Promega eNotes for January 2007
I received an email and decided to check out Promera’s eNotes. In the blurb I saw a product I might be interested in. I clicked the link and up comes the dreaded “Registration” page.
Q-How badly did I want to find out about this product?
A-Not that much.
It is interesting that this question (scenario) was addressed on a recent SAB survey. Why can’t I browse the site without registering? I don’t have to register at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc. if I’m just looking. So, Promega and anyone else who demands registration: rethink your policy! I just added Promega to my spam filter-all future emails will go straight to the junk mail.
Posted on Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 12:15 am Categorized as:General You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
January 19th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I received the same e-mail message from Promega. Not sure what you’re talking about - Promega’s website doesn’t require registration to view products or pricing! Promega is a decent company with a decent website. Their eNotes newsletter is both informative and timely… it’s a shame that you’d consider it spam.
January 19th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Thnaks for your comment but the link I received took me to a country page and then a registration page. When it comes down to it, I’d say ~99.9% of email I get from companies is spam (and I do use Promega products).
January 21st, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I checked today at eNotes and I was not asked to register. I’m not sure why so I’ll issue a (partial) apology. However, it still tastes like spam to me.
Hint: If you attend a vendor show don’t give your name to anyone even if there is a 1:10000000000 chance to win an iPOD.