Hey guys, A buddy of mine just received this...forgive me if it was talked about in another thread...I don't know exactly what this is about, but at first glance I'm pretty disgusted by it: ================================================ > To:XXX > Subject: Rich Jerk's 9/11 Comment Retraction > From: > Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:16:22 -0800 > > Dear Loser, > > I can't believe some of you people. Here I am > offering companionship to widows who were affected > by this great tragedy we had in Amercia on 9/11/2001. > And you people are offended by that? Let me ask you > this: > > What have YOU personally offered to the widows > of 9/11? You haven't offered them SHIT have you? > I find that utterly repulsive. > > If you are one to cry foul when I offer to help out > people in need, you should be ashamed of yourself. > > I will NOT be censored. > > You have no idea what I do with my time or money. Sure > I live the good life. But do I go around announcing > how much money or time I give to charities? NO. > Because I'm not Oprah. I'm not out looking for people > to say "Wow, what a wonderful person". I don't > "fish" for compliments. I give my money and time > to MANY organizations, on the down-low. So fu*k you. > > I live in Italy part time, and SEX is not a big deal > in most parts of Europe. Some of you in the U.S. > have a stick up your ass, and are nothing but > hypocrites. Offering sex to widows is a gesture > of kindness in my book. Would you prefer if I > had said "make love" instead? These are just > words people....get a life. > > Next time you point a finger or yell "shame > on you", you better look in the mirror first > and ask yourself what you you've ever done > for anyone. But that's the problem. You probably > already look at yourself in the mirror and don't > like what you see. But that's your problem, not mine. > > Many of you owe me an apology. I'll be waiting. > > RJ out. ================================================ Does anyone have the original email that he sent? What kind of sad marketing tactic is this?
Maybe his stupid ripoff...oh I mean eBook isn't selling so great anymore? Maybe he needed to create some press. The guys a douche...
Well.... I've never heard of him before (this is probably why) but this is probably the last we'll hear of him unless he shapes up. I mean, he basically calls Americans hypocrites and stupid, and then offers "love making" to American widows. Ehhhh, right.
Hmmm the Rich Jerk although abrasive its a pretty smart marketer but this seems completely dumb. It would be easy to fake an email like this. Is it real?
Oh I agree completely. I know he's mega-successful and I know that his "rich jerk" image is brilliant... in fact, I bought his e-book when I was a beginner a year ago (although it really isn't anything special). Sure, go ahead and address your subscribers as "hey loser", berate them, needle them, that's fine if it's all part of your image... but this tactic is just way over the line in my opinion. To blatantly disrespect people who lost family members and loved ones in a tragedy like 9/11 makes me sick... and this follow-up email is just as sick as well. A buddy of mine is on his list, and received this email earlier today. He said that he remembers deleting the message before that without reading it, so that's why I'm wondering if anyone has the original mailing. I'm not saying with 100% certainty that this email is legit, and that's why I want to know if anyone else received it.
I got the same e-mail, I get about five or more a day from this guy (I could be exaggerating because there are so many).
I am in his mailing list. I just checked my email at yahoo and found that I received the exact same email from, This could be another one of his tactics to get the media attention.
Do you have the original mailing that he sent? (the one that I posted is the follow-up) If so, can you post it?
"Rich Jerk Offers Sex to 9/11 Widows" It sure got me to click the email and read the first two paragraphs. Has anyone else been following his emails lately? It seems like he's getting desperate.
wow i actually read it all. those are VERY nice checks, several 6 figures. they could be scanned more than once or something, but still several have to be legit. but it would be hilarious if Nelly or whoever owned the rights to that song sued him for using it
Sex to the widows? Seems like the doomsday of the Rich Jerk has come, you know after a certain point of success, some people start turning mad, thats what is now happening to TRJ F word you RJ IT
"Last resort: Piss off the world... that'll get attention". Similar to the comment I made about him Advertising like crazy "all the sudden" and someone said that I was stupid for saying that... someone who probably has never really "been in business" before. RJ's latest Tactics are obvious that his Product is not selling well any longer... so he's now trying to squeeze blood from a Turnip.
I don't see how this relates to marketing. Shouldn't this be in the general or politics section or some other place?
I agree with him. Alot of people, even here, think they can tell what people should and shoulnd't do. IF you want to make someone crazy, thats a good way to do it. RJ rocks.
That's disgusting... You know what, when I first read his sales copy, I actually started adoring, (can't think of a better word now) this guy. But this time it's over the head, way over... I think that it's this guy who needs a life, staring at his computer screen has made him crazy, BIG time crazy...