Friday, January 16th, 2009
Package planning is essential to a successful direct mail marketing campaign. Will it include a letter, sell sheet, coupon, and business reply envelope? Perhaps you’ll be using a postcard. How big? How small? What creative [Read More]
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Direct mail marketing isn’t just for selling magazine subscriptions, collectibles, nutritional supplements, or Chia Pets. It’s been used to market everything from life insurance to lawn care services to restaurants — even $35 million corporate [Read More]
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Forty years ago, a marketer could put together a media plan for a new-product launch in a few hours. Today that’s just impossible. Markets are more fragmented, and there are far more media channels. [Read More]
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
The uncertainty of the current economy has everyone a bit nervous, including your boss. But as a marketing professional, you know your organization can’t stop reaching out to customers and best prospects. That’s because they’re [Read More]
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Whether you’re an Internet marketer or a generalist, turning prospects into buyers is a top priority. Many marketers continually test the success of their various integrated marketing communication campaigns, and one of the most frequently [Read More]
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Catching undeliverable direct mail before it leaves your door is one of the easiest and most effective ways to save on postage and production costs and also help reduce the impact on the environment. Before [Read More]
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
A recent study by the Direct Mail Marketing Association found that nearly 70 percent of consumers prefer to receive announcements and information on new products from companies they are familiar with via conventional mail, versus [Read More]
Friday, July 18th, 2008
When it comes to building brand equity with customers, Tisch says, companies must embrace new strategic communication tools and deliver deeply rewarding experiences. [Read More]
Friday, June 27th, 2008
The only ways to increase direct marketing ROI are to reduce the mailing cost of the direct mail offer, increase the response rate, or increase the size of the average order. There are many direct [Read More]
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Today’s world is filled with savvy consumers. They know how to find the best deals. They’re up on all the latest trends. And if there’s a hot new product on the market, they don’t want [Read More]