Yes. Almost if not everytime they emailed me.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dawn Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:06 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] RE: SPAM and marketing Brian, Did you respond and tell them you were not interested? Thanks, Dawn Brian Rohrbacher wrote: >I don't mind it once. It may show me a new product. I kindly reply and >say no thanks remove me from your list. If I keep getting their email, >at this point I call them names and tell them I am using their email >address to sign up for all kinds of offers and they will soon get 1 >million spam a day in their inbox. If they still spam me, I find a list >or forum where they would show up and let the public know that they are >spamming jerks. > >Bottom line. Email me once. If I respond and say not interested, don't >email me again. When I get cold calls and they ask if they can email me >their info, I say yes, but just this once. Never email me again. I am >willing to look at someones product or service, but only once. Trust >me, if I am interested, I'll call you! > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Peter R. >Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 10:46 AM >To: WISPA General List >Subject: [WISPA] RE: SPAM and marketing > >John Thomas wrote: > > > >>But because you "cold-called" other WISPS, I won't do business with >> >> >you. > > > > >>You only get one chance to make a first impression, and for most >>WISPs, that means one SPAM and you are out. >> >> > > >Today, many, many companies use email marketing with opt-out instead of >opt-in or "shared" email lists from partner companies. You don't like >the unsolicited, but well targeted, email campaign. And apparently, you >don't want to be cold-called. So that eliminates two of the most popular > >ways for sales teams to reach you. How would you suggest they market to >you? > >More important: How does your sales team market? > >I started as a telecom agent in 2000. I now rep for 20+ carriers plus do > >business and marketing consulting. (Oh, and I help out with an ISP >association, www.ii4a.org). Most telecom agents have left the ISPs alone > >for a few reasons. One is that is easier and more profitable to sell >directly to the end-user. To YOUR customer. > > I'm curious how you would want to be contacted, because without email >or cold-call, that leaves direct mail and advertising. (Advertising only > >works as a branding exercise). > >I'm trying to get vendors for an ISP Expo in 2 weeks. Many vendors do >not feel it is even worth $199 to advertise. Some feel that ISPs are not > >a good market. (I'm talking about VOIP alarm companies, VOIP CPE >vendors, hardware vendors). > >There is a disconnect between your vendors and ISPs. I'm just wondering >how to bridge that gap. (Especially since I have to sell 20 more tickets > >to the Expo and get 4 more vendors :) > >I welcome all input. > >Thanks, > >Peter Radizeski >RAD-INFO, Inc. >http://4isps.com >813.496.2122 > > > --- --- -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/184 - Release Date: 11/27/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/184 - Release Date: 11/27/2005 -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
