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Missing the Mark: Why Legitimate Emails Head Right for the Spam Folder

Byte Technology

Upon further examination the recipient discovers it got automatically dropped into their spam folder. Another type of automatic email sifting is called Bayesian Filtering, which utilizes statistical analysis to “learn” what spam looks like. To begin, follow some simple steps.

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Lame spam of the day: Validate Your Internet Listing – Yellow PagesUSA

Robert Weiner

The Yellow Pages using spam to get listings? In order to include your company in our database, complete and return this letter of intent. PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, THE SERVICE PROVIDER (“YELLOW PAGESUSA CORP”) IS OBLIGATED TOPLACE A DETAILED ENTRY AS LISTED, IN THE ONLINE DATABASE AT www.yellowpagesusa.com. 391 NW 179th Ave.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

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New Email Tests Improve Clicks, Slow Exiting

The NonProfit Times

Nearly half (48%) of donors cited email as their preferred giving channel ahead of social media, text messaging, direct mail, and phone calls in a study published last year by fundraising platform Neon One in Chicago. If it reads and sounds like spam to you, it’s probably going to look like spam to other providers,” McClelland said.

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5 Nonprofit Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

NonProfit Hub

Nonprofits lose about $15,000 per year of donations due to wrong targeting and missing out spam filters, which blocks the emails from prospects.”. Buying mailing lists. When it comes to email marketing, most nonprofits rely on buying mailing lists, and it has its own pros and cons. Instead… Follow a personalized approach.

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Data hoarding: Does the term apply to your donor data?

3rd Sector Labs

Now, let’s talk about your donor database. You keep mailing out newsletters and fundraising appeals. You keep adding new donors, new prospects and your mailing lists get larger. Nobody gets rid of anything in your donor database. Have you done the math on returned mail? When was the last time you cleaned it up?

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The Final Steps To Take That Will Help You Become A Great Nonprofit Storyteller

Bloomerang

Do they want a written appeal in the mail? Do they send your emails to spam? . If the desired action you want your audience to take is to sign up to volunteer for your nonprofit, track the number of new volunteers you add to your database. . Then base your decision on that. . Do they prefer video content? Volunteer sign ups.