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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Postcard Marketing Can "Activate" Inactive Customers

How postcard marketing can awaken your "sleeping" customers...

Customers are hard to come by. So why is it that so many companies stop talking to customers once they've become customers?

Many businesses focus nearly all of their marketing efforts on customer acquisition, and not nearly enough on customer retention. Why? Because keeping customers is not nearly as "glamorous" as gaining customers.

Think about it this way. You often hear the expression, "I won a big account today!" But how often do you hear somebody exclaim, "I kept a big account today!" Not much.

While retention might not be as exciting as acquisition, it is nonetheless the backbone of any company's continued success. Experts agree that a greater profit potential lies within repeat business. Customers are easier to "woo" than strangers -- and it costs a lot less too.

Direct mail postcards can be an inexpensive means of accomplishing this goal. However, to make your campaign effective, you need the following: (1) a good list, (2) strong offers, (3) an eye-catching creative, (4) repeated mailings, and (5) measurable results.

Fortunately, marketing executive Alicia McSorley is going to tell you exactly how to go about it!

Read Alicia's Article
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Targeting Inactive Customers With Direct Mail
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Good luck and good marketing!

-Brandon from PostcardSmart.com

Monday, July 24, 2006

The Postcard Newsletter - Boosting the Bottom Line

Customer retention plays a major role in the success of your business. It's the classic 80/20 concept — you get 80% of your business from 20% of your customers.

So it makes sense to stay in touch with that 20%. Direct mail postcards are a perfect way to do just that. Using postcards, you can stay in touch with the people who mean the most to your business ... previous customers.

There are many ways postcard marketing can keep you in touch with customers. Customer rewards programs, special offers, coupons, and newsletters.

The Postcard Newsletter
Using postcards in newsletter fashion can help you retain customers and generate repeat business from them. Marketer Tresaca Hamilton has some tips on how to go about it.

Read the article:
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Boosting Your Bottom Line with a Postcard Newsletter
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Good luck and good marketing!

-Brandon from PostcardSmart.com


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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

7 Ways to Improve Your Direct Mail Headlines

by Brandon Cornett

If you're reading this blog post, it's because the headline (A) intrigued you, (B) made you curious, (C) gave you a craving for more information, or (D) all of the above.

That's what good headlines can do. And in direct mail marketing, these things are critical.

For instance, what it is about numbered headlines that we find so appealing. 7 ways to blank ... top 10 ways to blank ... 6 steps to better blank...

Numbered headlines appeal to us because they are specific and promising. They tell you specifically what you're going to learn, and in doing so they also promise that you'll learn it.

But using numbers is just one way to improve your direct mail headlines. Want to know some more? Check out the article below!

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7 Ways to Grab Attention With Your Headline

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Good luck and good marketing!

-Brandon from PostcardSmart.com

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

How to Strengthen Your Direct Mail Postcard Message

by Brandon Cornett

Postcard marketing can add valuable to just about any marketing program. So don't let a lack of copywriting experience prevent you from using postcards.

This post (and the article listed below) will give you the confidence and knowledge you need to create compelling, effective messages for your direct mail marketing postcards.

Before You Begin Writing
The writing process actually begins long before you put words down on paper. You first need to figure out your audience and your goal. Once you know these things, you'll be able to bridge the gap between them with an effective message.

Learn more:
How to Boost Response Rates with a Stronger Message


Good luck and good marketing!

-Brandon from PostcardSmart.com

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Monday, July 10, 2006

Direct Mail Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

Direct mail mistakes can be costly when you make them yourself. So why not learn from the mistakes of others?

Marketing consultant Jane Smith has put together a top-ten list of common direct mail marketing mistakes. More importantly, he offers advice on how to avoid such mistakes.

Sure, parts of the list may seem like no-brainers to you. But when learning, it always helps to brush up on the bad before moving on to the good (and it's a lot less costly than making the mistakes for yourself).

Read Jane's Article:
Direct Mail Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Good luck and good marketing!

Brandon from PostcardSmart.com

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Friday, July 07, 2006

Real Estate Postcard Marketing - The "Secret Sauce"

Postcard marketing secret sauce!Hey, remember a few years back when all the fast food chains bragged about their "secret" sauces and ingredients? I believe the secret sauce at McD's turned out to be Thousand Island dressing, did it not?

Did you know postcard marketing has its own secret sauce? It's true! Better still, if you apply this secret sauce to your real estate postcards, you can boost your response rates and do some serious business-building.

Now before you go slathering Thousand Island dressing all over your marketing collateral ... read the article below. It explains the secret ingredients of real estate postcard marketing in great detail.

Read the Article:
Real Estate Postcard Marketing - 6 Secret Ingredients for Success

Happy Friday, Postcarders!

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