"The Complete Guide to E-mail Marketing: How to Create Successful, Spam-free Campaigns to Reach Your Target Audience and Increase Sales" was selected as a "Notable" finisher in the 2008 Competition in the "Business" Category.

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Most books that promise to be the only manual you need to succeed, do one of two things; either deliver the goods or not. Brown's Email Marketing Guide delivers and more. While some authors make a point of burying valid information towards the back of the book, Brown makes a point of introducing the material in an orderly and logical manner. Brown has put together one of the most thorough and complete books on the vast subject of email marketing. I will definitely recommend it to my friends and business associates.

and it's 5 stars for this book, since here we get clear, easy to follow, and good advices to follow, and we have good selection of experts and good advices. If you plan buy a book on e-mail marketing this one will be good choice.

Also, I need to say, that as good was this book - same bad was another this author's book - The Ultimate Guide to Search Engine Marketing: Pay Per Click Advertising Secrets Revealed

in this book, advices are or outdated, or even wrong, experts so called "advices" are nothing else but sales letters, and it is clear enough, that Search Engine Marketing is not a thing what this author knows.

But this book e-mail marketing, is clearly one of the best till now written on the topic.

With the passing of the CAN-SPAM Act in 2003, it has grown more difficult to legitimately market through email. This book addresses this issue and many others with regard to email marketing. Mr. Brown provides a comprehensive guide to marketing your business or product through email, while navigating spam filters. This book is written for legitimate businesses with legitimate products and services to sell.

Mr. Brown describes how to grow your business through your website. Additional topics covered include how to write an effective sales email, search engine optimization (SEO), and to effectively target your emails. The book includes a glossary of terms and numerous case studies.

I liked this book. It is available for just about anyone. Whether you are an online merchant or a traditional retailer. There is something there for you.

We are given an in depth history of the internet. I never knew it was first used by the military. Then there are when the first emails were sent. Totally mind boggling.

Bruce gives us the low down on four major areas of online marketing:

Paid search advertisements (pay per click)
Banner adverts
Classified ads
Email marketing

Interweaved within all this are case studies that show how the best systems work. Chapter 15 is jam packed with them too.

The author, Bruce Brown teaches how to write an effective email. He starts with the subject line then gets around to the best day to send it. We all know why Mondays are not a good day and most of us can figure out why Fridays are not another good day.

Wait till you find out which is the best day and why. The best time for sending emails are 7am-10:30am. We also get a free treat. That is website optimization tools and some web design helps. The addresses are all in his book.

As usual Bruce gives us a glossary. But because this book is such an easy read you won't need it. I think it is there just in case.

When you think of unsolicited e-mails that provide information, you think spam, right? That's what I thought, until I read this book. In reality, e-mail marketing can be an extremely useful marketing technique for legitimate comapnies if it is done right, and can match people with specific interests to services or products that they will actually benefit from. In his book, Bruce C. Brown simplifies the steps to setting up an e-mail marketing campaign for a small or large company, and tells which companies will benefit the most. He admits that it is not for everyone, and explains the difference between spam and a focused, results-oriented e-mail campaign.

In an increasingly technology driven world, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in marketing their business on the internet. As someone who knows little about the vast world of internet jargon, this book simplified everything for me from HTML coding to the history of the internet, starting from the 1960's. I found this book to be informative and hit the high points of e-mail marketing, and it provided a step-by-step account of how to launch a successful marketing campaign. Brown has personal experience with e-mail marketing and shares certain downfalls and successes that he ran into with his own business. He gets right down to the details like what to put in the subject line of your e-mail to attract reader's attention and ultimately more customers to your business.

Some of the chapter titles include Opt-in & Opt-out, How to Create & Grow your E-Mail Lists, Target & Segment Your Audience, and The Future of E-mail Marketing. Brown devotes a whole chapter to spam, explaining the difference between this and legitimate e-mail campaigns, and he also includes case studies and an easy-to-understand glossary of technical terms. This book provided me with useful insight into the world of e-mail marketing, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in promoting their company or even just anyone who wants to learn more about the internet.