Sending email marketing materials is one of the most cost effective tools to keep your business in the minds of your clients and contacts. The pain comes when you think of: what will it look like? How will I design it? Who will actually see it in their inbox? How do I know if my efforts are reaching my audience? I wanted an automated system that could design and monitor the campaigns. Armed with a list of questions, I went on a hunt to find a program or a company that could help me out.

I found no shortage of options and companies that provide fantastic campaign tracking and monitoring, but Mad Mimi stood out for its easy interface that didn’t burden me with the retrospective wish that I had taken design courses in my college years. As “one of those people who can’t draw”, the simple layout and design features paired with the traditional marketing tools sold me. Or was it the cute picture of the founders of the company that are still managing operations?

The video below features Gary Levitt, CEO of Mad Mimi, describing his experiences building his business on the Ruby on Rails web framework. Enjoy!