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Direct Mail Strategies That Make An Impression

In 2022, the best part about direct mail is that it can be engaging and interactive. There is no other marketing channel that can provide a tactile experience. So, you want to make the most of that and create direct mail strategies that are fun. Have you ever opened a can of worms? I did, and it really was a can of worms.

USPS Informed Delivery Direct Mail Increases Response

Direct mail is a very powerful marketing channel that can be enhanced by adding informed delivery. What is informed delivery? Basically, you provide to your customers and prospects more touch points, more impressions and therefore create more impact. The USPS offers a free service to subscribers which sends an email to them with an image of that day’s mail. The default images are not in color since they are scanned on postal equipment. When you participate in an informed delivery campaign, you can replace that image with a color image and even add a web link for quick purchasing or information about your product or service.

Combine Direct Mail With Digital Marketing for 2022

Why combine your direct mail with digital marketing? So you can increase your response rate between 23 to 46%! Direct mail has been around for a very long time and it is easy to continue to send mail the same way it was done 20 years ago, but this is much less effective now. Direct mail marketing in 2022 is so much more targeted and personalized which makes it more effective.

Can QR Codes Help Your Direct Mail in 2022?

QR codes, or quick response codes were created by the Japanese in 1994 for quality control in manufacturing. In 2022, marketers are using QR codes in innovative ways to provide customers with product information, videos, to drive sales and more. They don’t have to be boring black dots either, you can embed an image as well as use colors. You can create direct mail in 2022 that is creative, fun, interactive and has a great response rate!

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Successful Generational Direct Mail

Creating successful generational direct mail is important. Looking at direct mail through the lens of generations is very helpful in increasing your response rates. As brains age they change and the way we need to target people also changes. Since the majority of the buying public falls into 3 generations now, we will focus on Boomers, Gen X and Millennials.

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2022 Direct Mail Strategy Questions For Better Results

It’s time to plan you 2022 direct mail campaigns, to do that you need great direct mail strategy questions. They will help you to create direct mail campaigns that increase responses. Your ROI is dependent on the choices you make in your direct mail strategy. The wrong questions can lead to poor direct mail response. The right questions help us empower our team to think outside of the box and create better mail pieces.

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2022 Direct Mail For Women

Direct mail for women should be very targeted. In 2022 it is time to recognize that women respond differently to direct mail than men do. Does your direct mail connect with women? When you are able to connect with them you will see it in your response rates. Women are powerful in the marketplace and need to receive offers and messaging that is different from men. Women control more than 80% of all the discretionary income in the US. Are you successfully reaching them?

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How Direct Mail Fits In A Multi Channel Strategy

Many times marketers look at direct mail as an old school choice that does not fit well in an multi channel world. This is just not true, direct mail fits. Direct mail helps you integrate online marketing with the physical offline world. People like and trust direct mail across all generations. Direct mail is the tangible component of your multi channel strategy. It is a physical piece that draws attention and then is remembered better than digital channels.

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Direct Mail Marketing Strategy To Finish 2021

End your 2021 year off right with a better direct mail marketing strategy. The DMA has reported that customer response rates increased year-over-year by an impressive 43% and prospect response rates more than doubled – reporting an astounding 190% increase. The USPS Household Diary Study found that people read postcards in greater numbers with a 3.9% year-over-year increase. With these results in mind, is your current direct mail strategy working as well as it can?

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How To Create A Great Direct Mail Message?

The best direct mail marketing is able to communicate your message in a way that is understood, remembered and acted upon. Are your direct mail results as good as you expect them to be? In many cases they are not; your direct mail messaging strategy could be the problem. So, how can you improve your direct mail message to increase your results?

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Successful Direct Mail List Targeting

The best way to increase your direct mail response rates is to send your offer to the right people. Therefore direct mail list targeting is extremely important. There are some new technologies out there that can help you better define your targeting by adding attitudinal data. What is attitudinal data? It is the attitudes, preferences, motivations and beliefs that are behind the consumer decisions driving response. When you are able to add this to your list you can really drive response.

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7 Elements Improve Your Direct Mail

We are in challenging marketing times, every dollar spent matters and in direct mail there are a lot of dollars spent. They are worth it when you are getting good results, but many times that is not the case. The problem is not with the direct mail channel but rather with your mail campaign. There are many factors to help improve your direct mail. So, what really matters in 2021 to make your direct mail campaigns a success? Let’s take a look.

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