GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 44 - July 2019

#4 nwalker 18 February 2019, 3:09 a.m. Private Member I don’t mind saying that someone starts their e-mails to me with bud, buddy, mate and matey, all before I even met the guy. I’ve since met him and he’s young, so probably hasn’t learned the correct etiquette. You have to remember that some of us are from a different generation (God, that makes me sound old). The 20-somethings are used to communicating this way. They’ve been brought up with communication shorthand on social media. I’m not saying this is right, but can explain where the problem begins. I’ve tried to read some of my children’s texts and such, and it’s like a different language! “ Reply With Quote #3 luckyga 18 February 2019, 3:03 a.m. Public Member I also receive these sort of e-mails all the time. It goes to show, among a whole host of other issues (regular late/non payments, T&C changes, ignored e-mails to name a few), just how unprofessional the industry generally is. “ Reply With Quote #2 sweetbet 18 February 2019, 1:33 a.m. Private Member That’s what annoys me the most. As soon as I see that the person hasn’t even bothered to look at my site and see that I am already promoting them, then I simply delete the e-mail and don’t bother replying. “ Reply With Quote Originally Posted by Topboss “If this person had bothered to check, they would actually see that we are already affiliates of theirs and have their brand plastered all over our site!” #6 Harry69 18 February 2019, 4:28 a.m. Public Member Personally, I agree — I think “hey bud” is too familiar if the person has never met or spoken to you. As you already work with them and you even have them displayed on your site, this affiliate manager just sounds like a lazy bum. They should at least look at your site before contacting you. I’d put their e-mail into junk. “ Reply With Quote #5 Topboss 18 February 2019, 4:07 a.m. Private Member You are so right, and that is one of the thoughts that crossed my mind. The younger generation tend to use “cellphone speak” and have probably never actually been taught business etiquette, so are none the wiser. I remember when my son (fresh out of varsity) started working for us. He also used to send e-mails that I could hardly decipher half the time, so I eventually sat down with him and actually gave him “e-mail etiquette” lessons. Sounds funny, but I honestly believe there should actually be courses of that nature offered for the younger generation, especially if they are going to be dealing with older people or working for a corporate company. “ Reply With Quote #7 Vargoso 18 February 2019, 8:00 a.m. Spanish Forum Moderator Maybe this is lack of an introduction for new employees? Maybe someone just says, “Hey, go and get as many new websites as you can.” I do some e-mail work too. Can’t say it’s perfect, but I take a look at the website I’m e-mailing first, ask other team members if we already work with them, etc. 47 G P W A t i m e s . o r g