Comments on: Holiday Marketing Tip: Don’t Send Pointless Greetings! http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm Email Marketing Tips and Best Practices: AWeber Blog Tue, 22 May 2012 20:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-164031 Michael Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:53:19 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-164031 That was to the point. I was wondering what to send out two days before Christmas and still would have if I had heard something else from this article. But your article was so right, it made a great deal of sense and I feel I just would have been wasting my time. V/r That was to the point. I was wondering what to send out two days before Christmas and still would have if I had heard something else from this article. But your article was so right, it made a great deal of sense and I feel I just would have been wasting my time.

V/r

]]> By: An Email Marketing Christmas Carol http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-65865 An Email Marketing Christmas Carol Thu, 12 May 2011 18:55:32 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-65865 [...] Bells, They chomped candy canes and tweaked HTML “Hold on!” the elf warned, “Watch those holiday greetings. The value you’re sending there is pretty [...] [...] Bells, They chomped candy canes and tweaked HTML “Hold on!” the elf warned, “Watch those holiday greetings. The value you’re sending there is pretty [...]

]]> By: Gloria http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-53929 Gloria Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:54:53 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-53929 Regarding the length of a blog? Certainly it needs to be concise, but the length of any post will vary by the topic or information delivered. For the person who commented about his rss feed, I like the igoogle page, to display the titles of the feeds I follow. If he is thinking a blog is a twit..its not. Its more substantive and meant to share information, not twits I mean tweets, I think we need to be careful that we are not communicating in sound bites and contributing to the overall "NOISE" level, prevalent in the growth of FB, Twitter, iphone apps. I like REAL CONTENT! Thanks for the great post. Frankly I go pretty silent between thanksgiving and the new year. Its kinda like being on a dating site just before valentines day..."no thanks" If it takes a millions of dollars in advertising campaigns to have a hallmark moment....then Its not for me. Happy Holidays to those of you who read this far...you've earned it Blessings on your way! Regarding the length of a blog? Certainly it needs to be concise, but the length of any post will vary by the topic or information delivered.

For the person who commented about his rss feed, I like the igoogle page, to display the titles of the feeds I follow. If he is thinking a blog is a twit..its not. Its more substantive and meant to share information, not twits I mean tweets,

I think we need to be careful that we are not communicating in sound bites and contributing to the overall “NOISE” level, prevalent in the growth of FB, Twitter, iphone apps. I like REAL CONTENT!

Thanks for the great post. Frankly I go pretty silent between thanksgiving and the new year. Its kinda like being on a dating site just before valentines day…”no thanks” If it takes a millions of dollars in advertising campaigns to have a hallmark moment….then Its not for me.

Happy Holidays to those of you who read this far…you’ve earned it
Blessings on your way!

]]> By: Angela http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-52099 Angela Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-52099 Great Post! I don't normally send out holiday greetings to my customers. After reading a previous post about it I felt kind of bad about not sending out holiday greetings by email. Anyway, I do send greeting cards to some of my customers. The reason for this is because I don't know for sure if some celebrate Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanzaa. Now I'm feeling much better about not sending out greeting emails. Thanks! Great Post! I don’t normally send out holiday greetings to my customers. After reading a previous post about it I felt kind of bad about not sending out holiday greetings by email.

Anyway, I do send greeting cards to some of my customers. The reason for this is because I don’t know for sure if some celebrate Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanzaa. Now I’m feeling much better about not sending out greeting emails. Thanks!

]]> By: Nikki May http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-50898 Nikki May Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:40:35 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-50898 I know this is WAY late. But I just came across this while looking at some solutions for my emails, and I just wanted to say thanks for these tips ? much appreciated! My inbox gets clogged very easily, with emails from my work colleagues, my family and friends. Definitely need to improve things! I know this is WAY late.

But I just came across this while looking at some solutions for my emails, and I just wanted to say thanks for these tips ? much appreciated!

My inbox gets clogged very easily, with emails from my work colleagues, my family and friends. Definitely need to improve things!

]]> By: Oma http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-45283 Oma Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:49:18 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-45283 As Betty Byrnes and Rosalind Gardner have said, I'm in favour of doing your greetings inside any newsletters you normally send. And since I know my readers are most likely busy at holiday times I make holiday newsletters shorter. It's always a good idea to offer a gift at festive times. But a real gift, not a sales pitch in disguise! Some marketers I know make a sales pitch of everything- their kids' birthdays, a family bereavement (!) I'm glad I read this post as I thought I didn't look good for not sending seperate holiday greetings. Thanks! As Betty Byrnes and Rosalind Gardner have said, I’m in favour of doing your greetings inside any newsletters you normally send. And since I know my readers are most likely busy at holiday times I make holiday newsletters shorter.

It’s always a good idea to offer a gift at festive times. But a real gift, not a sales pitch in disguise! Some marketers I know make a sales pitch of everything- their kids’ birthdays, a family bereavement (!)

I’m glad I read this post as I thought I didn’t look good for not sending seperate holiday greetings. Thanks!

]]> By: Arindam Chakraborty’s Blog » 4 Holiday Marketing Mistakes http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-20678 Arindam Chakraborty’s Blog » 4 Holiday Marketing Mistakes Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:59:54 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-20678 [...] First of all, I'd like to commend Aweber for bringing up this issue before all internet marketers. [...] [...] First of all, I'd like to commend Aweber for bringing up this issue before all internet marketers. [...]

]]> By: Wholesale Dropship Directory http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-20514 Wholesale Dropship Directory Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:44:04 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-20514 Justin, Holiday greetings with a thank you for being a subscriber or customer are not so bad occasionally. Thank you emails can be offered at other times though to avoid offending anyone who doesn't recognize the holiday.I do dislike the thinly disguised holiday greetings that are an obvious pitch though.Thanks for pointing out that something even with good intentions, if not done with thought, can backfire. Justin,

Holiday greetings with a thank you for being a subscriber or customer are not so bad occasionally. Thank you emails can be offered at other times though to avoid offending anyone who doesn’t recognize the holiday.I do dislike the thinly disguised holiday greetings that are an obvious pitch though.Thanks for pointing out that something even with good intentions, if not done with thought, can backfire.

]]> By: Holiday Greetings: Justin Makes a Great Point http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19609 Holiday Greetings: Justin Makes a Great Point Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:19:31 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-19609 [...] For more reasons not to send pointless holiday greetings, read Justin’s article here and check out the comments. [...] [...] For more reasons not to send pointless holiday greetings, read Justin’s article here and check out the comments. [...]

]]> By: Affiliate Unleashed http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm/comment-page-1#comment-19585 Affiliate Unleashed Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:32:38 +0000 http://www.aweber.com/blog/email-deliverability/holiday-marketing-tip-dont-send-greetings.htm#comment-19585 I've been guilty of this once before. ;) Thanks for the tip. Great suggestion. I’ve been guilty of this once before. ;)

Thanks for the tip. Great suggestion.

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