our customers weren't happy about it at all.
we stopped after several nasty complaints and threats to leave.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "NetQuick Mail Administrator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 12:19:32 -0400
> Currently we are looking at this as an additional revenue source. As
>far as we can tell the customers do not like the idea. We even thought
>about doing just an info blurb, but that was not well received by our
>customer base. We have pretty much abandoned it for now. We are going to
>add it to the list server, since it is a free service. We will also offer
>an ad free version for $15.00 per month for those who do not want ads to
>appear in their list.
>
> Additionally we have a Post Office server running for our free Email
>service and we are looking to migrate that over to Imail and use banners
>there. As a free server there is no problem with that.
>
> It's all about the money, we would like to sell banner advertising on a
>per presentation basis. The backend will require an ad server that can
>count the presentations and provide us with a way to bill the advertisers
>accordingly. The Db guys are looking into building this as well as a
>weighting system so that we can also scale the percentage of the
>presentations as an addition marketing feature. Sort of a tiered systems so
>the sales guys can offer different levels of presentation at differing
>rates.
>
>Kevin Childers
>NetQuick Customer Support.
>(910) 486-7845
>(888) 228-0312
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Jones, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 10:27 AM
>Subject: [IMail Forum] ISPs putting footers on all outgoing emal?
>
>
>> How many of you are ISPs that are putting a simple text footer on the
>bottom
>> of all outgoing email for advertising?
>>
>> We are thinking about it and wonder if this is something that will make
>our
>> customers hate us or if they just won't complain or if it will even work.
>>
>> I thought that it was a good idea, but when a friend compared it to the
>> logos that car dealerships put on the back of that brand new car that I
>just
>> bought for the sake of their free advertising, I had to take a second
>> thought about doing this.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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