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In a year where loss, grief, technology and identity have been at the forefront of the national conversation, the budding trend of email opt-outs are for many both a welcome change and a sign of what may lie ahead. (Jordan Kirchner)
Mackenzie Walton’s first Father’s Day without her dad was shaping up to be tough. Then the marketing emails hit.
“I saw some ‘Don’t forget Dad!’ messaging and panicked because I hadn’t bought him a present, which led to some ugly crying in the bathroom at work when I abruptly remembered why I hadn’t been shopping yet,” the Cincinnati-based freelance editor told NPR over email.
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The small but growing trend is seen as a welcome acknowledgement of people who are grieving, as well as a sign that email marketing is becoming increasingly personalized and socially conscious.
In A Grief-Filled Year, Brands From Etsy To Pandora Let You Skip Mother’s Day Emails
By Rachel Treisman
May 7, 2021
Mackenzie Walton’s first Father’s Day without her dad was shaping up to be tough. Then the marketing emails hit.
“I saw some ‘Don’t forget Dad!’ messaging and panicked because I hadn’t bought him a present, which led to some ugly crying in the bathroom at work when I abruptly remembered why I hadn’t been shopping yet,” the Cincinnati-based freelance editor told NPR over email.