With software like Hubspot, you can track opens on emails, gain metrics on clicks, and measure the response rates of campaigns — which tells you the level of success and profitability you can expect from a conversion. But what did direct marketers do before the era of digital metrics and tracking? Catalogers relied on key codes to track response by customer segment. Most orders arrived either by mail...
Your seasonal catalog strategy and catalog circulation plans were developed many months ago, and now the Holiday season is rapidly approaching. But you’re in good shape because you’ve already ordered paper and scheduled catalog production time with the printer based on your catalog in-home dates. And now it’s time to execute the final steps of mailing your catalog. Use the following timeline as a guide...
Take a scroll on your Facebook or Instagram feed and you'll be surprised at the number of Shopify stores that tout themselves as e-commerce retailers. Selling everything from drop-shipped T-shirts sourced on AliBaba, to hats, pop-cultural tchotchkes and even sweaters with a pouch to hold your cat, the age of digital has given way to the age of e-commerce. So maybe you're already well-versed in the world...
Marketing without a well-thought-out strategy, be it catalog marketing or otherwise, is just like building a house without a blueprint. It doesn't necessarily mean that you will never get there, but there will be a lot of wasted time and resources before you do. Equally as important, is for you to remember that no strategy is fool proof, regardless of how much thought and analysis was put...
We need to talk about the "D" word. Digital? Data-Driven? How about, "all of the above", plus one you may not have expected: Direct mail. If you've been drinking the "Kool-Aid" served up by industry bigwigs, you might think that direct mail is not only a relic of yesteryear, it's actually a casualty of digital. But that's where you'd be wrong. Direct mail is far...
The following announcement was released by the USPS on 5/21/18: The U.S. Postal Service’s first scratch-and-sniff stamps will add the sweet scent of summer to letters of love, friendship, party invitations and other mailings when the Postal Service introduces the Frozen Treats Forever stamps June 20 in Austin, TX. The stamps can be pre-ordered at this link soon for delivery shortly after the June 20 issuance. The...
In this ever more digital age, catalogs would seem like an outdated marketing strategy used by people in decades past. Yet, this could not be further from the truth. Direct marketing is, in fact, a key part of the consumer buying process. If used correctly, catalogs can be a highly effective tool for generating income and reaching out to new customers. Direct marketing print catalogs...
Clean data is critical for data analysis and data mining activities. Organizations of all sizes often struggle with the ability to get and maintain clean data. To better understand how you can make sure your data becomes and stays clean, we will first discuss what ‘clean’ data really means. What is ‘Clean’ Data? If you have clean data, it means that the data currently stored...
Developed some decades ago, the RFM Analysis is a great marketing model used to segment a customer list based on their behavior. This method has proven itself time and time again, by helping direct and online marketers minimize their costs while, at the same time, maximizing their returns. The RFM Analysis is based on the Pareto principle, or the 80/20 rule, which states that 80%...
How would you like to combine the best of digital marketing technology with the tactile and visual charm of direct mail marketing? Welcome to triggered postcard marketing, a new way to take advantage of cutting-edge technology to pump up your direct mail campaign. Martech, an online marketing trade, points to a triggered direct mail platform that connects potential customers’ online behavior to create targeted direct...
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