Performance Marketing Insights Our blog, Speaking Direct, delivers info on the latest direct marketing news, omnichannel marketing strategies, creative marketing ideas, direct mail marketing tips, postal issues, and more. ANA Data & Analytics Conference: Expert Advice to Sustain, Grow, & Transform Direct Mail info Posted September 23, 2020 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends The second annual ANA Data & Analytics Conference, hosted by American Express, was virtual this year, but its impact and insights were very real. ANA promised the audience would hear from key experts on innovation in data-driven tools and new technologies, personalization, brand and creative techniques founded in neuro-marketing, as well as the latest in compliance and privacy laws. More than 20 of my IWCO Direct colleagues registered for the event, and all who dialed in agreed it was a rousing success. + Read More A Discussion of Direct Marketing Trends with the AMA Southern Connecticut info Posted September 16, 2020 by Alan Sherman in Direct Marketing Trends I recently participated in a virtual panel for American Marketing Association’s southern Connecticut chapter on direct marketing trends titled "An Industry Reset: The Resurgence of Integrated Marketing and Direct Mail.” There were some 60 marketers from the greater New York area in attendance who had great questions for me and the other two direct and digital marketers on the panel. Here are a few of those questions and a summary of some of my responses: + Read More Measuring and Improving Our Environmental Footprint info Posted September 9, 2020 by Karen Weil in Sustainability The data has been collected and numbers have been crunched, and we are proud to announce the publication of our 2019 Environmental Snapshot. This annual infographic has been a one-page representation of some of the many metrics we monitor when evaluating our environmental performance over the past few years. It’s been fun for our team to look back to see how much we’ve improved and how our focus has shifted to different aspects of sustainability over time. + Read More Check Out Our Latest Color Management Projects info Posted September 2, 2020 by Mike Todryk in Direct Mail Marketing IWCO Direct’s Color Technical Support (CTS) team has had an active year continuing to sharpen our color management tools to ensure even better color fidelity for our clients’ printed products. Here are some of the latest projects that have been keeping us busy: New Calibration Method One of our biggest color management achievements this year […] + Read More Direct Mail Advice for Marketers Planning Fall Mailings info Posted August 28, 2020 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Mail Marketing, Postal Issues Updates On Wednesday, we took a high-level look at concerns about operational changes that are happening at the U.S. Postal Service and have been a prominent part of recent news cycles. Today, we’re offering direct mail advice to marketers on what they need to understand about working with the Postal Service while planning their fall direct […] + Read More The Postal Service Will be Here Tomorrow – Despite What You’ve Seen in the Media info Posted August 26, 2020 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The U.S. Postal Service has been the trending story in the news cycle for the last few weeks, raising questions about a variety of Postal Service issues including mail delivery, operational changes, removal of equipment, and USPS finances. As a result, marketers are asking questions about what to expect in the coming weeks and months, […] + Read More IWCO Direct Employees TAG Their Coworkers to Express Appreciation info Posted August 19, 2020 by John Ashe in Announcements In mid-July, IWCO Direct’s parent company, Steel Partners, kicked off TAG to thank all of its employees who have worked and continue to work so diligently during the pandemic. TAG, which stands for “THANKS AND GRATITUDE,” provided a simple way for employees to recognize their coworkers by submitting a “post-it” or email to HR to […] + Read More Pandemic Lessons for Disaster Recovery Plans info Posted August 12, 2020 by Brian Murphy in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery It’s hard to believe that more than six months have passed since we had our first COVID-19 preparedness meeting. Clients began reaching out to Mail-Gard about their disaster recovery plans in late February after officials from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes […] + Read More AI Content Analysis Drives Higher Response Rates info Posted August 5, 2020 by David Klempke, PMP in Dynamic Content Management Marketers will tell you content and messaging are critical components to drive campaign success and return on marketing investment (ROMI). If this seems obvious, why is it such a challenge for marketers to identify content that increases response rates and drive the desired customer experience (CX) and action? Content analysis is the answer (or at […] + Read More Stephen Flood and Sherri Bonacci Join Our Team info Posted August 3, 2020 by John Ashe in Announcements Our week is getting off to a fast and exciting start with today’s announcement that Stephen Flood has joined our team as executive vice president–sales and Sherri Bonacci has joined as senior vice president of supply chain and competitive improvement planning. They are both seasoned marketing veterans who bring a wealth of experience and unique skillsets […] + Read More Pages: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125Load More Articles
ANA Data & Analytics Conference: Expert Advice to Sustain, Grow, & Transform Direct Mail info Posted September 23, 2020 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends The second annual ANA Data & Analytics Conference, hosted by American Express, was virtual this year, but its impact and insights were very real. ANA promised the audience would hear from key experts on innovation in data-driven tools and new technologies, personalization, brand and creative techniques founded in neuro-marketing, as well as the latest in compliance and privacy laws. More than 20 of my IWCO Direct colleagues registered for the event, and all who dialed in agreed it was a rousing success. + Read More
A Discussion of Direct Marketing Trends with the AMA Southern Connecticut info Posted September 16, 2020 by Alan Sherman in Direct Marketing Trends I recently participated in a virtual panel for American Marketing Association’s southern Connecticut chapter on direct marketing trends titled "An Industry Reset: The Resurgence of Integrated Marketing and Direct Mail.” There were some 60 marketers from the greater New York area in attendance who had great questions for me and the other two direct and digital marketers on the panel. Here are a few of those questions and a summary of some of my responses: + Read More
Measuring and Improving Our Environmental Footprint info Posted September 9, 2020 by Karen Weil in Sustainability The data has been collected and numbers have been crunched, and we are proud to announce the publication of our 2019 Environmental Snapshot. This annual infographic has been a one-page representation of some of the many metrics we monitor when evaluating our environmental performance over the past few years. It’s been fun for our team to look back to see how much we’ve improved and how our focus has shifted to different aspects of sustainability over time. + Read More
Check Out Our Latest Color Management Projects info Posted September 2, 2020 by Mike Todryk in Direct Mail Marketing IWCO Direct’s Color Technical Support (CTS) team has had an active year continuing to sharpen our color management tools to ensure even better color fidelity for our clients’ printed products. Here are some of the latest projects that have been keeping us busy: New Calibration Method One of our biggest color management achievements this year […] + Read More
Direct Mail Advice for Marketers Planning Fall Mailings info Posted August 28, 2020 by Kurt Ruppel in Direct Mail Marketing, Postal Issues Updates On Wednesday, we took a high-level look at concerns about operational changes that are happening at the U.S. Postal Service and have been a prominent part of recent news cycles. Today, we’re offering direct mail advice to marketers on what they need to understand about working with the Postal Service while planning their fall direct […] + Read More
The Postal Service Will be Here Tomorrow – Despite What You’ve Seen in the Media info Posted August 26, 2020 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The U.S. Postal Service has been the trending story in the news cycle for the last few weeks, raising questions about a variety of Postal Service issues including mail delivery, operational changes, removal of equipment, and USPS finances. As a result, marketers are asking questions about what to expect in the coming weeks and months, […] + Read More
IWCO Direct Employees TAG Their Coworkers to Express Appreciation info Posted August 19, 2020 by John Ashe in Announcements In mid-July, IWCO Direct’s parent company, Steel Partners, kicked off TAG to thank all of its employees who have worked and continue to work so diligently during the pandemic. TAG, which stands for “THANKS AND GRATITUDE,” provided a simple way for employees to recognize their coworkers by submitting a “post-it” or email to HR to […] + Read More
Pandemic Lessons for Disaster Recovery Plans info Posted August 12, 2020 by Brian Murphy in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery It’s hard to believe that more than six months have passed since we had our first COVID-19 preparedness meeting. Clients began reaching out to Mail-Gard about their disaster recovery plans in late February after officials from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes […] + Read More
AI Content Analysis Drives Higher Response Rates info Posted August 5, 2020 by David Klempke, PMP in Dynamic Content Management Marketers will tell you content and messaging are critical components to drive campaign success and return on marketing investment (ROMI). If this seems obvious, why is it such a challenge for marketers to identify content that increases response rates and drive the desired customer experience (CX) and action? Content analysis is the answer (or at […] + Read More
Stephen Flood and Sherri Bonacci Join Our Team info Posted August 3, 2020 by John Ashe in Announcements Our week is getting off to a fast and exciting start with today’s announcement that Stephen Flood has joined our team as executive vice president–sales and Sherri Bonacci has joined as senior vice president of supply chain and competitive improvement planning. They are both seasoned marketing veterans who bring a wealth of experience and unique skillsets […] + Read More
