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Direct Mail Fun With Folds

Creating direct mail fun with folds is a great way to grab attention and engage your customers and prospects. Over time your mail pieces can become boring and less effective because we end up using the same formats over and over again. Have you considered spicing up your next mailer? There are a lot of different things you can do some are more expensive than others. One way to change up your mailer without a ton of additional cost it to change the way you fold it. There are many fun folds you can try as self-mailers or in envelopes.

Boost Results of Your Direct Mail Campaigns

Make 2022 the year your direct mail results skyrocket! The powerful targeting of direct mail can help you punch through all the marketing noise people are exposed to each day. Boost Your Direct Mail Campaigns Results Now! There are ways to make an even greater impact with your campaigns by cross pollinating between channels. Many marketers find this to be cumbersome and expensive, but what if there is a better way?

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.

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 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 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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Increase Direct Mail Results With Coordination

In order to increase your direct mail results, you need to coordinate all your marketing efforts. Marketing channel coordination is crucial for your success. Mixed messages, poor clarity and too many points of view confuse your prospects and customers so they don’t make a purchase. Coordinating your messaging across channels is the best strategy to give you better results.

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Create More Sales With Direct Mail

Direct mail is a powerful driver of sales. Did you know that you can actually increase its reach through your customers to gain even more customers? Is, it really possible to create direct mail pieces that get your customers to sell for you? Yes it is. This is not easy and must have careful planning but, you can drive customers to sell for you through your direct mail program. It may sound too good to be true, but it’s not. So how can you get started?

New Direct Mail Ideas

How to Create New Direct Mail Ideas

If you are like many marketers, direct mail has been a part of your marketing strategy for a long time. This can lead to boring mail pieces with a declining response rate. So, how can you find new direct mail ideas to get your response rates back on track?

Key to Fulfillment

5 Important Direct Mail Lean Principles

First of all, what is Lean? It is a systematic way to reduce waste without sacrificing return on your investment. So how can we apply the lean concept to direct mail campaigns? First you will want to look at both customers and employees. Lean is a great fit, because you can save money with a lean direct mail approach. Reduce internal costs and increase customer response. The more you save, the more you make. Are you ready to apply the five lean principles to your next direct mail campaign?

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Save Money On Direct Mail Postage

When done correctly, direct mail can be a very cost effective way to reach targeted prospects and customers. Your return on investment typically exceeds most other forms of marketing. However, inefficient list targeting and poor mail piece design can cost you a lot of money. Since direct mail postage rates are rising every year it is very important to keep your direct mail postage rates as low as possible. So now, let’s help you maximize your return on investment in your next direct mail campaign.

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