Anyone get frustrated with...

[M-I-Coug]

the constant "Alumni Verification Requested".....emails, postcards and phone calls?

Every five years or so, (a for profit business), a third party vendor in conjunction with the WSU Alumni Association, will hammer you to "update your profile" and tell your story.

The problem is...this is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Why? The real fundamental reason why this family owned third party vendor hounds you with postcards and emails is to get you to buy their directory.

Fine, open up your wallet and buy the directory, and the WSU Alumni does get a percentage of the sale.

Is the directory worth it. My observation. No. Not worth the money they want. This is a sales solicitation gimmick.

I am so frustrated with the weekly postcards, and emails for a business that is hounding and sociliatiing.....a sale. I just don't like there approach.

BTW, I have not found a way to have them remove me off their list. Bottom line, this is a sales type of thing, and the Alumni Association gets a percentage. Understand they need some financial love, but the approach is horrible. Anyone else frustrated? By the way, the campaign started in March and goes to September. The book comes out in April on 2026, and if you buy it.....good luck ever looking at it a second time.

Marketing solicitation gimmick, for a book (or directory), that will end up in some box as clutter junk.

 

[M-I-Coug]

Update: Go to the solicitation email and hit unsubscribe. This unsubscribes from the vendor, not WSU Alumni Assoc.

Done. Now how does one unsubscribe from the bi-monthly postcards?

 

[Coug90]

It’s moving to the board too. They got Loyal working for them now too.

 

[M-I-Coug]

Nobody wants to do business with companies that are sneaky and deceiving.

"We have a truck in the area, wanted to know if we could stop by and give you a quote." Liar. You don't have a truck in the area. Don't white lie. Tell the truth.

If these guys were to be honest and transparent, maybe they would sell more directories?

"Hey, we are publsishing an alumni directory, and there's space to tell your story. Are you interested in picking up a copy for you and your family? No, instead...they have to deceive the public to have a solicitation conversation.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

the constant "Alumni Verification Requested".....emails, postcards and phone calls?

Every five years or so, (a for profit business), a third party vendor in conjunction with the WSU Alumni Association, will hammer you to "update your profile" and tell your story.

k.

It’s moving to the board too. They got Loyal working for them now too.

And here I thought I was the only one. I've gotten 4 or 5 of those postcards. I updated my contact info with the AA some time ago. I get the WSM again, and they obviously know my contact info (the postcards), and I get the email AA updates. Still haven't called the 800 number off the postcards, and now I won't.

And 90 - don't drag me into this shit. I haven't done anything.

 

[95coug]

Yeah, the postcards are annoying. Also seems counterproductive - how much are they spending on postage?

In the end, they’re relatively easy to ignore. They don’t even make it into the house, I drop them in the shredder in the garage.

After the 2nd one I checked to confirm what it is, and also logged into the alumni association site to make sure my info was up to date. I’m 100% sure the university knows how to find me if they needed to, but since the AA and Foundation aren’t exactly the same as actual WSU, I figured there was a chance they might not have the most current information. They do.

So does athletics…and they’re starting to annoy me with calls and voice mails about tickets and donations. How many times do I have to not answer before they get the hint?

 

[Coug90]

And here I thought I was the only one. I've gotten 4 or 5 of those postcards. I updated my contact info with the AA some time ago. I get the WSM again, and they obviously know my contact info (the postcards), and I get the email AA updates. Still haven't called the 800 number off the postcards, and now I won't.

And 90 - don't drag me into this shit. I haven't done anything.

Yeah besides your 1960s trivia for Coug verification like 2 days ago 😂