What is your best strategy for managing your marketing budget in times of economic uncertainty? Is it to put your mailings on hold until things get better, or is it to get creative and take advantage of existing opportunities? Our experience is that, even when the economy tightens, businesses get creative with their marketing and [...]
According to research from Parse.ly, 68.7% of content marketers’ decisions come from other teams’ requests. The sales department wants to support the latest product rollout. Management intends to defend its year-end goals. Everyone has a finger in the pie. To be successful, content marketers must do more than fulfill everyone else’s wish lists. By setting [...]
Want to know what’s moving and shaking in the direct mail market? You can’t go wrong by looking to Who’s Mailing What!, a database of nearly 200,000 direct mail pieces scanned and analyzed by text, images, vertical market, and more. Recently, WMW! analyzed its database and found that the copy used in direct mail today [...]
Have you ever noticed that you naturally want to return the favor when someone does something nice for you? As human beings, it’s a reaction that is wired into us, and it can be tapped as part of your direct mail strategy. It’s called “the rule of reciprocity.” The rule of reciprocity is why fitness [...]
As we move from the pandemic to the endemic phase of COVID-19, the U.S. economy has been surprisingly resilient. Sales have rebounded, and businesses and consumers are spending. But the supply chain hasn't recovered as quickly as demand, and shoppers often find limited supplies of everything from consumer electronics to toys. These disruptions have affected [...]
Booklets are a professional way to display a lot of different types of information. A product catalog, a project portfolio, a brand’s story and more can be crafted into a sophisticated marketing and branding piece for all businesses. As a brand, you want your target audience and existing clients to hold on to your booklet. [...]
By personalizing your direct mail pieces, you can increase response rates and cart sizes, too. But if you're new to personalization, the design process can seem intimidating. Here is a short "to do" list of common oversights to watch for. Use the correct data, not more data. The more data you have on your customers, [...]
We have all seen them at one time or another. The not-so-illusive yard sign has been a staple marketing tool for both professional and personal use for many years. Garage sales, graduation parties and “For Sale By Owner” signs populate homeowner yards all year round, helping bring attention to a passerby in hopes that a [...]
Are you planning a multichannel marketing campaign? Automatically assuming you will be pairing direct mail with email? How about pairing direct mail with social media instead? Haven’t thought about it? Maybe you should. What makes direct mail and social media so complementary? Higher levels of customer engagement, regardless of channel, lead to strong customer loyalty [...]
Tradeshows are here…are you ready or need a refresh to your design? We have put together popular strategies to be your survival guide to successful tradeshow marketing. Utilizing one or more of these ideas will help boost your tradeshow attendee engagement and potentially bring in new leads for your brand. When planning for tradeshow [...]
