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Egnever

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6. There was a story on NPR a couple of days ago

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Oct 22, 2014, 02:21 PM

Oct 2014

That said OFA actually experimented with frequency of emails sent and they found that contrary to what you would think they got more money the more spammy they got. More emails meant more money every time.

I am not sure how that would work out over time. One would think eventually you would reach a plateau where lost subscribers would reduce the income gains.

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The Thing about Email Solicitations... [View all] MineralMan Oct 2014 OP

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