Does clicking links in emails affect your SEO?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Nickey Pickorita: It doesn`t they are trolling you, just focus on basics like Technical SEO, On-Page SEO and Link Building.
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  Zoran Jozić: Thanks Nickey Pickorita . I`d expect trolls in just about any corner of the Internet, but not in this group. Oh boy, was I wrong.
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  David Kutcher: Zoran Jozić who`s trolling you? We`re just having fun in giving you the answer
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  Zoran Jozić: Just pass me by David Kutcher and have fun with somebody else.
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  Jim Munro: Zoran Jozić. Sorry mate. I regret that this occurred.
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  Zoran Jozić: Hey Jim Munro , no worries. It`s not your fault.
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  Dennis Dubner: Grey hat 🎩: email can link to an actual Google search with prepopulated Brand name + desired page title so people land in a search result instead of an actual web page. Brand search frequency is big ranking factor. Don’t remember the name of a large coffee shop chain who got deindexed for Manipulating the rankings in this way. So the answer is Yes, email can have an impact on SEO if you’d like to take risk. I wouldn’t.
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  Zoran Jozić: Thanks Dennis Dubner. I agree: it`s too risky. Is there any way it could have a positive impact just by taking to the site directly, say a number of visits or something?
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  Dennis Dubner: Zoran Jozić I don’t think so.
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  Zoran Jozić: Dennis Dubner Thanks! I appreciate your taking the time to answer the question.