Direct Mail

Open Sesame

By Johnathan Crawford / January 29, 2013

One challenge faced by both direct mail and email is getting the communication piece opened. In emails, using an intriguing subject line gets people to click open the message. For postal direct mailers, the challenge is getting recipients to tear open the envelope or self-mailer so they see and read what’s inside. So how do…

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Three Rules of Direct Marketing – Plus a Fourth

By Johnathan Crawford / December 18, 2012

Marketing as having two foundation stones. The first is brand marketing: developing strategies and messages that build value for our product or service by influencing the way people think and feel about them. The second foundation stone occurs when we ask for the order by presenting and discussing a price. That’s the “direct” part of…

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Want to get your next direct mailer opened?

By Robert Wendt / October 30, 2012

Direct mail marketing is one way to market a business. There are different direct marketing tools you may use. One of the most effective is a sales letter. Sales letters can help generate leads and drive sales with the help of compelling copy and more importantly, an irresistible offer. But before your recipients get to…

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Three Key Ingredients to Effective Direct Mail

By Robert Wendt / May 21, 2012

To be effective, direct mail requires the careful combination of three key ingredients: the right audience, the right message, and strong, complementary creative. Unfortunately, many marketers get taken in by the glitz and glamour of creative design—the colors, folds, and converted envelopes—and forget just how crucial data and messaging are to coming out on top.…

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Direct Mail Makes an Impact on Generation Y

By Robert Wendt / April 11, 2012

There’s a large, highly educated, influential segment of the population that likes to spend and is receptive to direct mail. They’re the young consumers who make up Generation Y, and if you’re not engaging them yet, it’s time to start. This group — also known as Millennials — is widely thought to rival the Baby…

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Print Drives Sales Both On- and Off-Line

By Robert Wendt / June 9, 2011

Print is powerful and its power is multiplied when used as part of a multi-channel campaign. Print enhances the impact of television, telemarketing and the internet by providing an extra dimension that’s warm, inviting and highly personalized. It can reinforce your brand’s message, introduce new products or services and drive traffic to your website. From…

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The Shape of the Offer: Cost Effective Direct Mail Design

By Robert Wendt / May 26, 2011

Trying to keep your direct mail costs down this year? There are three basic design methods to reduce mail volume and maximize postage discounts. But first, the basics. There are three basic shapes of mail in the U.S.: letter-size pieces, flat-size pieces and parcels. Make absolutely sure that your mail pieces meet all postal regulations…

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Spice It Up with QR Codes

By Robert Wendt / May 12, 2011

You probably have been seeing more QR codes lately. These are two-dimensional codes (most often in black-and-white but sometimes in color) that you scan or snap with your smartphone. They usually take you to a website where you can access content, get discounts, watch videos, and experience a wide variety of marketing content right on…

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We Won an Excellence Award!

By Robert Wendt / April 21, 2011

Last week Heritage won an Excellence Award at the BMA Bell Awards. The award, in the Direct Mail Lead Generation category, was for a campaign developed for Sharp Packaging Systems. The “Kiss the high cost of packaging goodbye” campaign was a huge success for Sharp Packaging and generated exceptional response rates. The campaign was designed…

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Today’s Low Direct Mail Volume = Opportunity

By Robert Wendt / April 14, 2011

With the overall economy still down and with so many companies moving their marketing efforts online, mail volume has dropped tremendously. The resulting empty mailboxes present a unique opportunity. While competition to get noticed in email in-boxes keeps growing, a well-crafted direct mail package is now far more likely to garner attention than before. While…

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