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.
Bluntly speaking, the timing matters more than people admit Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
Honestly, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where people will push back That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Others will probably see it differently.
From my side, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
I get the idea, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why opinions are all over the place
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just how it reads to me.
From my side, the direction makes sense but the details are messy so the response doesn’t surprise me
Just reading this, this comes across more reactive than planned That part stands out.
From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why the comments look the way they do Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the timing matters more than people admit Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, the follow-through is what will decide this
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Bluntly speaking, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Putting bias aside, this solves one problem while creating another This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice
To be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s just my read on it.
the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
From my side, this depends heavily on what happens next Others will probably see it differently.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why the comments look the way they do We’ll see how people react over time.
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.
Just reading this, this feels more about execution than intent
Just reading this, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
the wording alone shifts how people read this so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out.
Trying to be fair, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do Interested to see the follow-up.
Putting bias aside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why the comments look the way they do Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where people will push back Hard to say where this lands long term.
I get the idea, this feels rushed rather than thought through This probably isn’t the last word on it.
From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s just how it reads to me.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split Hard to say where this lands long term.
I get the idea, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
the follow-through is what will decide this That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.
Looking at this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that friction is hard to ignore
Bluntly speaking, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting.
From the outside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate This probably isn’t the last word on it.
On the surface, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
this comes across more reactive than planned Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where people will push back
this solves one problem while creating another Let’s see what happens next.
this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
Not gonna lie, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
At this point, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting. That’s just my read on it.
From where I sit, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this Let’s see what happens next. Others will probably see it differently.