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Heartbreakingly I am one of those people who has to send persistent corporate emails such as the ones seen above. However, to be fair, all I'm doing is asking for invoices, and if people don't send me invoices they won't get paid, so it is in their interest to reply.

But yeah, I don't know of many feelings much more demotivating than having to ask someone to do something multiple times. It seems Jesse has an incredibly unrewarding job. I feel sorry for her. I hope it pays well, because, although she might not realise it yet, but Jesse would probably get more job satisfaction from stacking shelves in Tesco - a job with tangible results!

Arney | 06.03.20 - 7:27 a.m. | #

Isn't Jesse a boy's name? (Jesse James, Jesse Jackson...)

Sarah | Homepage | 06.03.20 - 7:46 a.m. | #

Maybe a creative spelling of Jessie.

I didn't think people were called Dwight these days.

Anonymous | 06.03.20 - 7:53 a.m. | #

Re-Jesse - how does this process start? is there some bot crawling around for broken links?, but they must be specific broken links? otherwise they'd have a deluge of results? but is Jesse real or just another part of the process? does a real human only get involved if there is a reply?

Is sending you e-mails effectively artificial activity? so the client can be told 'we have contacted x number of sites'? knowing full well that the likelihood of checking is low?

Still Anon | 06.03.20 - 8:08 a.m. | #

Thanks for sharing DG. I can also relate to the first commentator (having worked in PR) that it often isn't a rewarding job, and you know your email "reaching out as I feel you might be interested in [this story etc]..." is never going to be replied to - but your manager has drawn up a list and so if you don't at least get a reply you haven't finished the task (therefore the fault really lies with an idiotic manager who doesn't appreciate the message in your comment that "maybe this target website/newspaper isn't the most suitable"). Strange how there are a few industries/jobs that don't really add that much value.

Marco | 06.03.20 - 8:40 a.m. | #

Cold emailing is on a slightly better level than cold calling - at least on the recipient's part you can ignore it without it intruding too much onto your life, and for the sender, they don't actually have to speak to (and potentially get an earful from) anyone!

My spam is mostly from an email I used in America and is mostly mass sent - particularly grating is the one I'm currently getting weekly about how the place for my teen on some national sports *program* won't be held for much longer!

Cornish Cockney | 06.03.20 - 9:48 a.m. | #

Probably just me being old fashioned but the "Hey" greeting is usually enough for me to not continue reading and to hit delete.

Tim | 06.03.20 - 10:39 a.m. | #

Look on the bright side. If nothing else, those spam advertising emails give DG something to have a right good moan about every now and then, and we all enjoy his withering sarcasm about them.

Not being a blogger myself, all I get in my inbox is those strange Russian links to pharmaceuticals I have no interest in, at bargain basement prices. I suppose someone must bite more than just occasionally, or they wouldn't persist in it.

Arlu | 06.03.20 - 12:23 p.m. | #

I read old posts on occasion, and find it fascinating to see which links have died. I once came across a link to a URL which had become a porn site with a very explicit front page instead. It was but two clicks away from the right-hand side bar, but I don't recall which, now. Perhaps it's already moved on too, but it goes to show the remarkable staying power of this blog.

NickW | 06.03.20 - 3:03 p.m. | #

The fact that each email starts with 'Hey,' or 'Hi there' really grinds my batmobile's gears.

I have that in the office when people dont know your name and they want something at Wayne Enterprises. 'Hey can you'..... What my name

Bruce Wayne | 06.03.20 - 5:31 p.m. | #

They are using a tool like http://reply.io, for £50 a month they can upload a list and send the same 5 messages to 1000's of people with the options of a mail merge to make it look personal. Reply stop or un subscribe and the tool removes you.

Bloody annoying when they just upload the wrong list and still annoying when it's the right list.

Tim m | 07.03.20 - 9:39 a.m. | #











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