Are US retailers sending too many emails?
The 2009 Email Trends Report from Smith-Harmon.com found a 12% increase in email volumes over 2008, and 39% over 2007, while the report also suggests that we will start to see segmentation and analytics start to reducing the frequency of email contact,
The 132 emails per year figure averages out to 11 emails per month and 2.5 emails per week for each recipient, and its hard to imagine that subscribers want to see that many emails.
Perhaps I’m wrong, and this increased frequency of email contact is producing ever greater ROI, but though sending more can increase profits, but there is a point when too many emails will have the opposite effect.
For a quick, and not very scientific, comparison, I had a look at my own inbox to see how often I had received emails from UK retailers, none sent anywhere near as many emails as the US average:
Comet: 22 emails
Tesco: 46
Marks & Spencer: 12 (though I think I opted for less frequent emails as an alternative to unsubscribing)
Currys: 21
Next: 34
As Matthew Kelleher pointed out in a post last week on the rules of email engagement, email marketers can only influence people when they are engaged, and the aim is to keep them engaged, rather than as Matthew puts it, ‘battering the poor
recipient into a state of disengagement, with too frequent irrelevant
and valueless email.’
If retailers are lucky, and if they are making it easy for people to unsubscribe,
then people that become bored of emails will simply opt out or ignore them, but there
is the risk that emails are reported as spam, which will have an
adverse impact on the sender reputation with ISPs.
Finding the correct amount of emails to send to customers is not an exact science, but it is important to monitor unsubscribe rates, as this may provide an indication that too many emails are being sent out, and will allow marketers to adjust frequencies.
Better still, give customers the choice when they subscribe in the first place in the first place, while using the information you have on customer interests, purchase histories etc will allow you to segment effectively, and keep emails relevant.
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about 7 months ago
The same thing happened to my harmon. It's a little weird, but a friend told me to use some rubberized cork for gasket replacement…you can get it at an auto parts store or even Wal-Mart probably. Just cut it to fit your mute and glue it on somehow. I've heard of using double sided tape, superglue, or rubber cement. I used rubber cement, personally.
It works perfectly and does not interfere with the mute's tone.
Good luck
about 7 months ago
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has 187,000+ entries for humans named Harmon. Here is one:
ID: I83389
Name: Abner Gough Harmon
Given Name: Abner Gough
Surname: Harmon
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Birth: 21 Aug 1818 in Violet Twp, Fairfield Co, OH
Death: 1 Jul 1907 in Violet Twp, Fairfield Co, OH
Father: Thomas Harmon b: 15 Dec 1786 in MD
Mother: Elizabeth Rarey b: 19 Mar 1787 in Rockingham Co, VA
about 7 months ago
The amplifier should be the same or similar. As far as connectivity there should be no issues, an amp is an amp. (You can hook up any amp to a deck and speakers). One issue could be though if the amp is the same size physically and it won't fit in the basket that BMW provided. (Could have changed from one year to the next, doubtful though) I am sure you can get around that easily enough by placing it elsewhere.
Depending how much you are spending, you might look into just buying an after market amp to save money and perhaps make your car sound better. Amplifiers today are more efficient and better sounding in general than ones made 7 or 8 years ago (obviously comparing the same quality amps). You can go to Best Buy or Circuit City and get some advice about what to install in your car. You can also go to a local audio shop, but check around for reputation first. (CC and BB have good return policies and can handle a simple amp install). The other thing I was thinking if BMW is going to install it they will charge mega bucks($90 an hour), so for $100 at Best Buy or Circuit City they will install an amp unless you know someone personally that will do a reliable job cheaper. Just my thoughts, I am sure others will also have some good ideas too.
about 7 months ago
I think that there are a lot of scientific facts in the Bible,
(Some recorded long before man had the technology to "discover" them as fact):
1) The spherical shape of the earth (Isaiah 40:22).
The fact that all living things reproduce after their own kind (Gen. 1:21; 6:19).
2) The earth is suspended in nothing (Job. 26:7).
3) The stars are innumerable (Gen. 15:5).
4) The existence of valleys in the seas (2 Sam. 22:16).
5) The existence of springs and fountains in the sea (Gen.7:11; 8:2; Prov. 8:28).
6) The existence of water paths(ocean currents) in the seas (Psalm 8:8).
7) The water cycle (Job. 26:8; 36:27-28; 37:16; 38:25-27; Ps. 135:7; Ecc. 1:6-7).
9) The nature of health, sanitation, and sickness (Gen.17:9-14; Lev. 12-14).
10) The concept of entropy, that energy is running down (Psalm 102:26).
We are homeschoolers, and believe that science and the Bible do not contradict. You might enjoy some of these websites:
We are also active in our local church, and have plenty in our "God basket"!! Thanks.
Edit:
No, science does not prove the existence of God. Nevertheless:
Psa 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psa 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
Psa 19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
Psa 19:4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun.
All creation points to the Creator, and they are without excuse:
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Don't let the turkeys get you down!!
about 7 months ago
I don't think any disengagement by the Israelis has brought about a safe environment for them. The Pals only move in and thrown more of their rockets into Israel. Unfortunately, this problem will not be solved without innumerable deaths on one side, the other or both.
about 7 months ago
Absolutely,but it will require negative force; they will not go voluntarily,nor are they willing to permit the establishment of a Palestinian state on the WB. As far as that is concerned it wouldn't matter if they were,since there is no justification for demanding that Palestine relinquish half it's territory to 7 million heavily financed Europeans simply because they presumed to be the grandchildren of persons who practiced a small religion back in the Old Country. Most of them Are Polish or Russian and they are welcome to reapply for citizenship there.
about 7 months ago
Because more players are spending less time in college. Scouts don't get to see them and evaluate them as much. They don't get to find out whether this player with mesh with the team o whatever
about 7 months ago
Can website analytics help you?
These are the analytics sites i can offer you:
1. Crowdscience.com
2. CrazyEgg.com
3. Google Analytics
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about 7 months ago
The same thing happened to my harmon. It's a little weird, but a friend told me to use some rubberized cork for gasket replacement…you can get it at an auto parts store or even Wal-Mart probably. Just cut it to fit your mute and glue it on somehow. I've heard of using double sided tape, superglue, or rubber cement. I used rubber cement, personally.
It works perfectly and does not interfere with the mute's tone.
Good luck
about 7 months ago
Since you cannot be really sure about anything, then all sciences are pretty much "stabs in the dark" that base their foundations on mere assumptions.
Think about how we used to picture the world. Some thought gods made it as a whole. Then Greeks discovered atoms. Then there were electrons and other particles. Then someone said that those are made of energy. Up to this moment, however, there could only be one unique part of which everything is made – there cannot be two similar atoms or two similar thoughts. But then they experimented with photons and discovered that the same photon can be at two different places at once. And that kind of screws all of the sciences.
And there are many more examples in all scientific fields about of how our assumptions are wrong.
But, if you do not want to go as deep in this. Psychology, among other sciences, is still the most vague. You can predict the weather, but you cannot know what the person with whom you lived for years will do or say the next moment. If you can, you are usually not using psychological knowledge, but your subconscious insight that is much more powerful than the conscious self.
Hope this makes sense. Very interesting question. I think from all the widely known subjects that one can study, psychology is the most interesting.
about 6 months ago
Adverse impact on what?
Like man is having an adverse impact on the world?
You gotta ask better questions if you want answers.
Good Luck
about 6 months ago
The PM appreciated the move of the Maldives President about the adverse impact of the climate change.
about 6 months ago
There are 35mm format digital cameras that have greater than 22MPs. I think the exact science involved is cost versus what the market will bear. The technology is there it's just a matter of how much it's worth related to the format.
Really Gateway, 100 ISO 35mm film is equivalent to 100MP? Are you comparing 35mm or less digital to medium and large format film? If you want to be fair maybe a 110 camera is in order. While I admire your love of film you didn't really have a valid argument or comparison. That may be just as well for a question worded as this one where megapixels are used as a measure of data.
The truth is digital still hasn't equaled film in tonal and color range, resolution is another matter. They are two separate mediums each with their own (many) advantages and disadvantages.
about 5 months ago
It's best just to read about it yourself..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_impact
about 5 months ago
When an Email is forwarded several times, unless the sender deletes the previous addresses, they are all exposed in the Email 's message window. I recommend everyone delete these addresses before Forwarding. What they should be doing is adding the names to the Bcc section, to hide them.
about 5 months ago
No, He's just playing the Part
about 5 months ago
Too bad you can't give 10 points for great answers like the ones above me.
about 5 months ago
Melatonin is used to help people get into a regular sleep pattern and to get over the effects of jet lag. In the USA it is available over the counter. In the UK it is a prescription only medicine because no drug company has been granted to sell it as there is quite a lot of money to be made. If you need melatonin you have to see your GP.
about 2 months ago
Do your own homework. Just kidding. Seriously though, I believe India will,and has, thrived in a globalized society. The benefits are already quite evident in terms of quality of life, education, and business.
. I do think the positives will out weigh the negatives (negatives being a possible loss of tradition Indian culture ). India, like Japan and many other counties, should be able to maintain its unique traditions and culture as it becomes a more globalized society/country. JMO