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Tim McQuillen Founder and CIO
January 22, 2008
Speed kills…sort of
I read an article the other day that referenced StrongMail, and the topic was around sending speed. While it is true that you can send over 1 million messages per hour with StrongMail, you also have to realize that with great speed comes great responsibility. I’ll get to this last point in a second.
First, I agree with many of the points in the article. It is very important to have an email platform in place that is capable of not only sending but generating millions of dynamic and personalized messages for rapid-response situations such as alerts, quotes, notifications, reminders, ecommerce, etc. For those applications, you need to have a system that will allow rapid and dynamic scale when needed without having to add a lot of extra iron in the data center.
On the other hand, if you’re sending millions of messages really fast, you need to understand that your delivery is largely (if not solely) based on your sender reputation and how the ISPs view you at the time of send. This is why it is critical to have a Message Transfer Agent (or MTA) that gives you the ability to adhere to the sending rules the ISP’s have in place at any given moment in time.
When we built the StrongMail platform, we knew that in addition to speed, we needed to build in the control to follow best practices and send email in the way ISPs like to receive it. Offering both together allowed us to provide companies with the flexibility, control and visibility they need to see in real-time what is happening to their email streams and act accordingly.
Let’s face it; the reason companies send email is because, when done properly, it is a very effective and immediate communications medium that can create valuable customer relationships. However, when done improperly, email can cause brand degradation and reduce customer loyalty.
That’s why when it comes to email, it’s important to act responsibly. Just because you can send a million messages an hour, doesn’t mean you should.
Posted by: Tim McQuillen at 5:14 PM
Categories: Email Delivery , Experience , Infrastructure , Trends , fun stuff
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It is refreshing to see a company respect and consider all involved in messaging. Great foresight!
Comment by Scott – February 3, 2008 9:26 AM