Email is one of the fastest ways to get a message out to a prospect list, but can have a lot of quirks in development. As an example, say you’re sending a postcard mailer to your direct mail list. While you could theoretically personalize the content, the postcard itself is the same size and shape, […]
Keeping Your Message Consistent With Multi-Channel Marketing
Multi-channel marketing is the process of using multiple “channels”, or marketing media, to reach customers. A channel can be anything from a brick and mortar store front to email marketing, direct mail, catalogs, TV commercials, trade shows, social media, and so on. The benefit of a multi-channel marketing approach is that different channels attract different […]
Using Flyer Printing Services to Expand the Reach of Your Message
The simple flyer is one of the most basic options in a marketing toolbox, and flyer printing services can help you create effective flyers for your business. Flyers are printed on standard letter-sized paper, often just black text and images on colored paper. This simplicity minimizes the cost and labor required to create them, and […]
Use PURLs to Catch Your Prospect’s Eye
Personalized URLs, or PURLs, are now an important strategy in both email and print marketing to deliver personalized content to potential customers. Implementing PURLs involves creating a specific landing page for each recipient in your campaign. The PURL itself can then be included in email marketing messages or on personalized print media. PURLs can be […]
5 Tips for Successful Tri Fold Brochure Printing
The tri-fold brochure is the workhorse of print marketing media. Nearly every business uses the tri-fold brochure in some way, such as a menu of services, or as an efficient mailer because they easily fit into a #10 envelope. Because a tri-fold brochure template is so easy to create, it’s quite easy to create a […]
The Benefits of a Personalized URL Redirect
If you’re thinking about testing a personalized URL (PURL), but you’d prefer a more simple and less expensive way to slowly back your way into the technology…or if you’re looking for a way to add more tracking and transparency to your direct mail campaigns, this post is for you. A Standard PURL Involves: Personalized URLs […]
Digital Printing Allows You to Personalize Your Direct Mail Media
Historically, marketers had to rely on traditional printing methods, such as offset printing, to put their direct marketing material into print. While offset printing provides a high quality image, the process requires plates to be made for each piece to be printed. Digital printing processes and large format/volume laser and inkjet printers have given marketers […]
How to Build Bulk Email Lists
Industry Email Lists & How To Build Them Most marketers will tell you that the most valuable marketing tool is “The List”. A mass email list is a database of people and information about those people; they could be customers, leads, or random people who tangentially might be interested in a product. Bulk email lists are […]
Diversity in Direct Marketing Strategies
The Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization (PRIMIR) has recently released a study that examines how direct marketing and in particular how printed direct marketing channels are performing in comparison with other more “high-tech” marketing options, such as email and social networking. The study notes that “direct marketing’s share of advertising expenditures has shown […]
Making the Most of Permission Email Marketing
Email marketing is an integral part of many marketing campaigns today. It’s inexpensive to produce and you can reach a large group of people quickly. However, due to the volume of email that people receive, many are becoming numb to or irritated by unsolicited email. In an article on Gannett’s Cincinnati.com website, it’s stated perfectly, […]