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HOW TO AUTOMATE YOUR EMAIL DESIGN WORKFLOW WITH TASK RUNNERS @leemunroe

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United Kingdom @leemunroe

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12 HOURS @leemunroe

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12 HOURS 2½ HOURS @leemunroe

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WRITE HTML @leemunroe

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COMPILE TEMPLATES @leemunroe

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INLINE CSS @leemunroe

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ADD TRACKING @leemunroe

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SEND TO MYSELF @leemunroe

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SEND TO COLLEAGUE @leemunroe

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SEND TO LITMUS @leemunroe

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COPY & PASTE @leemunroe

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"Hey, can you make the logo bigger?" @leemunroe

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Bill Gates, Founder Microsoft @leemunroe

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"I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." @leemunroe

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I'M LAZY @leemunroe

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WHY USE A TASK RUNNER? AUTOMATION @leemunroe

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GRUNT.JS @leemunroe

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PRECURSORS @leemunroe

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Command Line @leemunroe

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j.mp/intro-to-command-line @leemunroe

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$ npm install -g grunt-cli @leemunroe

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HOW TO INLINE CSS AUTOMATICALLY USING GRUNT.JS @leemunroe

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gruntjs.com/plugins @leemunroe

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$ npm install grunt-inline-css --save-dev @leemunroe

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$ grunt @leemunroe

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WORKFLOW @leemunroe

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HOW TO AUTOMATE YOUR EMAIL TEMPLATE SYSTEM USING GRUNT.JS @leemunroe

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github.com/leemunroe/grunt-email-workflow @leemunroe

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github.com/leemunroe/grunt-email-workflow @leemunroe

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PUSH TO YOUR TEMPLATE HOST @leemunroe

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SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH @leemunroe

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COMMON GOTCHAS @leemunroe

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SOURCE: HTTP://CDN-AK.F.ST-HATENA.COM/IMAGES/FOTOLIFE/T/ TYOSHIKAWA1106/20150115/20150115212956.PNG @leemunroe

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$ sudo npm install ... @leemunroe

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$ npm install @leemunroe

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DOWNSIDES ▸ Learning curve ▸ Lack of creativity ▸ Lose control ▸ Command line / dependencies @leemunroe

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ADVANTAGES ▸ DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) Automation ▸ Single source of truth ▸ Consistency ▸ Not locked in ▸ More time for other stuff @leemunroe

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Task runners take your email design workflow to 88mph @leemunroe

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RESOURCES REFERENCED * Grunt Email Workflow (github.com/leemunroe/grunt-email-workflow) * Grunt Inline CSS Demo (github.com/leemunroe/grunt-demo) * Mailgun (mailgun.com) * Rackspace (rackspace.com) * Litmus (litmus.com/lp/mailgun) * Assemble (assemble.io) * Grunt (gruntjs.com) * Gulp (gulpjs.com) * Sendwithus (sendwithus.com) * Ink (zurb.com/ink) * Command Line (j.mp/intro-to-command-line) @leemunroe