To read the complete newsletter in a browser, visit: http://community.emailogy.com/trk/click?ref=zs9pllpnm_1-1f6cx2cc4x045& ######################################################################## LISTSERV at Work - Issue 4, 2014 ######################################################################## Table of Contents: * Season's Greetings: Here's to a Stylish 2015 * Why Email Beats Social Media for Online Marketing * LISTSERV Tech Tip: Bottom Banners * LISTSERV Maestro Tech Tip: Feature Changes * Montgomery County Welcomes L-Soft to Bethesda ######################################################################## *** Season's Greetings: Here's to a Stylish 2015 *** Enjoy our annual holiday greeting card and see what we're wrapping up for you ... because permission email is always in style. PLAY VIDEO GREETING CARD: http://community.emailogy.com/trk/click?ref=zs9pllpnm_1-1f6cx2cc5x045& ######################################################################## *** Why Email Beats Social Media for Online Marketing *** By Jani Kumpula Senior Webmaster/User Interface Designer, L-Soft With the rise of newer social media, companies are putting a lot more resources and effort into social media marketing, sometimes at the expense of more established channels like email. But the latest technology is not always the greatest, at least not when it comes to creating lasting relationships with your customers and generating results. Here are five reasons why savvy businesses maintain email marketing as the foundation of their online marketing efforts. READ MORE: http://community.emailogy.com/trk/click?ref=zs9pllpnm_1-1f6cx2cc6x045& ######################################################################## *** Tech Tip: LISTSERV *** Q: How can I add a custom bottom banner to all of the messages posted to a list? Answer by Ben Parker Chief Corporate Consultant, L-Soft For a long time LISTSERV has had the capability to automatically add special text at the bottom of messages posted to a list. This is typically used for unsubscribe instructions but can be any text that you want to include. On some commercial lists, the bottom text (or the top text) can even be an advertisement. This special added text is called a "banner" and is configured in the aptly named BOTTOM_BANNER mail template. READ MORE: http://community.emailogy.com/trk/click?ref=zs9pllpnm_1-1f6cx2cc7x045& ######################################################################## *** Tech Tip: LISTSERV Maestro *** Q: What are some of the most significant feature changes in LISTSERV Maestro 6.0? Answer by Johannes Hubert Senior Applications Programmer, L-Soft LISTSERV Maestro 6.0 not only introduced new features but also made changes to some existing ones, including how mail jobs are displayed and organized, how to switch between source code and design mode in the HTML content editor, and how to create job comparison reports using a new, more flexible reporting system. In this tech tip, we'll take a look at five commonly used features that have been streamlined in LISTSERV Maestro 6.0. READ MORE: http://community.emailogy.com/trk/click?ref=zs9pllpnm_1-1f6cx2cc8x045& ######################################################################## *** Montgomery County Welcomes L-Soft to Bethesda *** L-Soft welcomed the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development's Bernadette Goovaerts, Director of IT and Cyber Strategy, and Gene Smith, Program Manager, to its new U.S. headquarters office in Bethesda, MD, in November. L-Soft was the first company to participate in Montgomery County's MOVE program, which aims to attract cybersecurity, green technology, IT and life sciences businesses to the county by providing financial assistance to reduce first-year rent costs. "Montgomery County is a growing IT and innovation hub, rich with business opportunities right in its own backyard because of an unmatched number of federal government agencies and non-profits, plus many leading companies, colleges and universities," Steve Silverman, Director of the Department of Economic Development, said. "County Executive Leggett and I are pleased to welcome L-Soft - a pioneering and longstanding company with a tremendous presence across all sectors - as the first of our MOVE Program participants." L-Soft Founder and CEO Eric Thomas said: "I like that the county is actively trying to acquire IT companies because it can eventually lead to networking and partnership opportunities. Most IT companies are in Silicon Valley where the culture is so different. Sometimes it feels like the main focus is stock appreciation during the next M&A deal. We badly need a counterpoint to Silicon Valley with different values, and maybe this is the first piece of the puzzle." ######################################################################## *** Opt-In - Like - Follow - Subscribe *** Be sure you don't miss a beat with the latest L-Soft and LISTSERV news. Take your pick of ways to keep current. 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