Hey gang,
At 04:32 PM 10/6/00 -0400, Mark Sirota wrote:
>dg50@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
>> And the nugget that came out of the last exchange is that while your
>> posts about the school's activities are on-topic and useful, we don't
>> have to be SOLD so damn much.
>
>Jean,
>
>Dennis hit the nail on the head here. As one of the longest-standing
>members of Team.Net, let me say this:
>
You and Dennis "deciphered" what was posted. Good job!
>Notify, don't advertise. And don't notify about the
>same thing more than once.
>
I agree with NOTIFY. The same folks are on team.net, team.chat, team.rant,
team.etc. day in and day out. Is not once a week enough? Overkill means
DELETE. Not exactly your goal Jean.
>If someone responds saying "What's an Evolution school?" then reply
>directly.
It is obvious you have the email address to respond directly. Keep in mind
that "over kill."
They'll get more than enough public replies on Team.Net
>from satisfied customers.
>
Don't ruin a good thing.
>For example:
>
> Evolution Performance Driving School would like to
> announce these new additions to our calendar:
>
> Tucson January 27-28
> Philadelphia April 28-29
>
> For more information on the schools offered and other dates
> and locations, see our web site at
>
<http://www.autocross.com/mckameyschool/>http://www.autocross.com/mckameysch
ool/
>
>That would be more than enough. It tells us what's new, and tells
>us where to go looking for more. Let the web site do the selling.
>
Bingo, you have that correct.
>The same goes for other vendors, like Glenn and Pat. If you've got
>specials or new products that haven't been previously announced, go
>ahead and tell us about them -- but let your web site do the selling.
>Feel free to include a one-liner and your URL in your signature, too.
>
JMHO also,
Sam
>Just MHO, of course. But I think this is the best way to reach a
>large audience and avoid pissing people off.
>
>Mark
>
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