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It’s here! Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2019. It’s Living Coral, Pantone 16-1546. After considering trends in everything from fashion to décor, Pantone announced this vibrant, yet warm color as it top pick. In a world filled with uncertainty, Pantone chose Living Coral for its warmth and optimism. After all, what better to represent…

When it comes to increasing response and conversion rates, personalized communications are a powerful tool. However, don’t think that all personalization is equal. It isn’t. To get great results, you must use the right variables with the right audience in the right way. Response rates for personalized mailings can vary widely. One study found response…

Every year, Target Marketing surveys its readership to identify trends for the upcoming marketing year. This year, its “2019 Marketing Budget Survey” found that a whopping 10x more marketing budgets are increasing for 2019 than decreasing.  Great news! That’s the kind of commitment that gets results. Here’s how the data on respondents’ budgets broke out:…

Pop quiz: What is the factor most likely to impact a person’s willingness to donate to a nonprofit organization? According to a survey by YouGov, it’s relationship. Key to this relationship is helping donors feel great about their donations and see how their giving is making a difference. How do you deepen your donors’ relationships…

Your customers are a hot commodity. Everybody wants them. So how do you keep them loyal to you? Make your relationship so great that they don’t want to go anywhere else. Market in the age of “me.” Know your customers well enough to give them a personalized experience. This goes beyond targeting with basic demographics…

When was the last time your print marketing strategy was freshened up? When was the last time you looked at your creative approach, value proposition, and media mix with fresh eyes? If it’s been a while, maybe now is the time. Here are three areas to consider. Does each tactic prove its worth? Technology is cool,…

Combine direct mail with email is a great way to increase response rates. Here are three ways to manage the timing to turbocharge your results. Use email to follow-up to nudge response. Email makes a great reminder for your direct mail pieces. Drop your postcard or letter. Then, while the piece is still fresh in…

Want to grow your business? Here are five marketing ideas to build your business. Mail it! Not only is the power of direct mail stronger than ever, but it gets around many of the downsides of electronic marketing. It doesn’t require opt-in. It doesn’t get caught by spam filters. It doesn’t get automatically directed into…

While print and social media may compete for your marketing dollars, they don’t have to compete for your customers. In fact, using them together can make your marketing more effective. Let’s look at five ways print and social media can work together. Print drives traffic to social media. How do you drive traffic to your social…

When asked about the details of the paper stock you are choosing for a print project, do your eyes glaze over? Do terms like basis weight, points, and color cast sound like Greek to you? If so, here is a quick list of basic terms to help you better understand the process. Basis weight is…