We are creating an email marketing site to be launched in mid 2010. The object of our email marketing platform is to create a very simple and user friendly solution for email users. We have finished the design and are currently coding from psd to html. Before we get into the programming of the site, we need to design and implement the html email creation system.
This will be a system that allows users to create stunning html emails that:
1. Wont get flagged for spam based on html code or anything related to the
design of the email.
2. Use technically correct html code
We would like the system to have the following features;
1. Drag and drop modular features for building emails (see constant contact
video below)
2. Simple interface that "my Grandma" could use, but also have an option for
advanced users, such as a WISIWIG editor or something.
3. integrates with our system (you will work with our coding team to make sure
that there are no conflicts between the system that you build and our system)
For examples of what we are looking for, please take a look at the following links( video #4 for Constant contact and "introduction" video for Mailchimp)
http://img.constantcontact.com/media/tour/2008-em-2/player.html
and
http://www.mailchimp.com/support/videos/
Please also keep in mind that we are very open to ideas that will make this the best most user-friendly html email creator possible, we don't have anything set in stone as far as features, design, function, etc. examples of cool ideas can be found on mailchimp (they use piknik to edit user images)
please shoot us a message and tell us how you could help us realize our vision of a fun and creative email creation system...ideas-creativity :-)