Looking for a relatively inexpensive alternative to Word Mail Merge
I've recently joined a company who are sending out **quarterly** shareholder reports/updates by method of Word Mail Merge via email (Outlook). This might have been a good choice 10 or more years ago, but it's far too complex and antiquated to be using these days, imo.
Clearly an email marketing platform the likes of MailChimp or Brevo look promising, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone else recommends something different.
Just to clarify, we're a Microsoft shop.
On the surface, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage This could age very differently in a week.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, the timing matters more than people admit which turns this into more of a debate This probably isn’t the last word on it.
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Just reading this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that tension shows up immediately This could age very differently in a week.
Not gonna lie, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Bluntly speaking, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: Pepe in the cupboard
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
From the outside, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s the impression it gives me.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to
Reaction: me_irl
If we’re being honest, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s what people are responding to Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Others will probably see it differently.
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back
Reaction: Me_irl
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where it gets complicated
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At first glance, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Without overthinking it, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here.
From my side, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting.
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
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At first glance, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome This could age very differently in a week.
I get the idea, this reads stronger on paper than in practice We’ll see how people react over time.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here.
this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated
Real talk, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which turns this into more of a debate Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that friction is hard to ignore
I get the idea, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: Take it off us, It burns us!!!
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: Reddits privacy feature is so useless
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week.
From the outside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out.