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The Blunt Truth on Everything E-mail
News of September 29, 2009
 Three Evil Words: Part II
 With E-mail, We Leave History Blank
 Scary Halloween Looms: NRF
 Stupid Statement Watch: Umm, That’s Not True
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Three Evil Words: Part II

09/29/09

In response to last week’s piece contending that the phrase “for perpetual use” is evil when it comes to renting e-mail marketing lists, deliverability expert Jaren Angerbauer correctly pointed out there are three equally evil words marketers use all the time.

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With E-mail, We Leave History Blank

09/29/09

True story: In late 2004 my wife—who for good reason has been estranged from her family for decades— received a letter from an eccentric aunt she hadn’t had contact with in 30 years.

Aunt “Alice” was 77, the letter said. She wanted someone to help her get her affairs in order and believed my wife was one of two people in her extended family she could trust to handle her estate.

Warning: No marketing in this piece, just a weird story and an observation on how it relates to e-mail.

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Scary Halloween Looms: NRF

09/29/09

Apparently, not just kids’ costumes are going to be frightening this Halloween.

Consumer spending is going to be pretty scary as well, according to the National Retail Federation.

Warning: No e-mail in this piece, just some doom and gloom for a Tuesday afternoon.

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Stupid Statement Watch: Umm, That’s Not True

09/29/09

RPost, a company that offers proof-of-receipt technology for e-mail, is suing Goodmail, claiming the e-mail certification firm is infringing on RPost’s patents.

While the merits of RPost’s patent-infringement claims will be up to the two parties and/or a judge to decide, the statement announcing the suit contained one wildly inaccurate claim.

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