Fourth in a three-part series (uh, what?), today I'm going to offer up a quick link to a blog post by Microsoft spamfighter Terry Zink, where he quotes his friend talking about the applicability of CAN-SPAM to non-profits (net: it applies) and some general guidance to consider. I don't agree 100%, as it seems to focus a little too much on "unsolicited," which I think misses the point. But still, remember, CAN-SPAM applies to non-profit senders, not just for-profit marketers.
It it ok to buy lists from reputable companies, i.e. D&B: http://blog.dnbsolutions.com/blog/dun-and-bradstreet
ReplyDeleteIt's not. If you buy and mail to a list like that, your ESP will probably suspend or terminate your account. It's perfectly *legal* to buy or sell that list, D&B isn't breaking US law. The law isn't the point, though. The point is that nobody wants that mail, ISPs set higher standards, this wouldn't meet those standards.
ReplyDeleteThese companies, even big companies, selling these lists, they aren't as smart as they think they are.
I've gone ahead and added links to your 3-part series to my blog post. I was going to do that before but I wasn't sure how many you were going to do.
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