Spam confusion
Ok, I'm trying to figure spam email out.
My first confusion is the same with all kind of telemarketing - basically sheer shock that SOME people must pick up that telephone and say "why yes, I would like double glazing, thank you for dragging me out of my bath to give me this wonderful offer." There must be some people who do get an email and think "wow, cheap drugs and big breasts over the internet given to me by unsolicited email! What a good idea!" That's a pretty scary idea in and of itself and certainly worries me about the future of mankind
But that aisde - we now have stealth spam. Ok I get the idea that you need to get past spam blockers (but even then the question arises - doesn't the fact the guy HAS a spam blocker TELL you that he's not interested) but then they go on to try and hide the subject line as something else - implying they're old friends who have found your email or business associates. Why? Seriously, what is the point. If I am duped into clicking ion an email I assume is from a school friend, do they really think I'm going to look down it and say "oooh look, cheap online viagra. Well it's not my school friend but it is a promising opportunity, let me get my credit card!" If you have to TRICK ME INTO READING YOUR SALES PITCH THAT MEANS I DON'T WANT WHAT YOU ARE SELLING! You'd think that would be obvious.
But it happens all the time. Business actually campaigned against the "do not call list" and bitched about Post Office "no circulars" lists. WHY?! If I'm on a "do not call list" that means I DO NOT BUY CRAP OVER THE PHONE. You should THANK me that I am on that list and praise the list itself because it saves you having to read out your sales pitch to someone who isn't interested!
Same with "No Soliciting" signs. Oh door-to-door person, why did you ignore it? The sign has told you I'm not interested. Now you have just wasted 10 minutes of your time and annoyed us both knocking on the door and forcing me to verbally read the sign to you. Why waste your time?
I just don't get it. What part of people desperately trying to avoid your sales pitch convinces you that they are prime customers?
My first confusion is the same with all kind of telemarketing - basically sheer shock that SOME people must pick up that telephone and say "why yes, I would like double glazing, thank you for dragging me out of my bath to give me this wonderful offer." There must be some people who do get an email and think "wow, cheap drugs and big breasts over the internet given to me by unsolicited email! What a good idea!" That's a pretty scary idea in and of itself and certainly worries me about the future of mankind
But that aisde - we now have stealth spam. Ok I get the idea that you need to get past spam blockers (but even then the question arises - doesn't the fact the guy HAS a spam blocker TELL you that he's not interested) but then they go on to try and hide the subject line as something else - implying they're old friends who have found your email or business associates. Why? Seriously, what is the point. If I am duped into clicking ion an email I assume is from a school friend, do they really think I'm going to look down it and say "oooh look, cheap online viagra. Well it's not my school friend but it is a promising opportunity, let me get my credit card!" If you have to TRICK ME INTO READING YOUR SALES PITCH THAT MEANS I DON'T WANT WHAT YOU ARE SELLING! You'd think that would be obvious.
But it happens all the time. Business actually campaigned against the "do not call list" and bitched about Post Office "no circulars" lists. WHY?! If I'm on a "do not call list" that means I DO NOT BUY CRAP OVER THE PHONE. You should THANK me that I am on that list and praise the list itself because it saves you having to read out your sales pitch to someone who isn't interested!
Same with "No Soliciting" signs. Oh door-to-door person, why did you ignore it? The sign has told you I'm not interested. Now you have just wasted 10 minutes of your time and annoyed us both knocking on the door and forcing me to verbally read the sign to you. Why waste your time?
I just don't get it. What part of people desperately trying to avoid your sales pitch convinces you that they are prime customers?