I normally don’t do this, but considering that this person has NEVER called me direct, and has sent me an email THREE TIMES after I told him I wasn’t interested…so, here we go! All of my comments will be in parenthesis.
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(NO SALUTATION-so this person doesn’t know me, nor my name.)
As a professional, (yes, it was in bold, and it comes off as being snippy) you understand all great business relationships started from a first introduction. I am trying to reach the appropriate person within your organization who would make decisions in regards to the Teleconferencing usage there, without any success. (No one at the office recalls him calling in, so I don’t think he tried.) Typically my conversations start within Finance or IT. (Our management team is listed on our website, so he could look.)
Would you be able to review this information or forward it to the correct party?
My name is Jeff Norman and I have 5+ years experience of helping companies and organizations with their Teleconferencing needs. In today’s environment, Teleconferencing is used for many time & costs saving reasons and I am able to provide direction through the “jungle” of options out there. (You couldn’t do your homework, and navigate your way through our website, so I doubt it.) I personally have made a namesake in our industry as someone who can significantly reduce teleconferencing expenditures while enhancing delivery. (Don’t tell me how great you are…tell me something about the value you offer.)
The reason I am sending this to you today, is ConferencePlus is currently offering some of the lowest pricing in the market. (blah, blah, blah, blah)
(Note: I trimmed about 60% of this message, because it was making ME tired to read it, and I wanted to save you the same. Jeffrey literally put every rate detail in his email, making it super easy to compare only on price.)
Jeffrey Norman
ARKADIN – CONFERENCEPLUS GLOBAL CONFERENCING
1051 E. Woodfield Rd. • Schaumburg, IL 60173 United States
Direct: (+1)(847)413-3846
Reduce travel costs, save time, and contribute to a greener world using remote collaboration solutions.
To Unsubcribe, Reply “Unsubcribe” (I did…three times.)
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Okay, I’m being a jerk for putting someone on blast like this…but actually, I’m trying to do him a favor, by keeping him from wasting time on sending crappola like this out to prospective clients.
Four immediate tips.
1. KNOW WHO YOU’RE SENDING THE EMAIL TO! At least try to make an effort to address me in the salutation.
2. DON’T LIE. “I’ve been unsuccessful…” No, unsuccessful means you tried…you didn’t.
3. IF YOU’RE APPEALING to my human side with a “can you help me facilitate a call” initiative, at least keep it brief enough to look professional, instead of a full out brochure.
4. BE SERIOUS ON YOUR OPT OUT POLICY. This is clearly spam for all of the above reasons…so when I opt out…respect me enough to stop sending the same garbage.
Nice write up. I had an issue with a company (Business & Legal Reports) spamming me twice monthly on purchasing Plant Safety literature for over a year, even after I had moved from Operations to IT. I tried their unsubscribe function 3 times, then wrote directly to their IT several times. Finally fed up, I attached all my unsubscribe requests and sent a message to every address I could find for their domain, including the CEO, VP’s, etc. I cc’d the IT desk I had written to numerous times before. I never heard from them again.
Max, I didn’t want to put this guy on blast…but this is the kind of stuff that’s just irritating.