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Spray and Pray??

BNET posted an article titled “Spray and Pray: Why Does Anyone Still Buy Advertising?”

This stirs many controversial thoughts. While we agree with the line of thinking about the problems with many traditional forms of advertising that offer no accountability. We don’t want direct mail to get lumped into being called “spray and pray”, spraying money [...]

The Hare and The Tortoise (or was it a snail)…

A fable based on tomorrow’s thoughts…

There once was a speedy hare who bragged about how fast he could run, how many people he could reach in a single mouse click. Tired of hearing him boast, Slow and Steady, the tortoise, (or maybe he was a snail) challenged him to a race. All the animals in [...]

Paper Mail?

Most of the information available to businesses and marketers is currently promoting “digital” communication. What about paper?

Paper can be touched and felt.

Print is persuasive. On paper, you can communicate at greater length (due to less eyestrain) and more depth – attention spans are longer for print.

Paper materials prompt action.  There are examples that printed pieces [...]

Entrepreneurs Find Direct Mailings Still Key to Winning Customers

The Wall Street Journal published an article on January 12th that discussed the experiences of businesses that tried to replace their direct mail marketing with various forms of email marketing. Their trials did not work; they went back to direct mail.

The article discussed some new strategies of sending more personalized messages to a very [...]

Doing More with Less

These days we are all doing more with less:

Squeezing the very last bit of toothpaste from the tube
Cooking more at home, using leftovers
Giving your time as Christmas gift
Finding joy in shopping bargains

Direct mail has always been the advertising method that offers measurable results. Mail is scalable, you can send as many cards or letters [...]