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Intriguing Direct Mail

Intriguing Direct Mail For 2024

Are you ready to start the new year off with intriguing direct mail that increases your ROI? Grab attention and drive results with direct mail the engages your prospects and customers. Your direct mail is only effective when people remember it and take action.

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USPS Postage Rates Increase January 2024

Direct Mail Insights

USPS postage rates are increasing on January 21, 2024. It’s not all bad news in that direct mail still is very effective and driving response. Did you know that 70% of consumers say direct mail is more personal than online and 54% say they want direct mail from companies that interest them?

Direct Mail Move Update

What Is Direct Mail Move Update?

Mailers can easily be confused by the different move update options. Since move update is required by the USPS on presorted First-Class and Marketing Mail within 95 days before a mailing, it must be done. It does reduce return mail and undeliverable mail to help mail flow more smoothly and get your pieces delivered correctly as well as on time. There are 3 USPS approved move update methods: NCOALink, Address Change Service and Ancillary Service Endorsements, let’s look at each one.

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When To Send Direct Mail

Do you know when to send direct mail for the best results? Behavioral scientists have found that people are more open to trying new things at certain times. As marketers, we can use this information to help time our direct mail campaigns. There can be a lot of things to consider when talking about timing, but for now we are going to focus on two areas of timing that can help you drive direct mail sales.

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Does Your Direct Mail Stand Out?

Does your direct mail stand out? Creating stand out direct mail marketing is a must! We can do this by focusing on human behaviors to use them to our advantage. They can help us increase sales. We have created an in-depth look at how you can apply the techniques below to increase your direct mail results.

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How To Create Desirable Direct Mail

In order to get people to buy what you are selling, you need to create desirable direct mail. By increasing the desirability of your product or service, you increase sales. Who doesn’t want to do that? Getting the most out of your direct mail campaigns is the key to your success.

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Direct Mail Copy That Works

Do you know how to maximize your direct mail copy? By using human behaviors, you can gain a competitive advantage and increase sales. Choosing certain words and phrases can make your messages more memorable, believable and persuasive. Words matter.

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Create Direct Mail That Triggers A Purchase

Did you know that you can use human behaviors to trigger a purchase? Create direct mail that triggers the purchase you want them to make. Let’s discuss automatic compliance triggers. By using these human behaviors, you can gain a competitive advantage and increase sales.

Direct Mail Motivates

How Direct Mail Motivates Purchasing

Did you know that Direct Mail Motivates Purchasing? How can you create direct mail that motivates your prospects and customers to make a purchase? Let’s look at status quo bias and framing to get people to take the action you want them to. By using these human behaviors, you can gain a competitive advantage and increase direct mail sales.

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Create Direct Mail That Drives Action

In order to create direct mail that drives action, we need to focus our direct mail messaging. We will look at how information gap theory and authority principle could be used to get people to take the action you want them to. By using these human behaviors, you can gain a competitive advantage and increase sales.

USPS Postage Rates

USPS Postage Rates Increase July 2023

USPS postage rates are increasing on July 9, 2023. It’s not all bad news in that direct mail still is very effective and driving response. Did you know that 74% of marketers agree that direct mail delivers the best ROI, response rate, and conversion rates than all other channels used. They also agree direct mail is a more effective channel for their company than digital. Are you harnessing the power of print marketing?

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Direct Mail Choices Increase ROI

Did you know that you can increase your ROI by giving your prospects and customers direct mail choices? You just need to know the best way to present the choices so that they pick the one you want them to. Let’s talk about how autonomy bias and the consistency principle can be used in direct mail to increase your results. By using these human behaviors, you can gain a competitive advantage and increase sales.

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