Archive for May, 2008

How to Use a Direct Mail Marketing Program to Advertise Your Product, Not Brag

People like to buy products from companies they’ve heard good things about. If your family and friends buy a specific brand, you are likely to buy the same product.

In a blog entitled, “The Difference Between Promoting And Showing Off,” the author encourages you to tell people about any awards or honors your product or service has been acknowledged with, but at the same time to be careful not to get too carried away. While you do want to convince people to choose your company over your competitors, you don’t want to brag.

In the blog, the author gives the following tips that should be used when creating a direct mail marketing campaign:

-Tell Personal stories of how your products have made a difference
-Use testimonials
- Collect photos, examples, and other evidence of your accomplishments and display them

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Thus Use of P.S. In Direct Mail Marketing

When creating a direct mail marketing campaign, all of the decisions regarding the direct mail piece should be based on the question, “Will this get the customers attention?” This includes the type of direct mail piece, the colors, the design, and the offer.

In a blog entitled, “10 Tips to Make Your Advertising Work!” the author gives great advice on managing a successful marketing campaign. In Tip #10, the author encourages the use of P.S. at the bottom of the direct mail piece. According to the author “Many direct mail copywriters agree that many people skip down to the P.S. on a letter and read that first. You can take advantage of this in several ways. One, make sure you include a P.S. at the bottom of your letter, two, make a powerful, persuasive and interesting statement and three, reiterate whatever bonus, incentive or discount you offered in the letter copy.”

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Custom Printing Services

Is your company in need of custom printing services but you’re holding off because of the headaches and problems it will involve? If so, you might be surprised to find out how easy it really is.

In the blog entitled, “The Necessary Steps to Custom Printing Success,” the author explains the three steps that are involved in outsourcing custom printing: Specifying Your Job Order Details, Uploading Your Design, and Payment. According to the author, custom printing is just as easy to outsource as regular printing needs. The author suggests that you explain to the printing company what you need and expect and that you “Open your communication lines as well so you can work out everything with your printer. Set your expectations so you know just what you are getting and…open yourself up to easy, breezy custom printing.”

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Finding a Targeted List for Your Direct Mail Marketing Campaign

As direct mail has evolved, it’s become clear that the type of list you use to mail your direct mail piece has a big affect on your chances for success. The more targeted the list is, the better chance you will have of convincing the recipient to act on your offer.

In the blog entitled, “Many Hot Tips for Boosting Direct Marketing” on Noodlenak.com, the author explains how to find a mailing list for your specific product or service. According to the author, you should “Contact a few mailing list brokers. Have them recommend ten different mailing lists and then compare what each of them have said and the one that shows up on more than one brokers recommended list is the one to go for.”

Even though your card mailer or postcard, or advertisement on your statement printing or invoice printing is eye catching, if the recipient doesn’t have a need or want for your product or service, you aren’t going to make a sale. A targeted list is a great way to qualify recipients before wasting marketing dollars.

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