<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>MailChimp Email Marketing Blog &#187; chopping block</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/tag/chopping-block/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.mailchimp.com</link> <description>MailChimp, email marketing, and monkeys!</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:08 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Using flickr in email campaigns</title><link>http://blog.mailchimp.com/using-flickr-in-email-campaigns/</link> <comments>http://blog.mailchimp.com/using-flickr-in-email-campaigns/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:41:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MailChimp Customers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tips, Tricks, Best Practices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chopping block]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flickr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[halloween]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.mailchimp.com/?p=4806</guid> <description><![CDATA[Twitter and Facebook seem to be getting all the attention from email marketers now, but don't forget flickr.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A couple days ago I mentioned the interesting use of flickr in Steve&#8217;s <a href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/app-sketchbook-uses-email-for-feedback-doubles-twitter-followers/">App Sketchbook email campaign</a>. This morning I got <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=86af28fcea3f7a5d8fef29b5d&amp;id=4393e2227c&amp;e=874a67019a" target="_blank">this Halloween-ish email from ChoppingBlock </a>that <em>also</em> used flickr in an interesting way: they invite you to post a high-res image from flickr to your blog, to see if you can name all the spooky characters in their latest tshirt:</p><p><a title="Can you name all these characters?" rel="attachment wp-att-4807" href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/using-flickr-in-email-campaigns/feat_undead_detail/" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4807" title="feat_undead_detail" src="http://blog.mailchimp.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/feat_undead_detail-300x233.jpg" alt="feat_undead_detail" width="300" height="233" /></a></p><p>Twitter and Facebook seem to be getting all the attention from email marketers now (see: <a href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/trends-in-email-sharing-via-facebook-and-twitter/">Sharing with Twitter v. Facebook</a>), but don&#8217;t forget <a title="flickr" href="http://flickr.com" target="_blank">flickr</a>, because it can be a great way to get your subscribers to contribute to your conversation with photos!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.mailchimp.com/using-flickr-in-email-campaigns/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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