In December 2009, Deliver Magazine did a summary of statistics about new parents that they extracted from TheBump.com.
69% of new and expecting moms use the samples received in pregnancy and parenting gift packs
$3,342.00 is the average amount spent during the [...]
The list could be the most significant factor in the success or failure of a direct mail campaign. Regardless of how strong the creative and message may be, if the message isn’t communicated to the right audience, the impact will be compromised.
Surprisingly, few marketers spend the time and energy to accurately identify their audience. In [...]
Real Simple Magazine printed an extract of research results from The University of Wisconsin-Madison that found that 30 seconds is all you need to feel attached to an item after touching it. Research says you are 39 percent more likely to buy an item you touch as opposed to one you never handle.
Retailers, is there [...]
Forrester Research released an excerpt of a study on TV Ad Spending and predicts that TV ad spending will grow by 1% to $69.5 billion in 2010. Forrester Research also released an excerpt of a study on Media Measurement stating that marketers can’t see value in multichannel marketing until they can measure it. TV spending [...]
As we look forward to one of the occasions when we as a nation love to talk about advertising. What about these Super Bowl statistics courtesy of Moneywatch.com.
Cost of a 30-second advertisement during Super Bowl XLIV: $3 million
Increase in traffic to Super Bowl advertiser CareerBuilder on the day after 2009 game: 25%
Amount the [...]
According to Harvard Business Publishing and Accenture, only 40% of consumers say companies frequently or always meet their service expectations, according to Accenture’s survey of more than 5,000 people in 12 countries. That’s down from 45% in 2008 and 53% in 2007, the consulting firm says.
Is this the time to put together a direct mail [...]
How would you describe success? I know that a mailing campaign that results in new customers and increased revenue is positively a great thing.
In thinking about a broader meaning of success it is a joy to think how many of us define success in individual ways. Sometimes outer signs and rewards are delayed, but the [...]
According to an extract by Harvard Business Publishing of a snapshot of Economic Conditions, by McKinsey Global, 69% of a global panel of executives surveyed during the second week of December 2009 said they expected their national economies to be at least moderately better by the end of the first half of 2010. In [...]
Creating and producing direct mail advertising can get very expensive. But that does not mean you have to spend a fortune. You just need to know how to make the most of your dollars.
Mail to your best prospects or customers first.
Don’t drop huge quantities all at once. If you are mailing 50 letters to sell [...]