The thing is no one respects the CAN-SPAM act in high touch b2b sales, and no one cares about it.
Most people that are getting email addresses in this way are using it as a cheaper and more effective alternative to LinkedIn inmail, cold emails and cold calls are a great way to sell and if you do it right the recipient of the comms doesn't even care that you harvested their details.
Doing it right means the message is very targeted, and most of the time you have people or companies in common with the person you're reaching out to.
Most people that are getting email addresses in this way are using it as a cheaper and more effective alternative to LinkedIn inmail, cold emails and cold calls are a great way to sell and if you do it right the recipient of the comms doesn't even care that you harvested their details.
Doing it right means the message is very targeted, and most of the time you have people or companies in common with the person you're reaching out to.