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?
Hi Chris,
try to see things not mainly from a business
perspective, Chris. You may have contacted the right
man for your offer but first of all he has just one
"mail inbox" where he gets all of his emails from. Not
all employees -or managers for that part- have a highly
efficient filtering system using their email client to
the fullest. They just receive a huge amount of email
that's hard work to go through. And unsolicited email
isn't funny...
He's just a user receiving an email he has not asked
for. That's the easiest definition of "SPAM". Bit
simple, but it hits the mark with most of the people I
send emails to.
Best Wishes
Marcel Buelles
WebReSearch
Globalpark plc
buelles_at_globalpark.de
http://www.globalpark.de
Received on Fri Aug 25 2000 - 10:52:43 CDT
