I want to market approved diabetic supply to diabetic patients in USA
through email. How can I get e-mails and send them an offer to
purchase?

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 05 Mar 2006 14:50 PST

I advise against doing that. Sending unsolicited commercial e-mails is
considered illegal in many states.

Scriptor

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Clarification of Question by diahelp-ga on 05 Mar 2006 15:06 PST

Ok. Thanks. BTW can I send emails of very specific questionnaire which
will NOT ask for anything to buy?

Dear Diahelp, 

There are several ways to get people to actually give you their email
address of their own will, and getting their agreement to receive
promotional materials from you.

Basically, email marketing here is not different than marketing in the
"brick-and mortar" environment. You have to create some sort of
incentive that would encourage people to give their email/snail
mailing address.

This could be, for example, creating a sweepstakes/competition on your
website. One of the conditions should be to fill a questionaire, which
will include information you'd like to collect from potential
customers.

Another such promotional idea would be to give samples of your product
(or some other promotional product) away to "every 3rd person" (or
whatever) entering. After creating such an incentive, you can contact
sites that specialise in advertising freebies/competitions (search for
these terms on Google, there are thousands such sites) and let them
know of your competition.

See, for example: 
Sweepstakes
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=sweepstakes&btnG=Search>
 
Freebies
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=freebies&btnG=Search> 

You can also check for sites/newsletters that are targeting diabetes
patients, advertising your product.

Diabetes Newsletter
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=diabetes+newsletter&spell=1> 

Diabetes Mailing List
<://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=diabetes+%22mailing+list%22&btnG=Search> 

About Diabetes
<http://diabetes.about.com/> 

Lifetips: Diabetes
<http://diabetes.lifetips.com/> 

I hope this answers your question. Please contact me if you need any
clarification on this answer before you rate it.