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Why email success starts with a clean subscriber list

Association Success

Way back when, before the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 , we were able to send out emails with the voracity of water coming out of a firehose. Since 2003, additional legislation regulating how businesses manage customer data has been enacted. This is actually a good thing. Clean and Compliant. Measure What Matters. is considered good.

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Four Ways That Ratings Changed Video Games Forever

Associations Now

Instead of letting that happen, the gaming industry sprung into action, launching the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) in April 1994, which was renamed the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) in 2003. As a result, the industry has continued to grow while better managing censorship concerns.

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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

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Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive. Use marketing and email software that adds opt-out links to emails and will automatically update your records to remove opted-out donors from your mailing lists.