I received an email from Amazon last week that impressed me quite a bit. This is the type of email that you don’t often see, but should be utilized much more. I am subscribed to the Amazon Local series, but I never open them. I am probably burned out from the other 75 daily deals [...]
Joining the long line of companies who don’t value customer security and privacy, Kroger has lost customers email addresses and names. No big deal right, you could just expect a few spam messages in your email folder. This is why the “discount cards” that you have to produce to get even half way decent prices [...]
I received this email from Walgreens this week informing me that one of their email lists was lost and the requisite phishing email had been sent out to said list. This continues a very disturbing trend. I often wonder how something like this happens. I always think the most likely culprit is an inside job. [...]
I received some suspicious email from Fotopedia this week. I wrote about it yesterday. Here’s the short version of the events. I am signed up for Fotopedia (a visual online encyclopedia with user generated content) with a unique email address. I received an email last night from some folks at Fotopedia explaining the situation. We’ve [...]
I have sent a LOT of email in my career. I have pushed the button and been responsible for the team that has pushed the button. I have consulted and advised clients on how often to push the button. Billions of email messages have flown off into internets land at my direction. There is actually [...]