What does Lady Gaga think about buying email list?

Posted by on Jul 12, 2010 | 5 comments

So, I ran into Lady Gaga the other day…. Mum mum mum mahMum mum mum mah I wanna spam ‘em like they do from over seasSpam ‘em every week then raise it baby I want money (I love it)Forget about permission “CAN-SPAM Compliant” is all I needAnd after all the money I’ll be sure to make VP Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-ohI’ll make VP, “CAN-SPAM...

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Red Pill Email Supports EMAPP

Posted by on Jul 9, 2010 | 0 comments

Red Pill Email is pleased to announce its support of EMAPP, Email Marketers Association for Puppy Protection. Gosh darn it, Red Pill Email just plain cares about puppies more than people that buy email lists.  If you care about cute cuddly little puppies, you won’t buy email lists. Buying lists is bad for your company, your career, and for puppies. Bubble-headed bimbos like Regina know...

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Passing the True Beauty Email Test

Posted by on Jul 2, 2010 | 13 comments

I can’t believe that this is the third post in a row about how purchasing email lists is a bad thing.  Yes, that’s right, the third.  It’s not like I’m working off of some editorial calendar or anything; it’s just that for some reason it’s been topical for the last month.  And quite frankly, I don’t understand – with all that’s been written...

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Email, Ayn Rand, Sun Tzu, & Atticus Finch

Posted by on Jun 22, 2010 | 1 comment

A couple of weeks ago I was clowning around with Ryan Phelan, Andrew Kordek, Morgan Stewart, and some others making fun of the “b-word” to the tune of popular songs. Andrew is busting out the rap; Ryan at a smokey piano bar; it being a Friday, I was in more of a Nina Simone mood. Appreciating the dichotomy Morgan soon presented me the coveted “Dennis Miller Award for...

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The Sexy Side of Email Marketing

Posted by on May 21, 2010 | 0 comments

This all came to me while reading Loren McDonald’s post, ‘EmailGeekonomics’: Time For Some New Email Metrics yesterday.  I know. That seems like a total disconnect to “The Sexy Side of Email Marketing”, but don’t worry; it’s not.  The Glee references will help it all make sense.  Really…. in some twisted way it all makes sense…. There are...

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Paradise by the Email Double Opt-In

Posted by on May 13, 2010 | 1 comment

It all started yesterday when Frances Dugan was looking for some stats on double opt-in (DOI) confirmation rates.  I had some old DOI unsub stats, but nothing that would help.  It wasn’t long after that I agreed with Kristen Gregory of Bronto to not being a big fan of DOI. When asked why Kristen gave a well-present-in-140-character explanation, while I tried to leave an impression before...

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