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Customer Retention Ideas That Don’t Involve Price

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses have faced challenges due to the growing instability in brand relationships. Especially during the early days of the pandemic, buyers often switched brands due to changes in availability, logistics, and their own economic situations. This quickly challenged […]

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Lagniappe #2: Meet the Team: Account Executive, Donna Melancon

In our second episode of Lagniappe, Matthew Holliday interviews Senior Account Executive, Donna Melancon. Donna, a 23-year member of the Franklin Family, chats with Matt about her hobbies outside of the office, what it’s like working at Franklin, her favorite products and services, and what […]

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Want Better Direct Mail Copy? Tighten It Up!

What’s one of the keys to creating great direct mail copy? Keeping it tight!

Over the years, the amount of copy used in direct mail campaigns has dropped.  In fact, according to Who’s Mailing What! (WMW!), a national database of direct mail, the amount of […]

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Top Reasons Consumers Open Mail

The more you know about why the mail gets opened, the more you can tweak your campaigns for maximum effectiveness. Recipients’ top reason for opening any direct mail piece is that they are interested in the products or services you offer. But did you know […]

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9 Eye-Popping Stats on Direct Mail

When it comes to ROI, some channels are just more effective than others. Knowing the effectiveness of each channel puts you in control. For example, did you know that one channel has an open/read rate of 42%? Or that recipients of content sent via this […]

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Should You Be Personalizing? The Data Tells the Tale

Recently, McKinsey, a respected business research firm, had this to say about direct mail and email communications:

Customers decide very quickly—in a matter of seconds—whether they like your marketing message. Provide something relevant, and you’ve got a satisfied customer. Miss the mark, however, and they’re […]

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QR Codes Connect Marketers and Buyers in Today’s World of Social Distancing

In today’s world of social distancing and working from home, marketers are seeing an exploding use of QR Codes, which connect buyers to marketing and product information in a safe and touchless way. QR Codes give buyers confidence that you value their health and […]

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Why Lifetime Customer Value Matters (A Lot)

As a marketer, you invest a significant amount of time in your print and multichannel campaigns. It’s essential to understand what (and who) brings in the most revenue. With traditional models of evaluating success, the emphasis is placed on immediate results. But is this the […]

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Why Informed Delivery Might Be Your New Multichannel Best Friend

Want to turn your traditional mailing into a multichannel, multi-touch campaign at no extra cost? To create an effective multichannel campaign, you don’t have to do anything extra beyond sending out your mail. The United States Postal Service does the rest. 

It’s called USPS Informed Delivery, […]

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3 Ways Personalization Benefits Your Non-profit Fundraising

Fundraising is the lifeblood of any nonprofit. If you want people to give to your mission, they need to know about your mission, care about that mission, and understand the difference you make in the world.  

Personalizing
your communications helps achieve these goals. How? Because it […]

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