In: list hygiene

• March 22, 2016
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• Blog PostsEmail Marketing

It only seems like yesterday that New Year’s resolutions were the focus of email marketing conversations. However, as the winter chill...

• April 29, 2015
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• Blog PostsDirect Mail Marketing

You send out your direct mail campaign, but you are not seeing the results you anticipated. Response rates are low and...

• October 16, 2012
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• Blog PostsDirect Mail Marketing

When businesses dip their toes into the world of mailing lists for the first time, they often unwittingly make simple mistakes that jeopardize the success of their marketing campaigns. We know that being a first-time mailing list buyer can be tricky, because you simply don’t know what the best practices are. One of the most common mistakes we see with novice list buyers is that they’ll purchase or rent a mailing list, sit on it for a long time before using it, and then are surprised when their response rates are low. Respecting the shelf life of a mailing list is crucial to running a successful direct marketing campaign, so let’s clear this one up once and for all.

• May 29, 2012
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• Blog PostsDirect Mail Marketing

These days, direct mail is often dismissed as an antiquated marketing channel while email marketing or social media are becoming ever more popular choices. Despite the current popularity of “new” media, there is ample evidence to show that direct mail is still the return on investment champion, so what is the real problem here? In most cases, it comes down to cost. Direct mail costs more per message delivered and consequently requires more of an up-front investment than online marketing channels. There are, however, two cold doses of reality to face when it comes to direct mail. First is that planning a marketing campaign on the basis of savings instead of on return is never a good idea. Second is the hard truth that, if your direct mail campaign is breaking the bank, you’re probably doing it wrong. Here are 5 tips to keep those campaign costs down.