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Does Renting Email Lists Make Sense Any More?

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I wrote recently in this space about the recent resurgence of direct mail as a viable outbound component to an integrated demand generation strategy. Most of that resurgence is due to the benefits of using direct mail on its own merits, but there’s another factor: the greatly diminished effectiveness of rented email lists.

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Apparently It’s Now Safe (Again) to Use “Free” in a Subject Line

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In follow-up to the recent 2013 Marketo Summit , the marketing team at ReachForce , a leading provider of B2B data services, sent a message to attendees (including this blogger) crowing about the success of their traffic builder campaign , an email that generated a 42.8% Now, apparently, the pendulum has swung again.

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Top 10 Posts on B2B Lead Gen for 2010

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The First (Almost) Clickable Direct Mail. If there’s one thing I learned early on as a blogger, it was this: when you title a blog post, don’t imagine the reader actually viewing the blog itself. Comments after the fold. 26 Must-Have Negative Keywords for B2B PPC Campaigns. 7 Mistakes To Avoid In Your Next Webinar Invitation.

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When Emails Go Bad: A Lesson in How to Apologize

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Boingo is a leading global network of Wi-Fi hotspots (if you travel, you’ve likely used their service at an airport) and a few days ago they sent a very befuddling email to a significant pool of users – this blogger included – something to do with how my account was changing to a different plan. When, of course, it wasn’t.

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