Printing is a visual industry, but the copy matters, too. If people can’t read your messaging easily or if it’s difficult to understand, you won’t get the results you want. Here are five tips for improving readability and thereby improving your response rates, conversions, and sales, too. Be specific. People are drawn to details. For…
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When It Comes to Profits, It’s Time to Sort Your Customers
Let’s face it. When it comes to profitability, some customers are worth more than others. That’s why, before deploying any marketing plan, you need to know who your most profitable customers are. Understanding Customer Lifetime Value (CLV), or how much a customer is worth over time, is a critical part of the equation. One customer…
Little Known Ways to Boost Your Mailing Results
Did you know that direct mail recipients purchase 28% more items and spend 28% more than non-direct mail recipients?1This is excellent news for marketers. But with increasing pressure on marketing budgets, you still want to make every direct mail dollar count. Here are three overlooked ways to boost your mailing results and maximize your investment.…
3 Tips for Keeping that Project on Time
How the marketing world has changed! Whether you are being asked to produce projects in print, email, mobile, or for your website, schedules are compressed. There are more channels to integrate. Everything is more urgent. How do you keep everything running on time and on a budget? Here is a quick guide from Workfront, a…
Keep the Conversation Going!
When do you engage with your customers? Is it only when you want to sell them something? If so, consider extending the conversation. Customers are more loyal when they feel that you care about them personally, not just the bottom line, so here are three ways to keep the conversation rolling. Touch base . .…
Tips for Mailing on a Budget
Postal costs are one of the most substantial items in a marketer’s direct mail budget. But even if your budget is tight, don’t compromise this critical customer contact and retention tool. Don’t mail less. Mail smarter. Here’s how: Keep your list up to date. The most reliable way to reach your target audience is to…
Is Your Print Project Really Finished?
Any marketer has access to high-quality printing, but far fewer take the time to invest in high-quality coating. For those that do, the extra time can make the difference between buyers seeing your project as “a nice piece” and a really great, memorable one. Let’s look at three reasons you might want to add a…
9 Components Every Marketing Campaign Must Have
Want to make your marketing campaigns the most effective they can be? Be sure to hit all of the key marketing components. Most marketers know the importance of the list, the message, and the offer, but there are other components, too. Here are nine “must haves” for any marketing campaign. How many do your campaigns…
3 Tips for Creating a Visual Brand
Top brands have key written marketing strategies, but they have visual strategies too. Think about some of today’s most iconic brands—Nike, McDonald’s, Disney. Just one glance and the entire brand—its core messages and key products—rush into your mind. Do you have a visual brand? If not, how can you create one? Be consistent with brand…
5 Tips for Keeping Customers Coming Back
You want to keep your most profitable customers, right? Right! According to research by Frederick Reichheld of Bain & Company, increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%.[1]You can double your profitability just by keeping the customers you already have. So how do you do that? Here are five tips for…