{"id":252,"date":"2012-09-06T08:49:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/?p=252"},"modified":"2017-09-08T06:34:12","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T13:34:12","slug":"direct-mail-3-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/direct-mail-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Mail 3.3 Brings New Templates, Facebook Integration, Notifications, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A brand new update for Direct Mail is out today and it features some great new improvements that we&#8217;re excited to tell you about. It&#8217;s been a busy month or so since our <a title=\"Direct Mail 3.2 Brings Design Testing, Retina Graphics, and More!\" href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/direct-mail-3-2-brings-design-testing-retina-graphics\/\">last update<\/a>, and today we&#8217;ve got a double whammy: Direct Mail 3.3 and Stamps for iPhone 1.1. Read on for highlights of what&#8217;s new, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/application\/releasenotes\/330.html\">release notes<\/a> for the nitty gritty, or <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/support\/article\/157\">download the update<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>New Templates<\/h3>\n<p>We love seeing the sharp-looking emails that you put together using our professionally-designed templates. Direct Mail 3.3 introduces over 20 new templates in three families: Skyline, Storesletter, and Versatile. We think you&#8217;ll appreciate the additional options these templates provide. For in-depth tips on using our templates, \u00a0check out last week&#8217;s post on <a title=\"Top Template Tips to Try!\" href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/top-template-tips-to-try\/\">Top Template Tips to Try<\/a>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-254\" title=\"Skyline\" src=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/skyline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/skyline.jpg 500w, https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/skyline-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255\" title=\"Storesletter\" src=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/storesletter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/storesletter.jpg 500w, https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/storesletter-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Storesletter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-256\" title=\"Versatile\" src=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/versatile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/versatile.jpg 500w, https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/versatile-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Versatile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Facebook Integration<\/h3>\n<p>Growing your mailing list is a key part of email marketing, and a great way to grow your list is by <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/support\/article\/225\">including a subscribe form<\/a> on your website. This latest version of Direct Mail comes with an all-new subscribe form builder that makes it easy to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create professional looking subscribe forms with custom logos, colors, and form fields. We&#8217;ll host it for you for free!<\/li>\n<li>Create an embeddable subscribe form that you can paste directly into your website<\/li>\n<li>Add your subscribe form to your organization&#8217;s Facebook Page with one click!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-259\" title=\"Add a subscribe form to your Facebook Page with one click!\" src=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/facebook.jpg 535w, https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/facebook-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at our <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/directmailmac\">Facebook Page<\/a> (click Newsletter Signup) to see how nicely our forms integrate into Facebook. Now you can add a form to your Facebook page in seconds.<\/p>\n<h3>Notifications<\/h3>\n<p>People love getting notifications on their iPhone and, new in Mountain Lion, on their Mac. We&#8217;ve upgraded Direct Mail and our <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/stamps\">Stamps<\/a> app to send you notifications when your email campaign finishes sending, and when <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/support\/article\/332\">design tests<\/a> complete (Mac only):<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260\" title=\"Receive notifications on your iPhone\" src=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/notification.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/notification.jpg 320w, https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/notification-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Receive notifications on your iPhone when your campaign is sent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to make sure and update Stamps to version 1.1 (just open the App Store app). Never heard of Stamps? Check out <a title=\"Announcing Stamps for iPhone!\" href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/announcing-stamps\/\">this blog post<\/a> for an introduction.<\/p>\n<h3>And More!<\/h3>\n<p>This blog post just scratches the surface of what&#8217;s new. Other improvements include a great Preview on iPhone feature, significant performance improvements, expanded printing support, Twitter sharing support (Mountain Lion only), and more. Take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/application\/releasenotes\/330.html\">release notes<\/a> for details, and be sure and watch our Twitter or Facebook feeds for new blog posts on the changes.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Upgrade<\/h3>\n<p>If you downloaded Direct Mail from our website, just choose Direct Mail &gt; Check for Software Update from the menu bar. Direct Mail will automatically download and update itself. If you downloaded Direct Mail from the Mac App Store, you&#8217;ll have to exercise some patience while Apple reviews and approves the update. We&#8217;ll post to our blog, Facebook, and Twitter feeds when Apple approves the update.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we welcome your feedback and look forward to going in-depth on some of these changes in future blog posts.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update:<\/strong><\/em> Direct Mail 3.3.1 is <a title=\"Direct Mail 3.3.1 now available in the App Store!\" href=\"https:\/\/directmailmac.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/direct-mail-3-3-1-in-app-store\/\">now available in the App Store<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brand new update for Direct Mail is out today and it features some great new improvements that we&#8217;re excited to tell you about. 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