I was the victim of a spam attack last week. Seizethedeal.com decided to send me email that I never signed up for. I contacted support and was given some pretty lame excuses. This is a great example of how someone tries to build a business through email marketing by ignoring all best practices. There’s a [...]
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 [...]
Deliverability, Deliverability, Deliverability. We all want to get better email deliverability. The same way you don’t build a house without a foundation, you don’t build good deliverability without a foundation. The basic requirement for deliverability is compliance and infrastructure. The CAN-SPAM Act clearly states the rules put in place for all commercial email delivered. It’s [...]
Twitter spam is less than 1% of all messages. Email spam runs about 9 out of every 10 messages. Twitter spam is down from a high of 11% in August 2009, according to according to a blog written by Twitter’s chief scientist, Abdur Chowdhury. New Scientist reports on the reach of email spam in this [...]
Today’s edition of Dr. Senne and the Email Marketing Couch will focus on the most damaging force in the Email Marketing world, the “Spam Complaint.” I think of all the things that I talk to senders about, spam complaints are the hardest to mentally process. It is tough for senders to understand the thought process [...]
I have been spammed by Palm. I have no way to make it stop. Palm not only sends out Spam email, but they choose to ignore CAN-SPAM. Yes, this is one of those columns. I hate writing these. You will never meet a bigger defender for email senders’ rights. That’s a rarity these days among [...]