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Five Creative Tips for Folded Self-Mailers
We often talk about the importance of envelopes and how they are the first hurdle to getting a prospect or customer to read your direct mail—but what if you forgo the envelope altogether? Folded self-mailers are a great way of communicating with your audience quickly and concisely in a cost-efficient manner without the fuss of […]
My Favorite Grammar Resources
It happens more often than I’d like to admit—someone comes to me with a grammar question, and I think I know what the answer is, but I’m not completely sure. Or I know the answer but couldn’t tell you what grammar rule I’m using to reach that conclusion. In my mind, “not completely sure” or […]
Is Your Marketing Organization Embracing its Inner Weirdness?
A few months ago, a blog with the title “Eat Predictable for Breakfast” appeared in my inbox. The timing seemed a little spooky since I had just finished a conversation about differentiators and how to pique curiosity with content that just can’t be ignored. I have no idea how this blog got to my inbox, […]
The Power of Direct Marketing Copywriting, Tips, and Testing, Testing…
Quick, which offer will pull better: 50% off or Half Off? Should you offer something FREE or Complimentary? Buy One Get One Free or BOGO? If you answered “It depends” to the questions above, you’re right. That is why we test.
The Many Reasons We’re Passing Around Copies of Bonnie Siegler’s Dear Client
Bonnie Siegler’s Dear Client is a type of self-help book that teaches non-creative folk how to better interact with creative professionals for a more seamless, productive, and cost-efficient work experience (or, as the front cover says, Dear Client, This Book Will Teach You How To Get What You Want From Creative People. Sincerely, Bonnie Siegler […]
