An acknowledgment of a subscription or information request. “Confirmation” can be either a company statement that the email address was successfully placed on a list, or a subscriber’s agreement that the subscribe request was genuine and not faked or automatically generated by a third party.

Combining Email Marketing with Other Types of Marketing
Whether you choose to do your marketing online or offline, one thing does not change. This is the concept that no single marketing strategy will be as effective as a combination of two or more marketing strategies.