HTML Emails - Using CSS/Javascript/Flash?
This is a discussion on HTML Emails - Using CSS/Javascript/Flash? within the Email Marketing forums, part of the Online Marketing category; I'm noticing a lot of the HTML emails I receive are still using <font> tags and tables etc. Is it ...
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14-12-2006, 07:28 PM
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 HTML Emails - Using CSS/Javascript/Flash? I'm noticing a lot of the HTML emails I receive are still using <font> tags and tables etc. Is it generally regarded that this still the best (safest?) method to create these emails, or should I be using css? Also, I take it javascript and Flash are a no-go area if I want to keep things a s simple as possible? Hmm, maybe this belongs in the 'Coding Help' section...          |
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14-12-2006, 07:50 PM
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| Javascript and Flash do not belong in emails and would be blocked by a lot of email filters
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14-12-2006, 07:52 PM
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| That's what I was thinking alright. I had a client ask for a 'fancy' Christmas email with snow falling and all sorts and I just said no. Anyone any thoughts on the html/css approach? |
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14-12-2006, 08:02 PM
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| I think your options are probably: 1) Image linked to an online animated page with snow etc. 2) Animated GIF with snow falling in it, animated etc. 3) Just use style it nicely without animation |
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14-12-2006, 10:25 PM
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| Hi, Large numbers of web based email clients strip out all content before the <body> tag, so unless the css is contained within <p> or <td> tags, it won't be available. <font> is still the safest, unfortunately! Best Sarah |
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14-12-2006, 11:04 PM
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15-12-2006, 10:41 AM
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| I was building an auto newsletter that would send a load of listings from the database with photos and descriptions to subscribers. I built everything in a lovely CSS design and when I tested it in outlook, gmail, etc. it just broke completely. I went back to table design with fonts, etc. and it works fine with embedded css styles, e.g. <font style="color: #FF9900;">asdf</font>. I'd keep with your original answer to your client... NO... you're not putting that in an email!!!!
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04-03-2007, 01:03 PM
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| The dumbest thing I've seen recently is when a supposed IT security site sent out its newsletter with adsense in the body!! That really takes the biscuit!
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04-03-2007, 07:32 PM
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| Lol. Name and shame |
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04-03-2007, 07:34 PM
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