to using this new support-system is that you will be able to log into the support site and check the status of your request in real-time. You will also be able to update your request and access past issues for reference or to address billing related Qs from your accounting department.
For a short tutorial on how the support site works, please click on this link to view a brief 1 minute demo:
http://www.readytoview.com/tutorials/help/

Call us if you are interested in our IT services:
213 438 0600 x22

How to resize images for Showroom Exchange quickly and easily

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One common question is, “How do I re-size this picture for Showroom Exchange”

While there are many ways to do this, we have decided to write about two popular options.

For users who only need to re-size one or two pictures or who work on Apple computers, the easiest way is to visit http://www.picresize.com/
Once there, you can upload your image and select the size you want it to be. We recommend a custom size of 640×480 or smaller for pictures or 800×600 for flyer-type pictures. The supported format for Showroom Exchange is either JPG or GIF.

If you are a Windows user and find that you have to resize pictures frequently, you may want to download ‘Powertoy Image Resizer’ from http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=30247

Once this program is downloaded and installed, you can select one or multiple pictures, right click on your mouse and select ‘resize picture’ Our recommended settings are the same, either 640×480 or 800×600.

* Review picresize.com privacy/terms
* Always check with your i.t. contact before installing a new application.

use a FREE converter to include your PDFs in personalized bulk emails

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showrooms often receive line-sheets in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Personalized Bulk Email (PBE) feature accepts image formats (e.g., JPG) only. There are many free resources that can help with the conversion to JPEG.

here is one example:
http://www.pictureresize.org/online-images-converter.html

ref: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-ways-to-convert-a-pdf-file-to-a-jpg-image/