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#271: Sending Email

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Dee and Marie talk about changes being made behind the tech we use to send out emails at CodePen. What’s the difference between transactional and non-transactional emails? When to bring an outside service vs building it yourself? And how are we sending emails so quickly now?

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  • 00:45 Transactional vs non-transactional email
  • 09:44 Bringing in outside services vs internal
  • 18:04 Sponsor: An Event Apart
  • 19:36 Very Important Emails get sent
  • 21:24 How can we send email so quickly now?
  • 29:12 Improved open rates

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