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Direct Mail Marketing Tips

The direct mail landscape is fundamentally changed since 9-11. Prospects today are much more skeptical because they’re bombarded with all types of information and offers. Response rates for promotions and offers have declined dramatically. But there are still ways for your business to generate solid sales leads without breaking the bank.
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January 30, 2009
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

There are a number of direct mail marketing trends that bear watching this year, but here are three to keep in mind, courtesy of Crystal Uppercue, marketing manager at EU Services (euservices.com). [Read More]

January 20, 2009
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Whether you’re a service provider or a retailer, a solidly constructed direct mail sales letter (or better yet, a three-letter series) can work for you over and over again, for years to come. So says [Read More]

January 16, 2009
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Package planning is essential to a successful direct mail marketing campaign. Will it include a letter, sell sheet, coupon, and business reply envelope? Perhaps you’ll be using a postcard. How big? How small? What creative [Read More]

January 6, 2009
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Direct mail marketing isn’t just for selling magazine subscriptions, collectibles, nutritional supplements, or Chia Pets. It’s been used to market everything from life insurance to lawn care services to restaurants — even $35 million corporate [Read More]

December 23, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

The true workhorse of creative direct mail marketing is the classic standard-size No. 10 envelope package. For traditional direct mail campaigns, include “teaser” copy on the outer envelope. Don’t use your envelope to sell; you [Read More]

December 10, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Forty years ago, a marketer could put together a media plan for a new-product launch in a few hours. Today that’s just impossible. Markets are more fragmented, and there are far more media channels. [Read More]

November 20, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

The uncertainty of the current economy has everyone a bit nervous, including your boss. But as a marketing professional, you know your organization can’t stop reaching out to customers and best prospects. That’s because they’re [Read More]

November 5, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Whether you’re an Internet marketer or a generalist, turning prospects into buyers is a top priority. Many marketers continually test the success of their various integrated marketing communication campaigns, and one of the most frequently [Read More]

October 30, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Catching undeliverable direct mail before it leaves your door is one of the easiest and most effective ways to save on postage and production costs and also help reduce the negative impact on the environment. [Read More]

October 15, 2008
Edited by: Ken Beaulieu in: Direct Mail Marketing Tips

Catching undeliverable direct mail before it leaves your door is one of the easiest and most effective ways to save on postage and production costs and also help reduce the impact on the environment. Before [Read More]