by Summer Gould | Jan 18, 2021 | Direct Mail
Your direct mail is only effective when people remember it and take action. You can drive response when your direct mail is remembered. How often do your direct mail results end up not meeting your expectations? Does your direct mail resonate with your prospects and customers or fall flat? Do they understand and remember what you said? If not, you have a big problem. In order to avoid this you need to be creating direct mail that resonates. Let’s take a look at what you can do to reach maximum results.
by Summer Gould | Jan 4, 2021 | Direct Mail
Direct mail data is the backbone to a great direct mail campaign. It is essential to have clean and accurate data in order to run personalized campaigns. Now days, marketers have access to more data than ever before, but that is not always a good thing. So first we will go over common data problems, then we will discuss what your data should be doing for you.
by Summer Gould | Dec 21, 2020 | Direct Mail
Great direct mail marketing execution leads to better response rates. Many marketers are great at generating direct mail ideas, building creative and strategy, but when it comes to execution, they fail. Let’s face it, failure is not an option, so build a great execution plan as you build your creative. We have put together some tips for you.
by Summer Gould | Dec 7, 2020 | Direct Mail
Direct mail has been around for a very long time. Therefore, we often see mail pieces that are boring or left unchanged for years. If you continue to send the same old pieces you have been mailing over and over you will see a drop in your response rates. You must create new, fresh, engaging and creative direct mail pieces to get the results you need. Many times, we get the following question: “Why should I continue to mail with all the other channel options?” The simple answer is because it works!
by Summer Gould | Nov 23, 2020 | Direct Mail
You may wish to call me crazy, but I look forward to getting my mail. Since I work with direct mail all the time, I like to see what others are doing. Of course, I am super critical of what I receive; looking at the condition it is in, if there is personalization, if there are errors and if it captures my attention. Every year I expect the mail people send to get better, however I am often disappointed. As marketers we need to do better! Have you been keeping an eye on your mailbox? What worked on you? I keep a stash of the ones that worked on me for reference on client projects. Let’s look at a couple of great ones.
by Summer Gould | Nov 9, 2020 | Direct Mail
USPS 2021 Postage Rate Increase is coming! Expect postage rates to increase on January 24, 2021. For the most part they are modest increases. On October 9, 2020 the USPS filed direct mail postage rate increases with the Postal Regulatory Commission. We expect the PRC to approve the rates in November. Get your rate chart now!
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