The All Time Design Spam Problem: Shady Marketing Strategy

All Time Design spam will arrive your inbox weekly. They won’t let you unsubscribe to the emails you never asked to receive. That’s their “strategy.”

The All Time Design Spam Problem

All Time Design isn’t some Viagra shop or Canadian pharmacy. The company offers remote, low-cost design services. They’re based in Singapore and have a U.S. office in Newark, Delaware.

Their marketing strategy seems to be as follows:

1. Purchase email lists. (Do not, do not, do not do this — here’s why.)
2. Create a sender email address associated with either a real person or a fake person. (In this case, the emails come from Jason Hauer, jason@alltimedesign.com, Head of Growth at All Time Design. Weirdly, Jason Hauer introduces himself in one email as Fazal. Spam is hard.)
3. Blast everyone on that email list weekly until one of two things occurs: (1) you purchase their services or (2) you close your email account and retire to Fiji.
4. Include no “unsubscribe” or opt-out option for the emails you never subscribed to in the first place. (See #3.)

Mailchimp, Mailer Lite, Constant Contact, and other legit email service providers enforce anti-spam laws, including the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act. They require you to include an unsubscribe link in the campaign emails you send. If a company lets you buy bulk lists and email those lists without including an opt-out link, that company is a shady email blast service provider.

In short, the All Time Design spam problem stems is born of (1) in-house initiatives or (2) the strategies recommended by their marketing agency. Let’s explore this idea further.

What Do You Want Your Brand to Look Like?

Some companies aren’t interested in organic, on-page SEO options. They also don’t want to build their email lists in a legit fashion, create backlinks from other sites, or pay for ads.

These companies hire marketing firms that buy email lists. They spam the masses, include no opt-out links in their emails, and hope some of those emails convert. Or they skip the marketing firm altogether and handle the spamming on their own. Jason Hauer may be part of the All Time Design spam team. Or he may work for the spam marketing agency that supports All Time Design. Or he may be a made up person. Who knows.

In other words, All Time Design isn’t alone here. With 32 million businesses in the U.S. alone, you can be sure that several million are on the spam track.

Now, companies that want fast cash tend to focus on the “here and now” vs. long-term revenue. The best way to get your spam show up and running quickly is to hire the shadiest marketing company you can find. They’ll call their efforts captive audience marketing. They’ll call themselves growth hackers and innovative strategists. Then they’ll do the least innovative, most hacker-like thing in the world and spam the known universe until they close some business.

Buying email lists and then blasting emails to unsuspecting audiences is spammy. People don’t weeding through piles of crap they never requested. Do you really want to be that guy?

Consider exploring legit ways to build traffic to your site and legit ways to build an email list. You’ll reinforce your good name, and you won’t feel icky. Win-win.

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All Time Design Spam Problem Emails

Here’s a sampling of the All Time Design spam emails I’ve received from Jason Hauer (on the off chance that you’re already not intimately familiar with what a spam email campaign looks like).

On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 9:42 AM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
Carolyn,

We know the perfect combination of color and imagery to create the best visual representation of your brand.

You will know once you take a look at our portfolio.

I understand that trying a new service for your business might be scary and that’s why we want to make this absolutely reliable.

You can try our 14 days complimentary trial to check the quality of design and services. If you think that we are not fit for your business we would return your entire payment back.

How about we get on a quick call at your best time to discuss your design requirements? Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Aug 7, 2021 at 3:47 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:

Hi there Carolyn,

High-quality graphic design is an essential part of effective marketing communications. With so many companies vying for attention it can be difficult to stand out from the crowd.

We are dedicated to helping you make lasting impressions on your existing and potential customers.

I would appreciate it if you could take a look at our portfolio to learn more about our limitless graphic design services. Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

Try us for two weeks and if you aren’t satisfied with our work we’ll return your money.

Thank you for your time, I look forward to welcoming you to all time design services.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 3:47 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
I’m reaching out because I have several ideas of how you can stand out from your competitors and attract potential customers with our brilliant and outstanding designs. Check out our portfolio to see how we are doing it at All Time Design.

Would it be okay for me to reach out later this week or next week to share those ideas with you? Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

If you would love to know more or have any queries just reply to this email and we will make sure to reach out to you at the earliest.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Jul 24, 2021 at 3:50 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
Hi Carolyn,

I understand that you’re busy so I’ll keep this brief.

I would be happy if you could pick a moment out of your busy schedule to see what we are doing at all time design services by clicking on the below link.

Would you or anyone else involved with content marketing at your company be interested in hearing more about All Time Design’s flat-rate limitless graphic design services? Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

I’d be happy to arrange a call during which a member of our team can give more information about what we do and demo how easy it is to make design requests via our platform.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 3:52 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
Dear Carolyn,

I hope you’re doing well! I was just wondering if you had an opportunity to check our portfolio?

As a graphic design agency, All Time Design is ready to help your company meet its content marketing & design needs.

I’ll also point out that we offer a 14-day trial period that will allow you to get a feel for our platform and the quality of our work. Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

Hope to hear from you.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 3:55 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
Hi Carolyn,

Just a quick follow up to my previous email in which I introduced All Time Design & our fixed-rate graphic design service.

Did you get a chance to take a look at our portfolio?

I think we can add value to your content marketing efforts and I’d be happy to discuss how. If you have any questions about All Time Design simply respond to this email and let’s get a conversation going! Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

All the best,
Jason Hauer

On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 4:49 PM “Jason Hauer” <jason@alltimedesign.co> wrote:
Hey there Carolyn,

Fazal from All Time Design here. We’re a Limitless Graphic Design agency with an unorthodox business model and we’re keen to talk about how your company could benefit from our service.

For a flat monthly fee of $424 we offer…

• Limitless graphic designs & revisions
• A wide range of design services from social media ads to web banners, infographics to posters, brochures and more.
• Regular contact with our team of experienced graphic designers
• Faster turnaround time.

I would appreciate it if you could take a look at our portfolio. If you have any questions regarding our service, scope of work, or how to take advantage of our 2-week trial simply reply to this email.

How about we get on a quick call? Schedule a meeting here on my calendar.

I appreciate your time!

All the best,
Jason Hauer