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Spam undermines e-newsletters’ credibility E-MAIL newsletters may be brilliant, as a marketing ploy, but companies still have to fight spam to keep the interest of customers growing, says a new study. According to US-based Net think-tank the Nielsen Norman Group, people can have highly emotional reactions to e-mail newsletters. However firms wanting to create a relationship with customers through newsletters have an uphill struggle against spam, the survey said. "Legitimate e-mail is at war with spam, and spam may be the ultimate winner," Nielsen Norman Group’s Jakob Nielsen was quoted as saying by BBC. "We saw in our study that fear of spam and other e-mail abuse can keep users from dealing rationally with newsletter subscriptions," he said. People can feel a greater connection to commercial organisations that send them regular newsletters, which in turn means more loyalty, the research found. "Newsletters feel personal because they arrive in your e-mail inbox, and you have an on-going relationship with them," said Nielsen. "In contrast, the Websites are things you glance at when you need to find an answer to a specific question," he said. It will be bad news for companies that have spent a fortune on a flashy Website but great news for marketing executives searching for new ways to get in touch with the online community. The study observed a
group of users subscribing and unsubscribing to newsletters and asked
them to evaluate each one. It emerged that surfers only like newsletters
if they can simplify their lives. They did not like text-heavy messages
and less than a quarter were read thoroughly. Subscribing and
unsubscribing "While the positive
emotional aspect of newsletters helps create a bond between user and
company, a poorly presented newsletter will have a more damaging impact
on the relationship than would a bad website," said Nielsen. ANI |
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