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[MediaPost | Online Media News] I read a lot of posts about email marketing, yet I find we tend to simply repackage ideas, tips and thought leadership that have been discussed already. Think about the topics you hear about -- mail strategy, personalization, segmentation, frequency, permission, rich media -- and how many different ways these topics have been spun.

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