Re: Euro TV
Manny Vellon (mannyv@microsoft.com)
Mon, 18 Sep 95 08:34:11 PDT
>> Actually, I hate to disappoint here, but at least one law firm has
>> successfully advertized in "inappropriate" newsgroups to its
>> advantage. They got thousands of mail bombs, but the 1% of people who
>> responded positively was still worth about $400,000 worth of business.
>>
>> Funny, I don't recall hearing of any other stories since then. Maybe
>> the public perception tactic actually worked?
Unfortunately, the last I heard, the firm was now advising others (for
a fee) on how to do internet advertising. I don't think they're
recommending the spam approach, however.