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Improve Your Direct Mail

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.

Inspiring Direct Mail

Create Inspiring Direct Mail

Most marketers look at direct mail as a must do rather than a fun do. We need to turn that thinking around by creating inspiring direct mail. This is a fabulous strategy to drive engagement and sales! If you have been using direct mail for a long time, you may have reached the point where you continue to recycle the same strategy over and over again. It’s time to start a new strategy!

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Why More Equals Less With Direct Mail

Yes, we are saying that more actually gets you less as far as results with direct mail. Don’t be fooled by the notion that more choices, more text, or more offers is better. That does not hold up to reality. It is harder for your prospects and customers to make a choice, understand more text and pick from multiple offers than if you stick with one or two. With two they can make a comparison, once you move past two, you get confusion. Confused people do not buy. Your ROI will reflect your too many choices with poor results. Not sure if I am right?

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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?

Beat Competitors With Great Direct Mail

In 2021 great direct mail can help you beat your competition! Direct mail has consistently performed well for many years. However, not all direct mail is the same. You want to create great direct mail to drive increased response. There are things you need to do to gain an advantage over your competitors. Let’s check out the segments you can focus on to use great direct mail to its full advantage.

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How To Create USPS Informed Delivery® Ads

What is USPS Informed Delivery®? It allows customers who sign up to receive emails with greyscale images of the address side of letter-sized mail pieces that have processed through automated equipment. Why is this helpful for companies that send direct mail? You are now able to send the post office your artwork along with your mail.dat file to be included in the email that is sent to customers with a link to a web page of your choice for the campaign. Basically customers get a digital preview of their mailbox. This means that prior to getting your mail piece people can click on your link and start buying.

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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The 7 Whys of Direct Mail Strategy

Building a successful direct mail strategy is key. Why, is the best question for so many reasons in marketing. Why gets right down to the main point. If you have children, at some point you have been confronted with the inevitable why questions children have such as, why is the sky blue? That curiosity is natural for all of us, but many times when we are busy we do not take the time to ask many of the why’s we should be asking. Are you asking enough why questions about your direct mail program? Why, you ask? Well without a clearly defined why there are many things that can go wrong with your mail piece. Let’s look at how why can help you create a great mail piece with fabulous results.

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Great Direct Mail Marketing Execution

Great direct mail marketing execution leads to better response rates. Many marketers are great at generating direct mail ideas, building creative and strategy, but when it comes to execution, they fail. Let’s face it, failure is not an option, so build a great execution plan as you build your creative. We have put together some tips for you.

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Examples of Great Direct Mail

You may wish to call me crazy, but I look forward to getting my mail. Since I work with direct mail all the time, I like to see what others are doing. Of course, I am super critical of what I receive; looking at the condition it is in, if there is personalization, if there are errors and if it captures my attention. Every year I expect the mail people send to get better, however I am often disappointed. As marketers we need to do better! Have you been keeping an eye on your mailbox? What worked on you? I keep a stash of the ones that worked on me for reference on client projects. Let’s look at a couple of great ones.

How To Improve Your Direct Mail Results

The best part about direct mail is its ability to be kept until your prospect or customer is ready to act. However, if you create a mail piece that is not memorable, they are less likely to recall it when needed. How often do your direct mail results end up not meeting your expectations? Does your direct mail resonate with your prospects and customers or fall flat? Do they understand and remember what you said? If not, you have a big problem. In order to avoid this you need to be creating direct mail that resonates. Let’s take a look at what you can do to reach your maximum potential to get great direct mail results!

Direct Mail Data

Is Your Direct Mail Data Bad?

Now is the time to take a look at all your data and make sure it is accurate. You do not want to send the wrong offer to the wrong person. In this heavily digital world, marketers have access to more data than ever before, which could be great or disastrous. Which has it been for you? Let’s take a look at some common data problems and ways to avoid them. Then we will look at the great things data can do for your direct mail!

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