We print it on our business cards and stationery.
We give it out to (almost) anyone who asks for it.
We conduct research and gather valuable information with it.
We rely on it for communication with associates, friends and family.
“It” is e-mail. And there’s no denying that e-mail is as common of a communication tool as telephones — [...]
With tougher direct marketing laws for lead generating practices such as telemarketing, door-to-door solicitations, unsolicited email, and broadcast faxing, many small businesses are experiencing a painful, profit-whittling, shut down of their primary methods to generate new business. Even the old standby, direct mail, is being challenged with proposals for “do not mail” lists, similar to [...]