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Taking one for the Team - Outlook 2007
May 9, 2007
The Urban Dictionary defines "Taking one for the Team" in various humorous ways. For those 24 fans out there, Milo took one for the team in the most recent episode.
I prefer the definition of "The act of someone willingly making a sacrifice for the benefit of others." Readers, I have done just that. For the benefit of my co-workers and eROI, I have installed Office 2007. All of it.
First thoughts, the new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are really impressive. I really don't have much to complain about. And I absolutely love the new OneNote program, a kick-ass program to have open for taking notes, screen shots, etc...
I just have this one complaint - Email marketing sucks in Outlook 2007. Big time.
It is worse than you have heard. I would say 60-75% of the emails coming through are screwed up in some way. Some are complete train wrecks. Like a bald Britney Spears. Others are slightly off, some I can barely notice.
Being an email marketer, I have made this sacrifice to all of my favorite newsletters to really to be able to speak about the effect Outlook 2007 is going to have on our industry. The new Office suite is really nice, both visually and functionally. People are going to want it.
I am going to be dedicating one post a week to show you some of the disastrous email rendering coming into my inbox. I will also explain what this email needs to do to pass the Outlook 2007 test.
I will be moderating an eROI webinar next week on this topic. Join in.
RIP Milo, you will be missed.
Posted by alex.
