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How to Work Around the New Definition of Spam

Published on August 28, 2008 in email and emarketing. 0 Comments Tags: being labeled a spammer, bing, Email Marketers, email marketing, how to, marked as spam, marketing sherpas, marketingsherpa, marketingsherpa.com, marketingsherpas, MSN, newsletter, promotional email, Promotional emails, results, spam, survey, third place, yahoo.

So you’ve been a good little marketer. You don’t purchase or rent emails. You target opt-in only folks for your promotional emails. But your conversion rates could be better. There aren’t as many clickthroughs.

What’s going on? A couple of months ago, we pointed out a problem of recipients trashing newsletters that they signed up for into the spam bin. A recent MarketingSherpas report produces a survey of emailers who use AOL, Yahoo, and MSN who have recently sent their messages to the junk folder. The question was straightforward and reasonable: “Why did you mark the emails as spam?”

The responses will not please many email marketers.

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You're Welcome: Here's… Mahalo

Published on July 10, 2008 in Search Engine Marketing and site of the day. 2 Comments Tags: being labeled a spammer, Blogs, case study, directories, google, how to, iphone, January, live search cashback, Mahalo, online shopping, results, search engine, SEO, site of the day, spam, video, videos.

Previously, we discussed the helpfulness of directories and shared some tips on how to avoid being labeled a spammer. Now, we show you the first “human-powered” search engine/directory that strives to be spam-free. Mahalo (“thank you” in Hawaiian) arrived in early 2007, and it has been in beta mode since January 2008. Unlike search engines such as Google, the quality of links is not determined by algorithms. Human editors make conclusions about the quality of submissions made by users. And aside from browsing the directory, a visitor can search a keyword on Mahalo, and view a search engine result page with categorized information.

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Are You a Spammer?

Published on June 30, 2008 in email and emarketing. 1 Comment Tags: being labeled a spammer, bing, campaign, Gmail, how to, marked as spam, newsletter, promotional email, Promotional emails, readers, spam, spamming, Visible U.

Email is still one of the best ways to reach and maintain relationships with customers.

Let’s say, though, that after growing a big enough mailing list, you’re noticing a lower open rate. What if your emails were being sent to the spam bin? Egads, are you considered a spammer?!

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