Robert Weiner

JULY 6, 2012

This looks similar to the American Airlines spam, but lamer. How many people 1) have secretaries (not me) and 2) charter airplanes (again, not me). I got two versions of this. One claimed to come from LinkedIn -- which would be a major change in their business model. Neither one had any graphics or formatting.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 15, 2012

Even more people want to send me money. Here are a few examples: Sender: Authorize.Net (emailreceipts@authorize.net). Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report. Text: Dear Customer, The following is your Credit Card settlement report for Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Transaction Volume Statistics for Settlement Batch dated 14-Aug-2012.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 8, 2011

It's novel to get the snail mail equivalent of spam. Some are from people who paid the fee (it used to be $100, now it's $150) and in exchange received the freely available form and instructions about how to renew your FBN. This one came via U.S. mail from the Fictitious Business Name Renewal Center in Sacramento, CA. Caveat emptor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In its infancy, texting was how people communicated with close friends and family members, not businesses and organizations. Spamming is illegal, and often goes straight to a junk mail folder. In contrast, text message spam is almost always viewed, making it more annoying to donors. But times are changing. Donor Follow Up.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Here's a sample of what's landed in my spam folder. Other people have asked to be your friend on Facebook. Lots of spammers try to use fake Facebook notifications to trap the unwary. All but the last one used graphics that made them look like the came from Facebook. Senders: Facebook [update+fqqrnmjhudim@atse.org.au].

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 19, 2012

I'd never heard of Pandora Beads before, and this spam, posted as a comment on my blog, didn't make me want to have anything to do with them. If you decide to acquire necklace instead of beads alone, the collection might be additional individualized that will allure people cardiovascular system.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2021

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook. Upgrade as you grow.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

The closest thing we have in the nonprofit space to a retailer’s limited-time only offer is a limited-time only match, and I think people really responded when they realized there was another offer waiting for them,” said Catharine Holihan, vice president of direct marketing for the American Cancer Society.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 4, 2022

More than ever, people want to get out there and have real social experiences with other people. This way, people from all around the world could suddenly “attend” through their laptops. Some people want the convenience they’re used to that come with virtual events, while others prefer the social aspects of in-person events. .

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Robert Weiner

JULY 28, 2011

What's the chance that this spam will hit someone who actually stayed at the hotel recently? Or do they think people will be curious enough to open an attachment on a misdirected, poorly written email? Well, first, I didn't stay at the Palmer House Hilton. Click here for info on varations on this theme.

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M+R

MAY 31, 2022

Adoption was relatively slow, but by November 28 , more people were using iOS 15 than iOS 14, and by mid-March of this year, 80%+ of Apple users were on the new system — translating to about 40-50% of email users overall. Pre-MPP, we all agreed that open rate generally reflected the rate at which people were interacting with an email.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2021

You could make a few typos, offend someone, send too many emails, or land in the Spam folder. Myth #1: “People read our emails.”. That means 77% of people on your list did not read your email. The less frequently you email your list, the less likely people are to open your email. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2013

With the launch of new a LinkedIn Groups design , the company resolved one of its most pressing problems – LinkedIn Group spam. The new design, however, requires people to participate if they want their discussions to get noticed. Increased Spam Control: Popular and Recent Discussion Tabs. Featured Hero Image.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

I'm sure that will produce some funny results for people with more creative email addresses. I got 3 versions of this today. The most amusing part is that the shipping address is a mail merge field with my email address inserted. I don't see any posts about what the links do and don't intend to find out.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

So, how many people ask to have a change log sent to them? This one is short and appropriately signed. And if they didn't, who would click the link? Sender: support@rlweiner.com (my domain -- which has no "support" account). Subject: Re: Your Changelog. Good morning, as promised your changelog - View, LOONEY DEBBI. =.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

A word on content and AI Search for SEO tips and you’ll read a lot about creating good content that people will want to read. Nikoleychuk predicts that search engines will release more spam and useful content updates in 2024 to try and weed out low-value content.” So, what kind of content is that, exactly?

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

And how many people would think they need an EIN (Federal employer ID) in the first place, much less a new one? I'd hope that accounting staff would see right through this, but I guess one should never underestimate people's gullibility. Sender: Kenneth Weber (illiams@lrqa.com) (they didn't even bother to fake an IRS email address).

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Do people really click on something like this? My good buddy Oprah. Yeah, right. This is a lame as they come. Senders: zomg.amazing@yahoo.com. theroughrider_692000@yahoo.com. To: grhiner@yahoo.com. dollyn216@earthlink.net. Subject: Re: Text: Oprah has sent a message to you. Click here to read it.

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Network for Good

MAY 7, 2021

When we think about experimentation, consider something like what in marketing is known as ‘A/B testing’: Let’s say you’re sending out our newsletter and you split your group of 1,000 people in half; 500 get one version of the newsletter and 500 get another. How many people open each email? How many people click through?

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 19, 2021

CAN-SPAM fines Let’s start with the scary legal argument: it is technically illegal to send unsolicited, ‘cold emails’ to people that haven’t opted-in to hear from your organization. Learn more about the CAN-SPAM fines which can be up to $16,000 per violation. Reasons not to rent or buy a list.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Don't people know not to click links in weird emails from strangers? Probably not. This site says the link leads to malware. Sender: Svetlana@rlweiner.com (My domain -- no Svetlanas work at my company). Subject: Fwd: I'm in trouble!

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EveryAction

AUGUST 11, 2016

It’s affected by a lot of factors (and the rules are always changing), but spam and spam-related issues are generally the most common determinants of deliverability successes and failures. Here are some of the highlights: Spam costs the average nonprofit about $7,400 in potential fundraising revenue every year.

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Byte Technology

MAY 2, 2017

Unfortunately, it’s difficult to change that name once it’s created, which many people find annoying. However, many people don’t take the time to make sure their plugins are getting those regular updates, and that’s when problems occur with security leaks, malware intrusion and the like.

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NCE Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Twitter recently announced that they were going to start allowing people who follow your account on Twitter, regardless if you follow them back, to send you direct messages on Twitter. Other than spam from companies trying to sell you goods, how do you think this will impact you and your organization? What about Facebook?

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Network for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2020

And there’s a lot of pressure resting on this line, especially when 35% of people say that their decision to open an email comes from the subject line alone. People love reading their names. Avoid sounding like spam. The hardest thing to write is always the first line. It’s no different when it comes to an email.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 2, 2012

I liked the lines: one has to be very careful because a lot of scammers are out there to scam innocent citizens and this has made it very difficult for people to believe anything that comes through the internet but this is a different case.To Including links to real news stories is a nice touch.

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TechImpact

MARCH 19, 2014

Proof reading, avoiding spam triggers, ensuring it’s mobile optimized, creating alluring subject lines are all imperative to the success of the newsletter and what the content inside is promoting. CAN-SPAM requires your email newsletter to have a footer containing your address and an unsubscribe option. There’s no re-do.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

Gone are the days when people were restricted to their laptops for checking out emails. Nonprofits lose about $15,000 per year of donations due to wrong targeting and missing out spam filters, which blocks the emails from prospects.”. One of the main downsides could be a poor response rate or spamming of your emails. .

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EveryAction

JUNE 22, 2016

Speaker Brett Schenker, EveryAction's very own Email Deliverability Specialist , shared a full hour of tips on how to decrease the chances of your email ending up in the dreaded spam folder, with puns and timely TV references sprinkled in for your general enjoyment. How many people open 1 time, 2x, 3x? It was temporary and weird.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 5, 2011

By default, logging in regularly to approve new members also makes you a better group manager, because while you are logged in, you should also be participating in discussions and managing spam. Requiring approval to join forces you to be engaged in your group on a regular basis and take responsibility for monitoring spam.

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M+R

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The people who showed up, gave more. Anecdotally, we’re seeing softer fundraising numbers over SMS with TONS of fundraising texts going straight to spam, accelerating a recent trend. But — despite higher costs, many organizations were up year over year in terms of revenue and donations. SMS — time for a new approach?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2023

Won’t persuade people to take your desired action. Won’t move people along a continuum of connection with you – from awareness… to interest… to engagement… to investment. Unless the email is paired with a very important action… people must open your email. Mostly, people won’t open your email. 85% of all emails are spam.

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Byte Technology

AUGUST 9, 2015

Essentially, blacklisting is an anti-spam measure designed to help email and Internet service providers curb unsolicited junk mail and other communications from suspect websites. However, problems occur when the anti-spam measures put in place are overly aggressive and actually block legitimate messages and contacts.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 31, 2011

I have some information for you about your unpaid fund, the people you are. instead of sending money to people to help you get your fund, I have their. This one is kind of charming: Sender : Samuel (samuelagbala8@xnmsn.cn). Subject: PAYMENT. Dear Friend, Good day. dealing with is not the original bank, why can't you deal with the bank.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 7, 2011

It’s at that point that the spammers take over and once a LinkedIn Group becomes overrun with spam, forget it. Nothing kills a LinkedIn Group community faster than spam. Not moderating “Discussions&# and “Promotions&# for spam. That said, some spam is not so obvious.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2010

Gary Vee , a social media celebrity champion and many others, helped this cause win the contest and receive a grant of $50,000 for Invisible People TV. Mark uses social media to tell the story of homeless people in America. He has built a supportive network of people who help him fuel his cause. He doesn't pitch. Conclusion.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Do people really fall for these things? I got four of these today. No graphics, butchered syntax. Several mentions that you can call the EFTPS for help, but no phone number. Sender: message daemon (message.daemon@eftps.com) -- does that inspire confidence? Subject: Your Tax Payment ID 05674565 is failed.

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