Comments on: Is Email Dead? http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/ Everything about writing and marketing white papers Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Natalie Brahan http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59480 Natalie Brahan Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:15:32 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59480 I am receiving emails daily and hope keeping its usage. It's quite convenient for me. I am receiving emails daily and hope keeping its usage. It’s quite convenient for me.

]]> By: Acne http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59339 Acne Fri, 23 May 2008 06:24:54 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59339 I think with our lifestyle.We can't live without email. I think with our lifestyle.We can’t live without email.

]]> By: Bill Cooey http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59264 Bill Cooey Thu, 15 May 2008 17:18:18 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59264 I would add another level to Alan's comment above. Social sites such as LinkedIn are great, but Social sites and tools behind the firewall promote efficiencies that far surpass email. Social sites on the intranet promote increased collective knowledge and lend themselves more easily to collaboration. Email may never die, but the reliance upon it for so much of the "communication pei" as most people do today will decline. People sent telegrams long after the telephone was invented, but the medium eventually died off. bc I would add another level to Alan’s comment above. Social sites such as LinkedIn are great, but Social sites and tools behind the firewall promote efficiencies that far surpass email. Social sites on the intranet promote increased collective knowledge and lend themselves more easily to collaboration.

Email may never die, but the reliance upon it for so much of the “communication pei” as most people do today will decline. People sent telegrams long after the telephone was invented, but the medium eventually died off.

bc

]]> By: Whitney http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59263 Whitney Thu, 15 May 2008 17:01:42 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59263 RainToday recently did a newsletter article about where it sees e-mail falling in the communication mix. The article, titled "The Death of the Business Phone Call," can be found at: http://www.raintoday.com/pages/3660_the_death_of_the_business_phone_call.cfm?broadcastID=1105&linkID=19686&ID=62288 RainToday recently did a newsletter article about where it sees e-mail falling in the communication mix.

The article, titled “The Death of the Business Phone Call,” can be found at:

http://www.raintoday.com/pages/3660_the_death_of_the_business_phone_call.cfm?broadcastID=1105&linkID=19686&ID=62288

]]> By: Dena Hamilton http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59257 Dena Hamilton Tue, 13 May 2008 18:32:41 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59257 I've found that gmail helps in getting through the hundreds of spam emails that I received on my other account every day. there were so many that I didn't even want to open, (and expose my computer to) that I was really happy to find the gmail system. although some of the spam still gets through, most of it is gone now. I’ve found that gmail helps in getting through the hundreds of spam emails that I received on my other account every day.
there were so many that I didn’t even want to open, (and expose my computer to) that I was really happy to find the gmail system.
although some of the spam still gets through, most of it is gone now.

]]> By: Alan Green http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59247 Alan Green Sun, 11 May 2008 18:55:26 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59247 There are differences in levels of relationship: - Email is generic business related: people knwo each other hardly. - "Social enterprise" websites (like Linkedin): business "relationships" - you know these people, but not so well, thus you want to stay in contact through a bypass system. - IM is at best between business people who have a long standing business relation or within the same company/corporation. - Texting (SMS) is bewteen collegues or when on travel with business partners. Is email death? Maybe for lead generation as this is push marketing (like Johan says May 11th, 2008 at 8:37 am). Now the era of pull marketing is emerging/starting: Pull people onto your website by content and links. These people are interested. Problem: you need to identify these website visitors, as only 2% to 3% will ever register on a webform, you need another method or service. Google "Website visitor identifcation" for finding such systems. Still white papers are top, as they bring interested leads with contact details. There are differences in levels of relationship:
- Email is generic business related: people knwo each other hardly.
- “Social enterprise” websites (like Linkedin): business “relationships” - you know these people, but not so well, thus you want to stay in contact through a bypass system.
- IM is at best between business people who have a long standing business relation or within the same company/corporation.
- Texting (SMS) is bewteen collegues or when on travel with business partners.

Is email death?
Maybe for lead generation as this is push marketing (like Johan says May 11th, 2008 at 8:37 am).
Now the era of pull marketing is emerging/starting: Pull people onto your website by content and links. These people are interested.
Problem: you need to identify these website visitors, as only 2% to 3% will ever register on a webform, you need another method or service.
Google “Website visitor identifcation” for finding such systems.

Still white papers are top, as they bring interested leads with contact details.

]]> By: Johan http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59245 Johan Sun, 11 May 2008 15:37:07 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59245 Email is as dead as push marketing is dead. Or as TV is dead. It will not die. It will become less important as we find new ways to communicate and share. People have choices and RSS is one of the examples. With RSS I decided to be pushed when I want to be pushed. But when you send me an email then I have no choice. And I can decide to ignore it as I ignore TV ads. Therefore communication is becoming free: a choice. Johan Email is as dead as push marketing is dead. Or as TV is dead. It will not die. It will become less important as we find new ways to communicate and share.

People have choices and RSS is one of the examples. With RSS I decided to be pushed when I want to be pushed. But when you send me an email then I have no choice. And I can decide to ignore it as I ignore TV ads.

Therefore communication is becoming free: a choice.

Johan

]]> By: Troy Bingham http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59240 Troy Bingham Fri, 09 May 2008 16:59:54 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59240 I would not be able to live without my email, There just needs to be a more exclusive channel for emails with permissions. lrmguru.blogspot.com I would not be able to live without my email, There just needs to be a more exclusive channel for emails with permissions.

lrmguru.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jacques Snyman http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59212 Jacques Snyman Mon, 05 May 2008 09:32:22 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59212 This thread has spawned some really intelligent observations and conversations. Have to agree to it definitely partly being a generational thing, as the youngsters are leaning towards mobile portability. Now one can expect this trend to reflect as they age and become more professional users of more conventional systems like good old email. The long term trend is towards mobile, saw an awesome tech post the other day where a concept cellphone / pda type device was described that actually molds itself to the arm of the user. Expect more and more integration on a personal level. This thread has spawned some really intelligent observations and conversations. Have to agree to it definitely partly being a generational thing, as the youngsters are leaning towards mobile portability. Now one can expect this trend to reflect as they age and become more professional users of more conventional systems like good old email.

The long term trend is towards mobile, saw an awesome tech post the other day where a concept cellphone / pda type device was described that actually molds itself to the arm of the user. Expect more and more integration on a personal level.

]]> By: Kelly McBride http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59210 Kelly McBride Sun, 04 May 2008 13:39:38 +0000 http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/05/01/i-email-dead/#comment-59210 Thanks, Bill, for a further definition of "threads". I haven't actually ever had a situation where numerous people were being cc'd in an email. I and the others with whom I communicate cc sparingly and then only when it's absolutely essential that someone else be included in the loop. I noticed that our management team in Australia wasn't familiar with the cc feature at all. Perhaps it's an American organizational tendency. In the academic environment in which I have been involved for many years, I find that "behind the firewall" as you mentioned is indeed a wondrous tool. The scientists and labs can share recent developments and insights as the experiments proceed with input from all parties. I second your motion that these are helpful applications of options other than email. My comment above was in reference to a sweeping negation of all things email. It truly is an effective communication method for many and the suggestion to expunge it rattled my rafters a bit. Thanks, Bill, for a further definition of “threads”.

I haven’t actually ever had a situation where numerous people were being cc’d in an email. I and the others with whom I communicate cc sparingly and then only when it’s absolutely essential that someone else be included in the loop. I noticed that our management team in Australia wasn’t familiar with the cc feature at all. Perhaps it’s an American organizational tendency.

In the academic environment in which I have been involved for many years, I find that “behind the firewall” as you mentioned is indeed a wondrous tool. The scientists and labs can share recent developments and insights as the experiments proceed with input from all parties. I second your motion that these are helpful applications of options other than email.

My comment above was in reference to a sweeping negation of all things email. It truly is an effective communication method for many and the suggestion to expunge it rattled my rafters a bit.

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