Archive for July, 2008

Should Your Competitors Play a Part in Your Direct Mail Marketing Campaign?

When planning your company’s direct mail marketing campaign, do you take the time to research what your competitors have done in the past and what they’re currently doing? You might be mailing invoice printing and statement printing while they are sending out card mailers and postcards.

In the blog entitled, “Four Tips to Write Effective Copies before Getting Your Printing Quotes,” readers are encouraged to check out what’s working for their competitors before making any decisions for their own marketing plan. According to the blog, “As an advertiser, you must be vigilant as to what your competitors have come up before you. You can either pattern yours on those or you stay very far away from their styles. It is your choice. Whatever you do, you must remember to put importance in what you write. The words on your print ads count. So be very careful in coming up with the right tag lines in order for you to sell.”

strong>Printing Services and Print on Demand
Get more when you outsource for printing services
Statement Printing Blog



Positive Things to Say about Postcards

Looking for a cheap and effective way to stay ahead of the competition? Maybe you should try a direct mail marketing program mailing postcards. A lot of people are saying some really good things about the use of postcards right now.

In the blog entitled, “12 Reasons to Market with Postcards,” Bob Leduc does just that. Leduc gives some great reasons why a postcard direct mail marketing campaign is a great way to market your products or services. A couple of these reasons are listed below. Check it out for yourself to learn more.

1. Postcards Work for Any Business
2. Designing Postcards is Simple and Uncomplicated
3. Printing Postcards is Easy and Inexpensive
4. There’s a Special Low Postage Rate for Postcards
5. Postcards Nearly Always Get Read

strong>Printing Services and Print on Demand
Get more when you outsource for printing services
Statement Printing Blog



Advantages to Direct Mail Marketing

Your company may be considering mailing postcards, card mailers, or simply including advertisements in the statement printing and invoice printing you already send out. Regardless of which type of mail piece you use, you’re already on the right track by deciding to start a direct mail marketing campaign to stay in touch with old customers and encourage new customers to act on your offers.

In a blog entitled, “What Is Direct Mail Marketing and Why Should I Use It to Promote My Small Business,” begeq explains some of the advantages to using a direct mail marketing campaign to market your products or services. According to the author, compared to other forms of marketing, direct mail marketing is…

1.Direct Mail Marketing is Versatile
2.Direct Mail is Affordable
3.Direct Mail is Effective
4.Direct Mail Allows You to Speak Directly to Your Recipient
5.Direct Mail Gives You Control Over Your Growth Rate

strong>Printing Services and Print on Demand
Get more when you outsource for printing services
Statement Printing Blog



Direct Mail Marketing Companies Work to Help the Environment

Research has shown that direct mail marketing isn’t going anywhere soon. Although email is a great way to market your products or services, it hasn’t been able to replicate the response that direct mail marketing provides. Since direct mail marketing is going to be sticking around, companies are looking for ways to make it more environmentally friendly.

In an article in The New York Times entitled, “Direct Mail Tries to Go Green. No, Really,” Claudia H. Deutsch talks about the Green Marketing Coalition, a group of direct mail marketing companies that are working together to become more environmentally conscious. According to Deutsch, “a group of direct-marketing companies, along with a handful of their corporate clients, are banding together to make an inherently unsustainable practice at least a little bit greener.”

strong>Printing Services and Print on Demand
Get more when you outsource for printing services
Statement Printing Blog




You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.