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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

A recent study by the Direct Mail Marketing Association found that nearly 70 percent of consumers prefer to receive announcements and information on new products from companies they are familiar with via conventional mail, versus [Read More]