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MineralMan

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4. Yes, I can see how overkill could be the result of a poorly-planned

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 01:59 PM

Oct 2014

and executed email program. It's certainly something to avoid. For continuing things, an opt-in plan is best. For cold emails, though, you can't do that. Just like cold sales calls, they're always a crapshoot. That's why the content has to be well-designed, brief, and to the point. It takes a lot of thought and not a little psychology to make them work..

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I've heard of them backfiring, though. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #1

Yes, I can see how overkill could be the result of a poorly-planned MineralMan Oct 2014 #4

It can also cause people to delete non-spam political messages that have been lumped with it. I know Chathamization Oct 2014 #5

Funny ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #2

Glad I could help, even if I don't know how. MineralMan Oct 2014 #3

There was a story on NPR a couple of days ago Egnever Oct 2014 #6

I imagine that might be true if the recipient list was in the MineralMan Oct 2014 #7