Business to Business Advertising.

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by gauisx, Sep 30, 2009.

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    If you receive flyers / ads in the mail from businesses which display their company's email address, is it wrong to send an email to the business offering a free service for their company? Is this considered spam even though they sent you their information? What are the laws with business to business emailing? Your responses are greatly appreciated.
     
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  2. Traditione

    Traditione Well-Known Member

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    It might be considered spam to email them right back with the address on the advertisement, but most likely no harm will come of it.

    What you could do is go online to a website, if they have one, and find the appropriate methods to contact their business to business department.

    Maybe even put in how you saw their advertisement and tell how what you liked about it; that makes you a valued client that gives them analytical data on how their various campaigns are doing along with various other benefits without their knowledge that you are fully aware of your own self marketing.

    It's a beautiful system of promoting the self while delivering fantastic service, who could ask for more?
     
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    gauisx Peon

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    Thanks for your help-
     
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    Hi!
    If they didn't ask for it..it's spam. UCE is quite clear on that and it would be spam. I think it's a waste of time..because most companies have several layers of spam filtering now..so...there is a very good chance your "marketing" will never reach the intended recipent anyways. Quick answer: Don't do this.

    Bryon
     
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    gauisx Peon

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    Thanks for the helpful insight Bryon-
     
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    @Bryron

    Well you didn't request the flyer now did you? I received coupons from Arby's a few days ago. I don't consider it to be spam in my mail.

    It's not like your soliciting funds or anything. It's not illegal, nor can they really do anything about rather then just through it away or in your case delete the email.

    There is really no laws when it comes to emails yet. They can request that you take them off your email list. This usually falls within the CAN SPAM guidelines although nothing they can really do about it.
     
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    Hi!
    Still..I mean..come on. If I can afford email filtering...you have got to believe they have even more.

    Why waste your time? Worse yet..they could report your email and get on one of those lists you do not want to be on.

    It seems rather pointless to me.

    Bryon
     
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  8. Traditione

    Traditione Well-Known Member

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    lol you guys are talking as if there are spam nazis that will "F YOU UP" if you send them a message with a legitimate concern in it.

    It'll be taken care of much more nonchalantly than anyone here is realizing; the bull that business have to put up with daily would be enough to get most of their clientele in trouble in one way or another. People are just fools :).

    I still think, though, that if you believe you can provide that enterprise with a service of your own; a service that will not cost them anything directly as you have alluded to, by all means find the correct channel to contact them. Not doing this would be much worse than getting a finger wagged at you and being called a bad boy for sending spam.
     
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    Actually there are heavy fines for sending people unsolicited emails. Did they sign up for your mailing list? If not, don't do it. Junk mail in the post is way different than junk mail in your inbox. At least according to law.
     
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    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    Nope, just the law and the real life penalties that apply. Of course, none of that matters when your high school is 100 years old, then you can just give out shitty advice and ignore the law.

    You can read more about the specific rules here:

    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus61.shtm
     
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    Traditione Well-Known Member

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    I guess it's just you need the skill to say what you mean to get what you want without breaking the rules.

    I'd be more than happy to teach you, because my high school is over 100 years old and have been endorsed; and have made note of this nice deed
     
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    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    Thanks for the offer but I don't need to rely on kids for legal advice.
     
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    After a little bit more extensive research I found this site

    http://www.websitemarketingplan.com/online/Mail.htm

    @hostlonestart - there is no fines as long as you follow the guidelines, and the likely hood of fines actually being imposed on you are very slim.
     
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