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Why Investing in Existing Customers Pays Off

Let’s face it: Most marketing budgets are tight. Where should you prioritize your direct mail or email marketing dollars when funds are limited? On engaging your existing customers! While attracting new clients is essential for growth and to counteract attrition, your current customers offer the highest return on investment. Here are five key reasons whyContinue reading “Why Investing in Existing Customers Pays Off”

Incorporating Direct Mail into the Buyer’s Journey

How do you shift potential buyers who have never heard of your product to customers eager to make a purchase? After all, nobody wakes up one day and decides, “I think I’ll go out and buy a brand-new product I’ve never heard of.” The journey involves a series of steps, from awareness to final sale.Continue reading “Incorporating Direct Mail into the Buyer’s Journey”

The 5 Rights of Marketing

Whenever you build a direct mail, email, or multichannel campaign, it’s crucial to consider what one marketing consultant calls “The 5 Rights” of marketing. This list is a great way to condense a lot of marketing wisdom, so let’s look at those five rights. Use all five with every campaign, every time, and you’ll getContinue reading “The 5 Rights of Marketing”

Ready to Drip to Success?

In a world where competition is fierce and consumer attention is fleeting, drip marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their audiences meaningfully and sustainably. At its core, drip marketing involves sending strategically designed messages to prospects and customers over time. This method enables you to nurture leads, cultivate relationships,Continue reading “Ready to Drip to Success?”

Want Buyers to Remember You? Choose Print

When you create marketing communications, whether print or digital, you want your audience to read and remember them, right? That’s why it matters what channel you use. After decades of research, studies continue to point to the same conclusion: Print is simply better when processing and retaining complex information is required. Most print versus digitalContinue reading “Want Buyers to Remember You? Choose Print”

What Goes into Creating a Great Print Ad?

Print advertising remains a powerful tool for reaching and engaging with audiences. A strategic approach is helpful for creating effective print advertisements that resonate with your audience. Here are seven tips for getting great results: 1. Define clear, measurable objectives. Whether you aim to increase brand awareness, drive sales, or promote a new product, yourContinue reading “What Goes into Creating a Great Print Ad?”

Fun, Memorable Ways to Promote Trade Show Events

After the dip in in-person trade show attendance following the pandemic, trade shows are experiencing a resurgence. In fact, according to event management company CVENT, spring in-person attendance at its events was 34% higher in 2023 than the previous year. Here are three “out of the box” ideas for promoting attendance at your next tradeContinue reading “Fun, Memorable Ways to Promote Trade Show Events”

Marketing Differently Based on Customer Acquisition or Retention

Do you treat your customer acquisition and customer retention mailings the same? If so, you should reconsider. The two groups are quite different and should be marketed differently. Let’s take a closer look. Customer Acquisition Mailings Customer acquisition mailings focus on reaching potential customers who have not engaged with your brand. The goal is toContinue reading “Marketing Differently Based on Customer Acquisition or Retention”

5 Tips for Better Direct Mail Pieces

Want to create awesome direct mail? You must always carefully consider the list, the message, and the call to action, but other factors make a highly effective mail piece, too. These include things like the trim size, shape, and texture of the piece. Let’s look at five considerations for creating standout mail pieces. 1. TrimContinue reading “5 Tips for Better Direct Mail Pieces”