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The Power of Marketing Local

Published March 3, 2021

One of the most powerful consumer trends of
2020 has been the move to the suburbs. Yes, the ‘burbs. The suburbanization of
America is changing the way we live, work, and play.

This trend was in place before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the nationwide health crisis has […]

Tagged cross-channel marketing, data driven marketing strategies, digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail design, direct mail strategy, direct mail success, direct mailers, direct marketing, email marketing, mail design, marketing, marketing communications, multichannel marketing, multitouch marketing, personalization, personalize, personalized marketing

Get Your Pre-Game On! 4 Steps to Effective Targeting

Published February 18, 2021

When creating any direct mail or email campaign, smart pre-game strategies set you up for the win. While marketers tend to plan for great results by focusing on the right message, offer, and call to action, they can improve their results even more by planning […]

Tagged accurate data, cross-channel marketing, digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail design, direct mail strategy, direct mail success, direct mailers, direct marketing, email marketing, marketing, marketing communications, multi-touch marketing, multichannel marketing, multitouch marketing, personalized marketing

Should You Be Personalizing? The Data Tells the Tale

Published February 2, 2021

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 […]

Tagged cross-channel marketing, data driven marketing strategies, digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail design, direct mail strategy, direct mail trends, direct mailers, direct marketing, email marketing, marketing, marketing communications, multichannel marketing, personalization, personalize, personalized marketing, variable data

5 Tips for Great Data

Published January 21, 2021

Great marketing starts with high-quality data, but to get great results, that data must be a resource you can trust. How do you make sure that you can trust the information you are working with? Here are five tips from Experian, which provides data profiling, […]

Tagged accurate data, data driven marketing strategies, digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail strategy, direct mail success, direct marketing, email marketing, Experian, high-quality data, marketing, marketing communications, personalized marketing, standardize data, variable data

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

Published January 5, 2021

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 […]

Tagged digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail design, direct mail strategy, direct mail trends, direct mailers, direct marketing, marketing, marketing communications, mobile marketing, multitouch marketing, personalized marketing, QR, qr code, QR code basics, variable data QR codes

Why Lifetime Customer Value Matters (A Lot)

Published December 17, 2020

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 […]

Tagged customer engagement, customer loyalty, customer relationships, digital marketing, direct mail, direct mail strategy, direct mail trends, direct marketing, drip marketing, LCV, Lifetime Customer Value, marketing, marketing communications, multichannel customer experience, multichannel marketing, personalized marketing

Why Informed Delivery Might Be Your New Multichannel Best Friend

Published December 1, 2020

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, […]

Tagged cross-channel marketing, direct mail, direct mail design, direct mail success, direct mail trends, Informed Delivery, marketing, marketing communications, multi-touch marketing, multichannel customer experience, multichannel marketing, multitouch marketing, personalized marketing, United States Postal Service, usps, USPS Informed Delivery

3 Ways Personalization Benefits Your Non-profit Fundraising

Published November 10, 2020

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 […]

Tagged data driven marketing strategies, digital marketing, direct mail design, direct mail partners, direct mail strategy, direct mail success, direct mail trends, direct marketing, fundraising, marketing, marketing communications, nonprofit, nonprofit direct mail, personalization, personalize, personalized marketing

Touch Your Customers with Surveys and Watch Sales Grow

Published October 21, 2020

It’s a standard rule of thumb in marketing. It costs 10 times less to keep the customers you have than to generate new ones. This means one of the best uses of your marketing dollars is to maintain customer loyalty. One of the easiest ways […]

Tagged customer engagement, customer loyalty, customer relationships, customer surveys, digital marketing, direct marketing, marketing, marketing communications, multichannel customer experience, multichannel marketing, multitouch marketing, personalized marketing, survey

Persistence Pays Off with 1400% ROI

Published October 8, 2020

Very often, buyers need more than one contact before they make a purchase. Sometimes, especially with more complex sales, they need an entire series of contacts to bring awareness, educate, and answer questions. By using gentle persistence and multiple touches, you can get far better […]

Tagged data driven marketing strategies, direct mail, direct mail ROI, direct mail strategy, direct mail success, direct mail trends, direct mailers, direct marketing, marketing, marketing communications, motivating prospects, multitouch marketing, personalized marketing, ROI