The whole field of marketing is strongly based in psychology. And this is absolutely true when it comes to pricing strategy. We’re all familiar with price tags that read $9.99 or $19.99. Do these really move more product than tags reading $10 or $20? What about adding the decimal and zeros: $10.00 and $20.00? Does […]
direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, pricing, profit, testing
Your direct mail campaign is made up of a number of elements. Of all of them, the one that is most important is the list you mail to. That alone accounts for 40% of the success of the campaign. If you try to sell grass-fed steaks to a group of vegetarians, you will not make […]
call-to-action, common-errors, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, sales, sales-piece, testing
Patience is a virtue – one that you should call upon when making decisions about whether or not the changes you made to your direct mail campaign worked. In this article I’ll be focusing on the changes you might make to your control piece, but the basic principles presented here should apply to any change […]
direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, sales-piece, testing
How do I judge whether or not my campaign worked? This is an important question to ask. Direct mail campaigns are expensive, and they serve a crucial function, which is to build your customer base and bring in an immediate influx of money. If your campaign isn’t effective, you’re losing money on the mailing itself […]
budget, campaign-results, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, lifetime-value, profit, ROI, sales, tracking
I’m often asked the following question: My retail business is very focused on being environmentally friendly. I successfully use direct mail to get new customers, but I’m concerned that using paper and ink may somehow be compromising my sincere intentions to run a “green” business. Any suggestions?” This is a great question. With growing awareness […]
direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, environmental-impact
We are about to look at the most important 20 seconds in the life of a sales piece. And I bet you can guess what they are. It’s those first 20 seconds after your prospect sees your sales piece sitting in the pile of mail he just brought into the house, and what he does […]
copywriting, dimensional-mail, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, headlines, sales-piece
Your sales copy has one purpose. And it’s not to impress the reader with how good the copy is. Or entertain the reader. Or educate the reader. Your copy may do all of the above. But that’s incidental. Your sales copy has only one reason for its existence. To persuade people to do what you […]
benefits, copywriting, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, service
Let me tell you what really frustrates me. It’s when I work hard for a client, finding them tons of prospects who actually respond to their mailing and make inquiries by calling or going on line . . . and then my client is not set up to handle the calls and close the sale. […]
common-errors, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, get-organized, sales, sales-funnelWe are about to look at the most important 20 seconds in the life of a sales piece. And I bet you can guess what they are. It’s those first 20 seconds after your prospect sees your sales piece sitting in the pile of mail he just brought into the house, and what he does […]
call-to-action, dimensional-mail, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, sales
Fellow direct mailers . . . sometimes I like to remind you of what a great medium we have in direct mail. That’s because “snail mail” doesn’t get the respect it deserves today. Critics will say that in the 21st century other methods of communication are much more popular. There’s e-mail and texting and Facebook […]
benefits, campaign-results, direct-mail, direct-mail-marketing, profit