Beware the Lure of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an exciting technology that has transformed the marketing industry, but while AI can be a powerful tool in direct marketing, it also poses significant risks to marketers and brands.
How Does AI Fit Into Your Process?
Twenty-seven percent of marketers are afraid that AI is a threat to their job security, according to AI in Marketing: Cutting through the hype and harnessing the potential for marketers, a study by SurveyMonkey. But hold on...As a direct marketer, you should be (or at least thinking seriously about) using AI tools to help you
4 Guidelines for Creating a Direct Mail Campaign Amid COVID-19
According to the WHO and the CDC, sending is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to craft a successful direct mail campaign during this time
Use Direct Mail and Get Inside the Reader's Head
Consumers look forward to getting mail each day. So add direct mail to your strategy. Combine that direct mail with a bit of human psychology and you can really make an impact.
How to Use Direct Mail Retargeting to Recapture Sales
Right now, many consumers need a nudge. And retargeting through direct mail could be the push they need to engage with your brand.
Jump Start Your Marketing Now — So You’re Prepared for the Future
As tough as this is, you need to be prepared for what’s to come. To that end, here are 5 marketing ideas to guide you through the fog and into the future.
Direct Marketing: Your Secret Weapon For Re-Establishing Customer Relationships
A good direct marketing campaign does three things well: 1.) It promotes the right product/service 2.) It conveys a strong benefit and 3.) It persuades consumers to action.
Short Copy is Having a Moment - Here's why
So how do you know when your copy is too long? Or too shortr? It all comes down to the second your audience loses interest and stops reading.
Variable Data Printing & Direct Mail Are Poised for a Renaissance in 2021
With innovations in technology and printing, direct mail is on the precipice of a major renaissance in the coming decade. Here's how to take advantage of this lucrative marketing channel.
12 Thousand Online Shoppers Reveal What Makes Them Click
Recent research shows specific strategies can help marketers make sense of the “messy middle” of customers' purchase journey. Here's what you can do.
Smart Marketers Will Be Heading to the Post Office Post-Pandemic
Direct mail is more modern, efficient, and effective these days. See why smart marketers are using it more than ever to help their message hit home.
Take Advantage of USPS Promotions with These Emerging Direct Mail Trends
In 2021, USPS is offering promotions for marketing mailings that incorporate these emerging trends and technology.
2021 USPS Cost Hikes: Is Direct Mail Still Worth It?
Many USPS services will see their first significant cost hike since 2019. With the rise in postage costs, you may be asking if direct mail is worth it. Here's what you should know.
The Real Value of Direct Mail
Direct mail is still a viable marketing channel. In fact, these days many marketers call it their secret weapon. With new audiences, new formats and new technology, it should be in your toolbox, too.
Insurance marketers know the value of direct – especially now
Direct marketing activity in life, health, P&C, and Medicare insurance is not going to remain status quo — but it’s actually going to increase. Make sure you have the direct marketing expertise you need to reach your insurance prospects.
Financial Service Brands Need to Connect the Way Customers Want
Marketing is multichannel, with multiple efforts and multiple ways of reaching consumers about the products they’ve opted-in for. But financial brands have to know how customers want to be reached — and how they want to respond.
Financial Services: Adapting to the New Normal [Webinar]
Watch this webinar with CEO Ron Jacobs to learn how financial brands have shifted their direct mail strategy for the tastes of consumers in 2022.
“I always wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
To connect with readers and lift response rates you need to be personal, relevant, and specific. Here are some tips on how to do that.
The New Age of Marketing
Direct mail is still a viable marketing channel. In fact, these days many marketers call it their secret weapon. With new audiences, new formats and new technology, it should be in your toolbox, too.
Numbers Don't Lie — AND Here's what they say about direct mail
The value of direct mail is not locked up in its volume. Its value is in the unique benefits that it offers brands, even in 2022 and 2023. In spite of postage and paper costs going up, direct mail still provides one the highest returns on marketing investments of any channel.