Re: UKNM: Email marketers

[Tim Ireland]

"Ashley Pomeroy" <

arptermisoc [dot] org

> said:

> >>>>where 'email marketing' ends and 'email spamming' begins.<<<<

>

> Although technically spam is any mail which is repeated over and over

> again, I think that dullness is the signifier.

<snip>


While this is a characteristic, the definition lies in:


unsolicited = spam


<disclaimer>

Some site owners will use a few tricks that I've mentioned in the past to

make web users 'opt in' without necessarily realising that they've done so.

There's other messy grey areas as well, but most of these are in the tiny

little minds of the spammers themselves.

</disclaimer>


If I didn't ask for it - it's spam. Even if it's a pleasant surprise and

could very well make me a millionaire or save the life of a little boy, if I

didn't ask for it - it's spam.


Tim Ireland

Director of Marketing

www.designercity.com



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