Famous inboxes #1 Darth Vader

Latest posts | Feed | | By Mark Brownlow

Every now and then I have a bad day. In this case thanks to difficulties understanding why Postini might dislike my closed loop opt-in email newsletter. This is my therapy...the future of email marketing in a galaxy far far away...

More in this series: Voldemort | Sauron | Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Darth Vader's inbox

[This post brought to you by Campaigner Email Marketing]
Permalink | January 27, 2009 | 13 comment(s)
Get posts like this: as an RSS feed | biweekly email | via Twitter

13 Comments:

Nice to see that Spam reaches even galaxies far, far, away.
By Anonymous, on 27 January, 2009

Now if we could just find a way to make all our spam redirect to Darth Vader's inbox, we'd be happy campers.
By Dave, on 28 January, 2009

I like the "Spacebook." Nice touch.
By Neil Anuskiewicz, Business Development Director, on 29 January, 2009

Oh, I love it. "RE: You Suck" from Obi-Wan might be the best...
By Jesse Holt, on 29 January, 2009

Hi,

I'm out of the office at a wookie extermination conference this week. If your query is important then you can call me on my mobile 079 327 7847.

The 'force' sucks

Darth
By Mickelodian, on 29 January, 2009

Thanks everyone.

Mickelodian - I like that...gives me an idea for a future post, too.
By Mark Brownlow, on 30 January, 2009

Unbelievably funny Mark! I mean so good that I double-checked to see if you had written it. Abandon this email stuff and move to Hollywood immediately.
By Michael Katz | Blue Penguin, on 09 February, 2009

Interesting, Michael, but the Darth Vader link in the newsletter got 3 times the clicks of any of the other (serious) articles. There's a lesson there?
By Mark Brownlow, on 10 February, 2009

Actually, I find this consistently across all types of newsletter, my own and those of my clients. No matter how "serious" the subject matter, the highest clicks are always the diversions.

A good reminder that no matter what profession your target audience is, beneath it all they are all humans and we humans like to have fun!
By Michael Katz | Blue Penguin, on 10 February, 2009

This is hilarious.
You can do more, with Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Dr. Evil, etc.!

(Geek correction, though: Star Wars would not be "the future of" email - remember, it was "long ago, in a galaxy far away." Contrary to many Sci-Fi writers, Lukas set his yarn in the distant PAST, not the future.)

Best,
Greg Churilov
http://www.wootheweb.com
By Greg, on 12 February, 2009

Greg, don't give the plan away! There are indeed more in the pipeline...

When I did the Vader one, I had a nagging suspicion that I'd get something wrong. You found me out!

One person did give this a negative ranking at a social media site on the basis that Vader would never go to a garage run by someone called Jabba.
By Mark Brownlow, on 12 February, 2009

So this is the sort of post my unemployment taxes purchase. huh??
By Anonymous, on 17 February, 2009

Yep, two more posts like this and they'll cut my benefits.
By Mark Brownlow, on 17 February, 2009

Comments closed during migration to a new blog platform in early May