Is it wrong? Am I bad? This felt too good.
This is the e-mail I sent hapless Doug who made the mistake of sending me unsolicited information.
Why I took the time to address this SPAM is because he's local. He's doing this by hand and not using a SPAM agent, so it's really not fair to let him continue on his way to making a fool of himself.
******
Doug,
I'd like to recommend a few things to you.
As one Entrepreneur to another.
1. You don't know enough about my company to solicit business from me.
2. Not knowing what you need to know about my company and still soliciting business makes you look like you don't know enough about selling to know how to research possible clients. (This is a typical, but sad, comment on 'traditional' sales.)
3. Assuming you found my information on smallcompanies.com, and knowing little else, you sent me a large attachment. If I were on dial-up at the moment, I'd be really pissed.
4. You used e-mail to solicit a company who's mission you obviously don't understand, and therefore you don't know what you've gotten yourself into. So let me point out that my company advises other companies on how to use technology effectively. You failed.
5. I'll tell you what you needed to know that would have saved you the four points I made above: My company is too small for your target needs. You're not the first AFLAC agent I've run into. You can't go 20 feet in a business event and not rub shoulders with at least 3.
If you'd first taken the time to use the e-mail you got (from smallcompanies.com?) to just say, "I'd like to introduce myself and see whether I can send you some information. But before I send you anything, it may not be a good use of your time or mine if you're not in our target market. Do you have employees and, if so, how many?"
This simple introduction is an example of how to use technology effectively. Otherwise... IT'S SPAM! Yes, Doug, you're a SPAMmer. Welcome to the Internet.
Your e-mail was filtered out by my SPAM filter.
I took the time to write this message in hopes that it will help you in the future.
Good Luck,
-->> Hillel
Why I took the time to address this SPAM is because he's local. He's doing this by hand and not using a SPAM agent, so it's really not fair to let him continue on his way to making a fool of himself.
******
Doug,
I'd like to recommend a few things to you.
As one Entrepreneur to another.
1. You don't know enough about my company to solicit business from me.
2. Not knowing what you need to know about my company and still soliciting business makes you look like you don't know enough about selling to know how to research possible clients. (This is a typical, but sad, comment on 'traditional' sales.)
3. Assuming you found my information on smallcompanies.com, and knowing little else, you sent me a large attachment. If I were on dial-up at the moment, I'd be really pissed.
4. You used e-mail to solicit a company who's mission you obviously don't understand, and therefore you don't know what you've gotten yourself into. So let me point out that my company advises other companies on how to use technology effectively. You failed.
5. I'll tell you what you needed to know that would have saved you the four points I made above: My company is too small for your target needs. You're not the first AFLAC agent I've run into. You can't go 20 feet in a business event and not rub shoulders with at least 3.
If you'd first taken the time to use the e-mail you got (from smallcompanies.com?) to just say, "I'd like to introduce myself and see whether I can send you some information. But before I send you anything, it may not be a good use of your time or mine if you're not in our target market. Do you have employees and, if so, how many?"
This simple introduction is an example of how to use technology effectively. Otherwise... IT'S SPAM! Yes, Doug, you're a SPAMmer. Welcome to the Internet.
Your e-mail was filtered out by my SPAM filter.
I took the time to write this message in hopes that it will help you in the future.
Good Luck,
-->> Hillel
posted by Hillel at
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