Do you know what your customers think about you? If the answer is yes, what is that based on? Gut feeling? Or is there data behind your answer? Whether you use print, email, or focus groups, it’s essential to find out for sure.
Ever wondered what separates a forgettable ad from a campaign that wins industry acclaim? It's rarely about flashy production or massive budgets. The real magic happens when marketers deeply understand their audience and deliver content that genuinely resonates.
Marketing success isn't just about generating leads. It's about strategically guiding customers through each phase of the buyer's journey. This systematic approach, known as lead nurturing, involves presenting the correct information at the time your prospects need it most.
You're preparing to launch your next direct mail campaign. You've updated your mailing list and identified your target variables, but what about your messaging? If you've been targeting the same customer base for a while, it's critical to regularly evaluate your approach to prevent things from going stale.
Want to capture your audience's interest and drive purchases? Use psychology! One helpful model is Dr. Robert Cialdini's framework for persuasive marketing. His six concepts—limited availability, mutual exchange, credibility, peer validation, connection, and commitment—can be enormously helpful for improving outcomes and prompting swift customer action.
Design trends change. Fonts change. Even the way people browse catalogs and ads shifts over the years. However, some marketing techniques remain timeless. They strike chords so profoundly rooted in human psychology that they deliver results decade after decade.
Every buyer is unique. Yet, certain principles of human behavior apply to nearly everyone. Understanding these principles can help you guide your direct mail and digital marketing strategies more effectively.
Consumers prefer buying from brands they trust, and often, the first point of contact with your brand is your company logo. This makes it even more important to have a logo that fosters confidence. Every time customers see your logo, whether it’s on a postcard or a piece of marketing collateral, it has the power to strengthen or weaken their trust. You want it to enhance their confidence, but what makes a logo trustworthy?
In today’s “always on” digital environment, the world is at our fingertips. Open, click, view, buy, comment, download. Anything you want. It’s all right there. Even so, book readership is on the rise, and a recent Association of National Advertisers study found that direct mail delivers a higher return on investment (ROI) than any digital channel. Why? Because “digital everything, everywhere” gets old sometimes.
Customer values and behavior are constantly changing. When this occurs, do your print marketing strategies track with them? The formats you choose, the messaging you write, and the layouts you create are all impacted by consumer trends.
