As Christmas draws ever closer and our thoughts turn to the new year, we’d like to take a nostalgic moment to think about the year gone by, as it’s been quite a big one really. Here’s our round-up of significant social and technological events from 2011. (Read the full post…)

I’m no longer able to deny that Christmas is just around the corner, so it’s time to let you know about the changes to our support hours over the holiday period. This coming Friday, the 16th December, we will be closing our phone lines, live chat and email support desk at 2pm for our team Christmas party. We will also be closed from and including Friday 23rd December until Monday 2nd January, but we will be providing email support during UK business hours during this period. (Read the full post…)

Last night (Thursday 8th December) Twitter announced and began rolling out a brand new design for web, iPhone and Android applications, as well as Tweetdeck. Here’s a shot of how our Sign-Up.to Twitter page looks this morning on the web, compared with the old style.

Christmas is all about being generous and in the spirit of giving we’ve just added 10 exciting new free email marketing templates to all Sign-Up.to accounts. The templates range from themed save the date, gift voucher and offer emails to birthday templates and a couple of cool product showcase designs. (Read the full post…)

It’s that time of year folks – December has arrived, with Christmas hot on its heels.  Do you know what else December means? Advent calendars!  If a small festive chocolate each day doesn’t float your boat, then why not enter the super Sign-Up.to online Advent calendar competition? We’ll be giving away a prize each day from today (1st) up until Christmas Eve and we have some real treats for both Sign-Up.to customers and non-customers alike. That’s right ladies and gents, anyone can enter – so spread the word. We have some fabulous prizes on offer throughout the month, including:

In the USA this coming Friday will be known to many as Black Friday. It’s the day following Thanksgiving and traditionally kick starts the Christmas shopping season with many a crazy deal from retailers across the land. This week, international companies such as Amazon are bringing Black Friday deals to the UK, and this is a potent reminder that the holiday season is once again upon us! The question is, are you and your email marketing ready? If not, don’t panic… yet. We’ve got some great marketing tips to get you moving in the right direction and fast!

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Christmas time; it’s all about giving. I know we might be a little early on the gift front, but we’ve got a great Christmas themed treat for all Sign-Up.to customers – some free and festive email marketing templates. The Sign-Up.to design team have been hard at work putting together these fun, seasonal creations which are perfect for promoting a Christmas offer or event. You could even use one simply to bring some extra cheer to your newsletters at this time of year.

We’ve got five brand new designs for you, which are all highly customisable and suitable for any amount of content. You can get your hands on the new festive templates right now in your Sign-Up.to account! Simply head over to the Create section and open Campaign Designer to utilise these and many other free email marketing templates. (Read the full post…)

You may have heard about Shippam’s Paste, a Twitter story unlike anything we’ve seen in a long time. @Shippamspaste has been on my radar for a few weeks now, and while I had other social stories in the pipeline, today their story has escalated into something quite interesting indeed. In fact as I write this #paste is the second highest trending topic in London, and that’s not bad for a company that started in the 18th Century! (Read the full post…)