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Attention Trump University Community:

 It has come to our attention that an online marketer crossed the spam line while using the Trump name and appearing to promote our programs.   This online marketer was not working under our approval or direction.  Trump University is against spam and practices only permission-based marketing. Spam is not our style, nor does it represent what Trump University is all about. Yes we want to spread the word about Trump University, but we avoid aggressively pushing our offerings to individuals who are not interested in our products.  We are in the process of rectifying this situation as quickly as we can.


In the meantime, my apologies for the spam and we hope you stand by us as we deal with this unfortunate situation.

Thanks for understanding.

Michael Sexton is President of Trump University.

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9 Comments

[-] Posted by user89187 on 02/08/2007 7:07 PM
Sue them!
[-] Posted by Daniela -Madrid on 02/08/2007 9:58 PM
Mr. Sexton,

perhaps the late hour make me a bit confuse about the spam line
at which you refer it soo generally. about people interesting in what
the University offer as knowledge no doubt!
Good night, but I will make a new survey to see what kind of spam affect soo much, what I meet until now in the blog..just one which seems as an Insider informed about Heidi...but from each point of view we splitt a bit and take the best class.are spams on which we can close the eyes a bit are not damaging trust or how we look at a situation or product. with injury*s ..this is another story.
Can a spam affect the Trump Brand? no way, but using the Trump name and promote...if promoting something positief ok, if did¨t charge undesearved money using or abusing the Trump name, than ok too,
(I have a surprise one time when via internet I*ve pay something and they charge it much more!! but gived back after 20 days).
A close up with the banks and safety systems for on line marketing and payements, surelly you know at best how to deal with such situation.
Dana
[-] Posted by Leesa for (c) DB7 International (LLC) on 02/10/2007 4:51 AM
For the discussion forums, could Barry Lenson please lead, advise and direct in regard to potential spam violations, as everyone, including myself seem to be swapping plenty of business info and support to each other.
What is the Trump definition of spam please?
[-] Posted by lightwayvez on 02/10/2007 5:10 AM
Yes I have noticed a number of schools whisk by for their moment of advertisement, if one wants to be a teacher for Trump's University and aspires to do so that is one thing but to promote a fringe business school on his site is just bad ethics and poor showmanship.
[-] Posted by lightwayvez on 02/10/2007 5:53 AM
Is random advertising of properties for sale not disrespective of Trump's company ? A chap popped in with a rather large stake for sale. On principal I would not touch it since I am here to be a student at Trump University not a customer looking for land ?

Having said that much what if it were that one of the students posted a piece of land for sale. To be fair I always respond to the posts with a critical eye to the approach each seller takes were it my assignment to have sold that house on the market.

I try to take the good with the bad and roll with the punches.
[-] Posted by lightwayvez on 02/10/2007 7:32 AM
Quotes from the forum:

RE: Who is Rick Mercer?
Today @ 06:50 AM EST
I have not received any correspondence to this effect but should you wish me to leave please feel free to submit your reply to Trump for his consideration. I respect any decision he might take.

I left my perspectives with him as well.

You can learn more about Rick Mercer by contacting either CBC or referencing the merid of news articles surrounding his new honorary appointment in the Canadian military. Rick Mercer is also a comedian who has developed a very tasteful career approaching issues that represent the people. Rick Mercer has a blog space online should you wish to learn more about him.

That Rick Mercer is offering a free tuition award to the loudest amateur I use his example as encouragement here when we discuss global support and add exchange students is not a new concept and one I brought to the table early this week. To me University is all about the exchange of ideas and information and it is in this way democracy unfolds.

It is my personal interest to support any student attending University, and most University's quote each other in the learning process.

Rick to me has been the essential Canadian definition of democracy for quite sometime now.

I did post an article that made comment to someone 'attempting' to sell Trump's property last week and I had to question the authenticity of said endeavor using Trump's name to such a piece of property as it was described. I had a sense Trump had not given his blessings in that property's reference.

In Trump's article the emphasis is not art but "brand".

In my comments I further went on to ask more about the property while suggesting other terms of sale be used such as the presentation of land etc without overstepping my boundaries to act on information only meant for Trump to question himself personally as it was his name used in conjunction with this property.

In short it was not my job to scare away customers, and without all the information I kept within the confines of my station as a student who can only comment about the information set before her.

(c) lightwayvez Isabelle Morgan

> I think Lighwayvez is the ARTFUL SPAMMER...read the definition of

> spamming, in reference to The Trump Blog.
> > What does this person, Rick Mercer, have to do with the content
> of my
> > post?
> > The MD

Last edited by lightwayvez: Today @ 07:25 AM EST

lightwayvez
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RE: Who is Rick Mercer?
Today @ 07:27 AM EST


Could it be that we need to shake ask Levine ?


> What does this person, Rick Mercer, have to do with the content of my

> post?
[-] Posted by Barry on 02/10/2007 8:39 AM
Re comment below from Leesa DB7, I am happy to try to help in any way I can. But I need to ask you, if you don't mind, for a little more clarification about the kind of information you need. Thanks! Barry Lenson, Executive Editor, Trump University.
[-] Posted by Leesa for (c) DB7 International (LLC) on 02/10/2007 4:07 PM
I think my mind is dizzy from the rhetorics of reverse writing of saturation of Canadian popjournalism ...or as Grampa would label " ass backward."
One can assume the deliberation of Canadian spam in disguised eloquence.
Business is a numbers game, so dig deep to define who's being paid...
For Barry Lenson, I was hoping he could turn up the volume of the Star Spangled Banner.
[-] Posted by lightwayvez on 02/20/2007 9:00 AM
Here I found a relatively informative link related to "Spam and the Trump Brand"

It is referred to as "brand spoofing"

http://www.cba.ca/en/ViewDocument.asp?fl=3&sl=308&tl=312&docid=570
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