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		<title>By: Monika Juneja</title>
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		<dc:creator>Monika Juneja</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>-
Dear Abhishek 

 Benchmark email,the leading email marketing
service for creating and sending dynamic email marketing campaigns.
I&#039;d like to tell you more about what makes our service different.

Please find below the link for Features:

http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures

Unlike many other email services, everything we offer is Web-based. This
means no downloading, no complicated setups. You just sign up and go. We
also require no signing of contracts. This means if you use our service,
we won&#039;t lock you into a long-term contract, you&#039;ll just need to pay a
monthly fee to keep your account up to date.


You can check out our pricing  by visiting this link:

http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing

Another thing that makes us different? Affordability. Our plans start at
just Rs.475 a month. This includes all our standard features as well as
24/7 access from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an Internet
connection. Our standard features include:

1.Complete contact management. Upload your email list or build it from
scratch on our site.

2.Custom list builders. Create a list builder, place it on your Website,
and watch your subscriptions grow.

3.Professional email templates. You can upload and use your own template
or choose one of dozens of themed ones created by our award-winning design
team.

4.Drag-and-drop Email Builder. Create, build and adjust your layouts by
choosing fonts, colors, graphics and more.

5.Real-time reporting. Track all your email campaign data, from opened
links to bounced emails.

6.List exporting. Export your list in database or text format.

7.Campaign scheduling. Set your campaigns to go out exactly when you want
them to.

8.Customer polling. Gather marketing data with custom polls you can email
or place on your Website.


We offer so many powerful features it would be impossible to squeeze them
into this email. That&#039;s why we think you should try us out for yourself.

Since we&#039;re registered in the United States, we follow the federal
CAN-SPAM Act as well as other email marketing guidelines.

So once again, thank you for your interest in our service!Please contact
me if you have any questions at all.

Your swift response would be highly appreciated.

Sincere Regards
Monika Juneja                
[Business Development Executive]

www.benchmarkemail.in
Benchmark Email
SCO - 23, Second Floor,
Sector 15, Part - II,
Gurgaon - 122 001
Haryana, India
Phone: + 91-124-4736303, +91 124 4039128
Email: indiasales@bmesrv.com

For all your technical related queries,Please contact :service@bmesrv.com,
Support@benchmarkemail.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>-<br />
Dear Abhishek </p>
<p> Benchmark email,the leading email marketing<br />
service for creating and sending dynamic email marketing campaigns.<br />
I&#8217;d like to tell you more about what makes our service different.</p>
<p>Please find below the link for Features:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures</a></p>
<p>Unlike many other email services, everything we offer is Web-based. This<br />
means no downloading, no complicated setups. You just sign up and go. We<br />
also require no signing of contracts. This means if you use our service,<br />
we won&#8217;t lock you into a long-term contract, you&#8217;ll just need to pay a<br />
monthly fee to keep your account up to date.</p>
<p>You can check out our pricing  by visiting this link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing</a></p>
<p>Another thing that makes us different? Affordability. Our plans start at<br />
just Rs.475 a month. This includes all our standard features as well as<br />
24/7 access from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an Internet<br />
connection. Our standard features include:</p>
<p>1.Complete contact management. Upload your email list or build it from<br />
scratch on our site.</p>
<p>2.Custom list builders. Create a list builder, place it on your Website,<br />
and watch your subscriptions grow.</p>
<p>3.Professional email templates. You can upload and use your own template<br />
or choose one of dozens of themed ones created by our award-winning design<br />
team.</p>
<p>4.Drag-and-drop Email Builder. Create, build and adjust your layouts by<br />
choosing fonts, colors, graphics and more.</p>
<p>5.Real-time reporting. Track all your email campaign data, from opened<br />
links to bounced emails.</p>
<p>6.List exporting. Export your list in database or text format.</p>
<p>7.Campaign scheduling. Set your campaigns to go out exactly when you want<br />
them to.</p>
<p>8.Customer polling. Gather marketing data with custom polls you can email<br />
or place on your Website.</p>
<p>We offer so many powerful features it would be impossible to squeeze them<br />
into this email. That&#8217;s why we think you should try us out for yourself.</p>
<p>Since we&#8217;re registered in the United States, we follow the federal<br />
CAN-SPAM Act as well as other email marketing guidelines.</p>
<p>So once again, thank you for your interest in our service!Please contact<br />
me if you have any questions at all.</p>
<p>Your swift response would be highly appreciated.</p>
<p>Sincere Regards<br />
Monika Juneja<br />
[Business Development Executive]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in</a><br />
Benchmark Email<br />
SCO &#8211; 23, Second Floor,<br />
Sector 15, Part &#8211; II,<br />
Gurgaon &#8211; 122 001<br />
Haryana, India<br />
Phone: + 91-124-4736303, +91 124 4039128<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:indiasales@bmesrv.com">indiasales@bmesrv.com</a></p>
<p>For all your technical related queries,Please contact :service@bmesrv.com,<br />
<a href="mailto:Support@benchmarkemail.com">Support@benchmarkemail.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Monika Juneja</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-113184</link>
		<dc:creator>Monika Juneja</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>-
Dear Madam, 

We recently spoke about Benchmark email,the leading email marketing
service for creating and sending dynamic email marketing campaigns.
I&#039;d like to tell you more about what makes our service different.

Please find below the link for Features:

http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures

Unlike many other email services, everything we offer is Web-based. This
means no downloading, no complicated setups. You just sign up and go. We
also require no signing of contracts. This means if you use our service,
we won&#039;t lock you into a long-term contract, you&#039;ll just need to pay a
monthly fee to keep your account up to date.


You can check out our pricing  by visiting this link:

http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing

Another thing that makes us different? Affordability. Our plans start at
just Rs.475 a month. This includes all our standard features as well as
24/7 access from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an Internet
connection. Our standard features include:

1.Complete contact management. Upload your email list or build it from
scratch on our site.

2.Custom list builders. Create a list builder, place it on your Website,
and watch your subscriptions grow.

3.Professional email templates. You can upload and use your own template
or choose one of dozens of themed ones created by our award-winning design
team.

4.Drag-and-drop Email Builder. Create, build and adjust your layouts by
choosing fonts, colors, graphics and more.

5.Real-time reporting. Track all your email campaign data, from opened
links to bounced emails.

6.List exporting. Export your list in database or text format.

7.Campaign scheduling. Set your campaigns to go out exactly when you want
them to.

8.Customer polling. Gather marketing data with custom polls you can email
or place on your Website.


We offer so many powerful features it would be impossible to squeeze them
into this email. That&#039;s why we think you should try us out for yourself.

Since we&#039;re registered in the United States, we follow the federal
CAN-SPAM Act as well as other email marketing guidelines.

So once again, thank you for your interest in our service!Please contact
me if you have any questions at all.

Your swift response would be highly appreciated.

Sincere Regards
Monika Juneja                
[Business Development Executive]

www.benchmarkemail.in
Benchmark Email
SCO - 23, Second Floor,
Sector 15, Part - II,
Gurgaon - 122 001
Haryana, India
Phone: + 91-124-4736303, +91 124 4039128
Email: indiasales@bmesrv.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>-<br />
Dear Madam, </p>
<p>We recently spoke about Benchmark email,the leading email marketing<br />
service for creating and sending dynamic email marketing campaigns.<br />
I&#8217;d like to tell you more about what makes our service different.</p>
<p>Please find below the link for Features:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtFeatures</a></p>
<p>Unlike many other email services, everything we offer is Web-based. This<br />
means no downloading, no complicated setups. You just sign up and go. We<br />
also require no signing of contracts. This means if you use our service,<br />
we won&#8217;t lock you into a long-term contract, you&#8217;ll just need to pay a<br />
monthly fee to keep your account up to date.</p>
<p>You can check out our pricing  by visiting this link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in/ExtPricing</a></p>
<p>Another thing that makes us different? Affordability. Our plans start at<br />
just Rs.475 a month. This includes all our standard features as well as<br />
24/7 access from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an Internet<br />
connection. Our standard features include:</p>
<p>1.Complete contact management. Upload your email list or build it from<br />
scratch on our site.</p>
<p>2.Custom list builders. Create a list builder, place it on your Website,<br />
and watch your subscriptions grow.</p>
<p>3.Professional email templates. You can upload and use your own template<br />
or choose one of dozens of themed ones created by our award-winning design<br />
team.</p>
<p>4.Drag-and-drop Email Builder. Create, build and adjust your layouts by<br />
choosing fonts, colors, graphics and more.</p>
<p>5.Real-time reporting. Track all your email campaign data, from opened<br />
links to bounced emails.</p>
<p>6.List exporting. Export your list in database or text format.</p>
<p>7.Campaign scheduling. Set your campaigns to go out exactly when you want<br />
them to.</p>
<p>8.Customer polling. Gather marketing data with custom polls you can email<br />
or place on your Website.</p>
<p>We offer so many powerful features it would be impossible to squeeze them<br />
into this email. That&#8217;s why we think you should try us out for yourself.</p>
<p>Since we&#8217;re registered in the United States, we follow the federal<br />
CAN-SPAM Act as well as other email marketing guidelines.</p>
<p>So once again, thank you for your interest in our service!Please contact<br />
me if you have any questions at all.</p>
<p>Your swift response would be highly appreciated.</p>
<p>Sincere Regards<br />
Monika Juneja<br />
[Business Development Executive]</p>
<p><a href="http://www.benchmarkemail.in" rel="nofollow">http://www.benchmarkemail.in</a><br />
Benchmark Email<br />
SCO &#8211; 23, Second Floor,<br />
Sector 15, Part &#8211; II,<br />
Gurgaon &#8211; 122 001<br />
Haryana, India<br />
Phone: + 91-124-4736303, +91 124 4039128<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:indiasales@bmesrv.com">indiasales@bmesrv.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: Anuj Rathi</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112364</link>
		<dc:creator>Anuj Rathi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Manjunath, 
Thanks for replying. I agree with whatever you have said. But currently, the email scenario is far from perfect. 80% of all email generated is spam (will give you a reference, if you so require). Where do you think those emails are originated from?  My point is, most of the email marketing business is black-hat. And it will not sustain as a business if it is only &quot;opt-in&quot;. How many percentage of email users actually go and subscribe to particular websites for receiving newsletters? My guess is &lt;1%. 

If people are genuinely interested in reading the latest stuff going on in a company, they would subscribe to RSS. I have first hand email marketing experience, and I have seen people buying lacs of email ids (on CDs), and targeting Software Engineers in Bangalore. The amount and quality of data collected by email marketers is awesome. At their wish they can spam any particular segment in any city even in India (which is considered to be not so internet savvy).

Now I cannot agree that all these lacs of users have opted in to get their emails sold to email marketers.

And if you really are into white hat marketing, can you give details of how do you acquire email ids of people to be in business? If you get all the emails from your clients, then what is the point of going to a specific Indian business, rather than use email blaster, or set up an SMTP on Amazon&#039;s S3? 

And do you filter any email ids that you get to check whether they have opted in, or just blindly start sending emails?


@Ashish: Are you moderating comments for this thread?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Manjunath,<br />
Thanks for replying. I agree with whatever you have said. But currently, the email scenario is far from perfect. 80% of all email generated is spam (will give you a reference, if you so require). Where do you think those emails are originated from?  My point is, most of the email marketing business is black-hat. And it will not sustain as a business if it is only &#8220;opt-in&#8221;. How many percentage of email users actually go and subscribe to particular websites for receiving newsletters? My guess is &lt;1%. </p>
<p>If people are genuinely interested in reading the latest stuff going on in a company, they would subscribe to RSS. I have first hand email marketing experience, and I have seen people buying lacs of email ids (on CDs), and targeting Software Engineers in Bangalore. The amount and quality of data collected by email marketers is awesome. At their wish they can spam any particular segment in any city even in India (which is considered to be not so internet savvy).</p>
<p>Now I cannot agree that all these lacs of users have opted in to get their emails sold to email marketers.</p>
<p>And if you really are into white hat marketing, can you give details of how do you acquire email ids of people to be in business? If you get all the emails from your clients, then what is the point of going to a specific Indian business, rather than use email blaster, or set up an SMTP on Amazon&#039;s S3? </p>
<p>And do you filter any email ids that you get to check whether they have opted in, or just blindly start sending emails?</p>
<p>@Ashish: Are you moderating comments for this thread?</p>
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		<title>By: Anuj Rathi</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112363</link>
		<dc:creator>Anuj Rathi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/#comment-112363</guid>
		<description>Hey Manjunath, 
Thanks for replying. I agree with whatever you have said. But currently, the email scenario is far from perfect. 80% of all email generated is spam (will give you a reference, if you so require). Where do you think those emails are originated from?  My point is, most of the email marketing business is black-hat. And it will not sustain as a business if it is only &quot;opt-in&quot;. How many percentage of email users actually go and subscribe to particular websites for receiving newsletters? My guess is &lt;1%. 

If people are genuinely interested in reading the latest stuff going on in a company, they would subscribe to RSS. I have first hand email marketing experience, and I have seen people buying lacs of email ids (on CDs), and targeting Software Engineers in Bangalore. The amount and quality of data collected by email marketers is awesome. At their wish they can spam any particular segment in any city even in India (which is considered to be not so internet savvy).

Now I cannot agree that all these lacs of users have opted in to get their emails sold to email marketers.

And if you really are into white hat marketing, can you give details of how do you acquire email ids of people to be in business? If you get all the emails from your clients, then what is the point of going to a specific Indian business, rather than use email blaster, or set up an SMTP on Amazon&#039;s S3? 

And do you filter any email ids that you get to check whether they have opted in, or just blindly start sending emails?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Manjunath,<br />
Thanks for replying. I agree with whatever you have said. But currently, the email scenario is far from perfect. 80% of all email generated is spam (will give you a reference, if you so require). Where do you think those emails are originated from?  My point is, most of the email marketing business is black-hat. And it will not sustain as a business if it is only &#8220;opt-in&#8221;. How many percentage of email users actually go and subscribe to particular websites for receiving newsletters? My guess is &lt;1%. </p>
<p>If people are genuinely interested in reading the latest stuff going on in a company, they would subscribe to RSS. I have first hand email marketing experience, and I have seen people buying lacs of email ids (on CDs), and targeting Software Engineers in Bangalore. The amount and quality of data collected by email marketers is awesome. At their wish they can spam any particular segment in any city even in India (which is considered to be not so internet savvy).</p>
<p>Now I cannot agree that all these lacs of users have opted in to get their emails sold to email marketers.</p>
<p>And if you really are into white hat marketing, can you give details of how do you acquire email ids of people to be in business? If you get all the emails from your clients, then what is the point of going to a specific Indian business, rather than use email blaster, or set up an SMTP on Amazon&#039;s S3? </p>
<p>And do you filter any email ids that you get to check whether they have opted in, or just blindly start sending emails?</p>
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		<title>By: Manjunath</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112255</link>
		<dc:creator>Manjunath</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/#comment-112255</guid>
		<description>Hi Anuj,

If you have received email from someone, to whom you have not given permissions to send, you can always classify it spam. ISPs take note of this and block such spammers. You can unsubscribe from the emails, even if you have given permissions when you are tired of receiving uninteresting emails from them.

Most of users will need email messages from genuine marketers for whom they have give permissions to send emails to keep them updated on news, offers, discounts, alerts, etc.

Good Email Marketing is genuinely based on sending emails to users who have given their permissions. It has evolved a lot taking note of the privacy concerns, opt-in policies, giving users options through out the communication and frequency of mailings.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Anuj,</p>
<p>If you have received email from someone, to whom you have not given permissions to send, you can always classify it spam. ISPs take note of this and block such spammers. You can unsubscribe from the emails, even if you have given permissions when you are tired of receiving uninteresting emails from them.</p>
<p>Most of users will need email messages from genuine marketers for whom they have give permissions to send emails to keep them updated on news, offers, discounts, alerts, etc.</p>
<p>Good Email Marketing is genuinely based on sending emails to users who have given their permissions. It has evolved a lot taking note of the privacy concerns, opt-in policies, giving users options through out the communication and frequency of mailings.</p>
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		<title>By: Karthikai</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112243</link>
		<dc:creator>Karthikai</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/#comment-112243</guid>
		<description>I think some one should contact Ezeego1, I dont know what are they using but their offer emails,even the newsletters are landing in the spam... I have registered with them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think some one should contact Ezeego1, I dont know what are they using but their offer emails,even the newsletters are landing in the spam&#8230; I have registered with them.</p>
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		<title>By: Pratyush</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112222</link>
		<dc:creator>Pratyush</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/#comment-112222</guid>
		<description>Hi Anindya,

Sprinklr does not have a powered by Sprinklr thing :). 
Secondly I would agree that it could have been a possibility that some one would have put in your email id with a random name in the publishers list- Which is quite common as successful people like you make jealous acquaintances who could do such a thing.

So I would say you have done the right thing about unsubscribing it from the mailing list.

The system immediately takes care of it, however if you could tell us the publisher who had sent you this email, then we could give the feedback to the concerned person.

Cheers!
Pratyush</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Anindya,</p>
<p>Sprinklr does not have a powered by Sprinklr thing <img src='http://www.pluggd.in/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .<br />
Secondly I would agree that it could have been a possibility that some one would have put in your email id with a random name in the publishers list- Which is quite common as successful people like you make jealous acquaintances who could do such a thing.</p>
<p>So I would say you have done the right thing about unsubscribing it from the mailing list.</p>
<p>The system immediately takes care of it, however if you could tell us the publisher who had sent you this email, then we could give the feedback to the concerned person.</p>
<p>Cheers!<br />
Pratyush</p>
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		<title>By: Anuj Rathi</title>
		<link>http://www.pluggd.in/email-marketing-business-in-india-opportuntiies-297/comment-page-1/#comment-112196</link>
		<dc:creator>Anuj Rathi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Email marketing is nothing but a spiced up name for spam. 

Spam is defined as sending unsolicited bulk emails, and I find it more and more annoying to receive stupid &quot;newsletters&quot; to websites that I have never subscribed. Its disheartening to see more startups getting funded in the spam space. More such startups have popped up in the &quot;SMS marketing&quot; bit.

In an ideal world, emails and SMS would be used for personal messaging, and for reading messages from the sources the user &lt;i&gt;subscribes&lt;/i&gt; to, not for some asshat company trying to announce to the world about their unsolicited viagra campaigns, or SEO tips.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Email marketing is nothing but a spiced up name for spam. </p>
<p>Spam is defined as sending unsolicited bulk emails, and I find it more and more annoying to receive stupid &#8220;newsletters&#8221; to websites that I have never subscribed. Its disheartening to see more startups getting funded in the spam space. More such startups have popped up in the &#8220;SMS marketing&#8221; bit.</p>
<p>In an ideal world, emails and SMS would be used for personal messaging, and for reading messages from the sources the user <i>subscribes</i> to, not for some asshat company trying to announce to the world about their unsolicited viagra campaigns, or SEO tips.</p>
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		<title>By: Anindya</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anindya</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I received an email which was &quot;powered by&quot; Sprinklr, on behalf of their client. 
1. It was definitely unsolicited email.
2. I went to unsubscribe by clicking the &quot;unsubscribe&quot; button and went to a webpage which offered to &quot;safely unsubscribe&quot; me; but, here&#039;s the catch: the email address mentioned there (purportedly mine) was that of some Ramamurthy )-:
While sending unsolicited spam is probably the issue with the client&#039;s business process, the second issue was that with the email delivery provider.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I received an email which was &#8220;powered by&#8221; Sprinklr, on behalf of their client.<br />
1. It was definitely unsolicited email.<br />
2. I went to unsubscribe by clicking the &#8220;unsubscribe&#8221; button and went to a webpage which offered to &#8220;safely unsubscribe&#8221; me; but, here&#8217;s the catch: the email address mentioned there (purportedly mine) was that of some Ramamurthy )-:<br />
While sending unsolicited spam is probably the issue with the client&#8217;s business process, the second issue was that with the email delivery provider.</p>
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		<title>By: Ashish</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alrgt - We take ths as a feedback...

-Ashish
www.pluggd.in</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alrgt &#8211; We take ths as a feedback&#8230;</p>
<p>-Ashish<br />
<a href="http://www.pluggd.in" rel="nofollow">http://www.pluggd.in</a></p>
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		<title>By: Asha</title>
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		<dc:creator>Asha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These days lots of email marketing mails seem to be hitting the junk and spam folders; I guess companies would appreciate a service provider who can show em a sure-shot way out of this. Further, there are lots and lots of start-ups popping up nowadays, who need marketing rather badly; these guys dont have a proper idea as to what email marketing is, and how it can benefit their business. Maybe you could reach them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These days lots of email marketing mails seem to be hitting the junk and spam folders; I guess companies would appreciate a service provider who can show em a sure-shot way out of this. Further, there are lots and lots of start-ups popping up nowadays, who need marketing rather badly; these guys dont have a proper idea as to what email marketing is, and how it can benefit their business. Maybe you could reach them.</p>
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		<title>By: Mohit</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mohit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Posting vague articles by &quot;guest authors&quot; is a good marketing strategy.....did this article help anyone? I doubt it. Even the guest authors website is not working. One definitely expects better quality from Pluggd.in.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Posting vague articles by &#8220;guest authors&#8221; is a good marketing strategy&#8230;..did this article help anyone? I doubt it. Even the guest authors website is not working. One definitely expects better quality from Pluggd.in.</p>
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		<title>By: Sridhar (open2save.com)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sridhar (open2save.com)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>May I ask why you say &quot;Indian companies are still in need of a Email Marketing Service Provider&quot;  

... when companies like Interspire, lyris, constantcontact, smtp.com etc. (not counting non-hosted options like phplist etc.) offer email marketing solutions on the web in a SaaS ... with fairly competitive pricing, all the features one needs and reliable email delivery.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May I ask why you say &#8220;Indian companies are still in need of a Email Marketing Service Provider&#8221;  </p>
<p>&#8230; when companies like Interspire, lyris, constantcontact, smtp.com etc. (not counting non-hosted options like phplist etc.) offer email marketing solutions on the web in a SaaS &#8230; with fairly competitive pricing, all the features one needs and reliable email delivery.</p>
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		<title>By: Facebook User</title>
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		<dc:creator>Facebook User</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Abhishek

I would completely agree with you on that, there are lot of mom and pop shops in India. And certainly one cannot expect the quality that an enterprise would anticipate. 

I think you should mention the companies that you had to go through- This will help the readers as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Abhishek</p>
<p>I would completely agree with you on that, there are lot of mom and pop shops in India. And certainly one cannot expect the quality that an enterprise would anticipate. </p>
<p>I think you should mention the companies that you had to go through- This will help the readers as well.</p>
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		<title>By: Abhishek J</title>
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		<dc:creator>Abhishek J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are quite a few  email marketing companies in India but its the extent of knowledge of the issues involved and the quality of service which one will provide can be the distinguishing edge.My search for a good Indian e mail marketing company which is cheap enough for a startup was disastrous and led me through lots of crap companies before finally having to settle for netcore.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are quite a few  email marketing companies in India but its the extent of knowledge of the issues involved and the quality of service which one will provide can be the distinguishing edge.My search for a good Indian e mail marketing company which is cheap enough for a startup was disastrous and led me through lots of crap companies before finally having to settle for netcore.</p>
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