Dear Business Owner,
I wanted to introduce my company to you. We are eDirect, a
permission based email marketing company. We have over 24 million names
that could be matched up to any advertising campaign you may be doing.
Whether you are looking for homeowners with a certain income or that small
business owner who enjoys books and music, eDirect can help. Our Data is
showing 5-15%click thru rates and has been as high as 65%. Email Marketing
is less money than direct mail and shows better response rates than banner
advertising. We also provide full tracking of campaign and results within
hours of transmission. Email marketing could be driving traffic to your
site within 48 hours. Let me show you how easy and effective it is.....
Gregg Sobel
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disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained
herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
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Marketing Consultant
E-Direct.com
561.999.8151
gsobel@edirect.com
Thank you
Our response and exchange with Mr. Sobel:
We replied --
you do not have permission to email this address
He said --
I went to your website and there is a place to email you. I apologize if I
offended you. I just figured I can help you.
how? (how can you help us?)
I can drive traffic to your website. See attachment on who we are.
that is not help. [we are already one of the top 10
sites on the Internet... with more independent traffic
than any other company. Driving traffic to our sites
would increase our expenses with no direct increase to
revenues -- a net COST.]
and, it sounds like you charge.
that is not help.
this all sounds very misleading...
per the FTC:
Use fair business, advertising and marketing practices.
They provide truthful, accurate and complete information to consumers, and
avoid deceptive, misleading or unfair claims, omissions or practices.
Listen, we are a full service internet marketing company. our CEO is one of the founders of Anderson Consulting. If you think I am trying to scam you, so be it. I am making my clients alot of money through my services. We are a division of seisint.com, go check it out. If you want to learn more about my company do not hesitate to ask. I ask one thing, do not judge me and my company before you know anything about us. We are the leaders in opt in email. And yes, we do charge for our services. See attachment for the rest of our services.
Prior to forwarding the misleading SPAM to uce@ftc.gov (the federal agency that oversees consumer fraud), we asked Mr. Sobel a few questions:
look, i don't know where to start with you.
1) you say
then, you email me without permission. are you a liar?
or does contradicting yourself not count as being misleading?
2) you send me a word doc. as an attachment, yet you claim
to be able to help me with the internet? doesn't every
beginner on the net know never, ever send an attachment
without first obtaining permission... and under no
circumstances send a Microsoft word doc.
(see
http://membrane.com/security/
and click on 10 Basic Security Rules for Using the Internet)
but, before i go any further... shouldn't your CEO hire
his old company for this kind of information?
sincerely,
"permission based email marketing company"
help desk
no.
but, are you done defending your position?
... some time passes....
and, Gregg fills out the form on this very page:
***e-direct SPAM*** = gregg
I think gentleman has nothing better to do with his time. I
had full permission to solicit this man through email, per my conversation
with someone who answered the phone at that company.
dear gregg,
you are correct... i have nothing better to do with my time
than fight injustice and deceit.
also, i think your memory may be failing... you never had
permission to email me. in fact, the email address that you
mailed is not an address that i give to people.
perhaps you can come up with a better answer?
sincerely,
help desk
I did not give you permission to email me. Please do not do so in the future.
what, gregg, are you really that forgetful?
you most certainly did give me permission:
"Email marketing could be driving traffic to your site within 48 hours. Let me show you how easy and effective it is..... "Gregg Sobel
Marketing Consultant
E-Direct.com
561.999.8151
gsobel@edirect.com
and how about:
"If you want to learn more about my company do not hesitate to ask. I ask one thing, do not judge me and my company before you know anything about us. We are the leaders in opt in email."
are you a fibber or is it your memory?
sincerely,
ps prior to publishing, we asked you --
"are you done defending your position?"
help desk
This is my formal request to not email me. Your emails are bordering harassment. Go find something more constructive to do.
ok, gregg... you've totally lost me, now. you
are the spammer. you started this email thread
with YOUR spam. you admitted to emailing me without
my permission. you claim to be "a permission based
email marketing company". and, now... you suggest that
i should find something better to do... than deal with
your intrusions?
but, your wish is my command ... i shall not email you again.