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Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Tiffany — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:55:43 -0000

Check out what this guy thinks...(scroll down)
http://www.mediapost.com/pu...

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Jeremy Epstein — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:04:50 -0000

the really interesting thing that this person doesn't realize, perhaps, is that w/one click you can/will 'de-friend' them and then, the permission based relationship is finito...they don't exist anymore.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Heather Rankin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:23:56 -0000

I'm not quick to un-friend but in the last two weeks i've had four or five "spammy" things in the inbox. It's frustrating mostly because I didn't see it coming and I approve pretty much everyone. Hate to go to a One Strike rule, but the busier I get the more of a necessity it becomes.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Michael Grant — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:03:40 -0000

Spam to me.. One shot Gone!!

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Steve Nimmons — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:48:27 -0000

It's examples like this that reinforce a perception of the industry as being full of cash grabbing opportunists with little social finesse. As a professional engineer I get grumpy when treated like a time share salesman - but I can understand business seeing this negative example as something of a norm. IT used to be full of cool clever people, now it seems to be full of wide-boys. I sometimes despair!

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Radames — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:06 -0000

the fail thing? I think you will soon find yourself having to explain something to somebody, because if you know of a group of people intentionally plotting against online marketing and haven't report it you are in big trouble

you better make another post and explain to us what the fail thing is because I want to know immediately

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Meredith Gould — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:54:18 -0000

Sadly, this is the dominant perception of what it means to use social media for marketing. By the time attitudes change we'll be up to, what? Web 3.0?

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Kathlyn — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:49:15 -0000

Sooooooooo disappointing to see.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Sarah Cook — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:29:07 -0000

Thanks for writing this! I reserve my inbox for one-on-one conversations. To be honest, the first thing I do when i see a bulk message in my inbox is delete it. If it's not addressed to me, I don't even read it.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Lisa K — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:23:51 -0000

It seems like facebook has become a competition of who has more friends. I constantly get invites from people I don't know "because I seem like a nice person"
Ughhhh

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Andrew Careaga — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:16:42 -0000

If ever there were a legit reason to shout "FAIL!" this would be it.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Lynn Morton — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:58:39 -0000

That's ridiculous! Spamming someone doesn't create a real connection or, more of what all SocMed marketers are after, real engagement. By using a social network to spam inboxes and promote your products or services, I think you violate what the social networks are about - a free and open exchange between real people. A mass email to me doesn't equal real people unless I happen to know who sent it personally (there are some out there). My email inbox is crowded enough, don't violate my social network.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Jeff — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:56:47 -0000

Yikes. Million Dollar Mike, eh? More like ten cent timmy.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Sonia Simone — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:53:15 -0000

Jon, I don't agree at all that old school copywriting & new social media are a bad combo! They can be a fantastic pairing if they're done in an intelligent way.

Cluelessness, however, very very bad combination with new social media. Viral cluelessness just isn't pretty.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Marketing for Attorneys — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:52:10 -0000

Social media needs to be based on personal relationships, trust, and giving. Attorneys who try to use Facebook marketing in such a manner will be sorely frustrated.

Bentley Tolk

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Mary Danielsen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:50:06 -0000

I generally don't friend anyone on Facebook unless I know you or you work in the housing industry. I do give people the benefit of the doubt, but I've been spammed by this junk too. And then there are always the people - men and women - who are just looking for a hook up. Heeeellooo, anyone at home upstairs? My kids are here. My cycling and cancer advocacy buddies are here. My boss is here. Get lost.

I'm taking on Michelle's law. One strike rule.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

justinlevy — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:48:56 -0000

You don't need to educate on this post but I think you should take Million Dollar Mike to school with a reply on Facebook.....then of course, post here for all to read, comment and chuckle about!

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Ed — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:48:44 -0000

FAIL! Happened to me recently too, but not that badly.

Expose the sender. Report them, etc.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Matt Dickman — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:46:49 -0000

Amen to this Chris. Also applies to Twitter and other micromedia where I get this a lot through private/direct messaging. That's an immediate un-friend.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Joe Minock — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:45:42 -0000

Wow, some people just don't get it! What is the value of blasting who knows how many people with useless crap.

Reminds me of the many MLM people that have tried to tackle me at Borders. Seriously, get a clue people.

Hopefully everyone on the list deleted and blocked the guy!

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Shawn Farner — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:45:25 -0000

I would unfriend that guy in a hot second. It's too bad - he could have built legit relationships through Facebook instead of dousing it with flames and striking a match.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Adam Singer — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:44:16 -0000

Facebook/MySpace are not channels to market in at all unless you've built permission.

I've been using them since the beginning and it has never been effective at that.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Chris Lugo — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:43:32 -0000

Guess permission goes out the window now. Fail, indeed.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Grace Piper — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:42:40 -0000

Um. Ew. I will take your "fail", and raise it to "Epic Fail" for the high Cheese factor.
My favorite part is that he signs off as Million Dollar Mike.

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Melissa — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:42:09 -0000

UGH! I love unfriending people after emails like that :(