CHRIS YEADELL <chris_at_mymovies.net> WROTE:
> However I contacted a company today via email to see
> if they would be interested in advertising on our site.
> They offer a Broadband connectivity service. (something
> that our audience would be highly interested in as we
> are pioneers in broadband content in the UK.) I wrote a
> very personalised one off email to the guy concerned
> yet I received a rather abusive reply telling me where
> I could go shove my spam! What I wish to know is does
> what I did come under the heading of spam or is the guy
> over reacting. The last thing I want to do is cause
> offence!! Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Chris,
Do not worry, I believe in every netizens opinion, what
you engaged in was not Spam. Spam as I understand it is
blanketing the net with useless information. Even
though you may have sent a blind email to him (not
contacting him via phone--or meeting personally) still
not Spam. I would recommend though that a pre contact
be made via phone or in person (even a voicemail
telling that person what you are doing) before an email
is sent. This, because via a database it is easy to
construct a personalized message that looks warm and
funny, but is for all intensive purposes, Spam.
Matt Gleason, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
ErgoWeb, Inc.
93 West Main Street--PO Box 1089
Midway, UT 84049
T: 435.654.4284 F: 435.654.5433
http://www.ergoweb.com
http://www.ergobuyer.com
Received on Fri Aug 25 2000 - 12:15:28 CDT
