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I agree with everything you said, except for list buying. That's pretty much spam. List renting may be OK, but I would still avoid the practice. It's easy to da
by acangiano 17y ago
I agree with everything you said, except for list buying. That's pretty much spam. List renting may be OK, but I would still avoid the practice. It's easy to damage one's brand with accusations of being a spammer.
- webwright 17y agoIt's all in how you do it. I know plenty of businesses that have gone nowhere but up buying good lists and emailing them in a personal-feeling manner (with clear unsubscribe instructions. It's not legally spam-- and if your audience isn't geeky, it's not generally going to piss them off. I also once heard that the thing that made Art.com into a huge business was buying the pottery barn list, cross referencing it with new home buyers, and sending catalogs to the resulting list. We've never done it-- but I don't think it's universally a bad business decision.