Direct Marketing News, Tips & Trends Our blog delivers info on the latest direct marketing trends, omnichannel marketing strategies, creative marketing ideas, direct mail marketing tips, postal issues, and more. Look for the Little Green Frog – A Symbol of Sustainability info Posted September 14, 2011 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct is strongly committed to sustainability, but the upcoming Rainforest Alliance Week is a great reminder to all of us in the direct marketing industry of the need to do our part to help preserve the environment. Rainforest Alliance Week will be celebrated around the world next week, September 19-23, 2011. As part of […] + Read More Celebrating Our Employees’ Contributions To Helping Others info Posted September 7, 2011 by Bev Lohs in Announcements We take our work at IWCO Direct very seriously, but we are also serious about giving back to our communities. In fact, one of our cornerstone values is supporting the communities in which we live and work through mentoring, volunteering and advocacy. Having just celebrated Labor Day Weekend, we thought it would be a […] + Read More Don’t Hold Back from Personalizing Your Direct Mail Offer info Posted August 31, 2011 by Mike Ertel in Direct Marketing Trends The upcoming installation of our new Océ continuous digital press has everyone at IWCO Direct excited about the benefits our customers will experience from its enhanced personalization capabilities. Because personalization has been a major topic in the direct mail industry over the past few years, and since nearly all of our customers have personalized components […] + Read More New Executive Management Roles Will Drive Growth info Posted August 24, 2011 by Jim Andersen in Announcements On Monday I had the pleasure of announcing to our staff that Joseph Morrison will take on the expanded role of and that Pat Deck has been named Chief Marketing Officer. Both of these gentlemen have made great contributions to our company and I’m confident their expanded roles will help drive future growth for IWCO […] + Read More Competing for Print and Direct Mail’s Thriving Future info Posted August 17, 2011 by Ben Martin in Direct Marketing Trends Having an avid interest in macro-economic trends, I was drawn to one of PIA of Southern California’s recent seminars called “Competing for Print’s Thriving Future,” led by Dr. Ron Davis, PIA’s Vice President and Chief Economist. During the first half of the meeting, Dr. Davis explained the great recession of 2007-2009 and its impact on […] + Read More Océ Installation Delivers Innovation for Our Customers info Posted August 10, 2011 by Jim Andersen in Announcements Last week we announced our commitment to being the first company in the United States to install the Océ ColorStream® 3500 at our Chanhassen facility later next month. Both our employees and customers are excited to get this high-speed, high-volume digital color press installed and running. There are numerous reasons we made this strategic investment: […] + Read More IWCO Direct Hosting A Job Fair in Chanhassen Aug. 4-5 info Posted August 3, 2011 by Bev Lohs in Announcements A recent issue of Deliver magazine included many positive statistics about the outlook for the direct mail industry. Of particular interest was that direct mail expenditures in the United States are expected to rise to nearly $48 billion – a 5.8% increase over 2010, according to the recent “Outlook 2011: What to Expect in Direct […] + Read More Deliverability is a Key Component of Effective Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted July 27, 2011 by Pat Deck in Direct Mail Tips At IWCO Direct, we work closely with clients to develop strategies to effectively manage drop dates, in-home dates, cycle time and speed to market. All of these tactics at their core have one important concept driving their effectiveness – mail deliverability. So what is deliverability? We define deliverability as the predictability, speed and certainty of […] + Read More Lean Manufacturing Teams and NASCAR Pit Crews Share Common Traits info Posted July 20, 2011 by Steve Myrvold in Sustainability As they say in NASCAR circles, “Every Day is Race Day.” This is a concept that is easily relatable for most of us in direct marketing. In fact, there are many similarities between the NASCAR pit crews and our Lean Manufacturing teams at IWCO Direct. During a recent event where IWCO Direct envelope machine operators […] + Read More Direct Marketing Adds Muscle to Health & Wellness Programs info Posted July 13, 2011 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends Workplace wellness programs are increasingly gaining acceptance and recognition. A few weeks ago a bipartisan team of Minnesota legislators announced the formation of a federal Congressional Wellness Caucus to focus awareness on the benefits of these types of initiatives. 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Look for the Little Green Frog – A Symbol of Sustainability info Posted September 14, 2011 by Karen Weil in Sustainability IWCO Direct is strongly committed to sustainability, but the upcoming Rainforest Alliance Week is a great reminder to all of us in the direct marketing industry of the need to do our part to help preserve the environment. Rainforest Alliance Week will be celebrated around the world next week, September 19-23, 2011. As part of […] + Read More
Celebrating Our Employees’ Contributions To Helping Others info Posted September 7, 2011 by Bev Lohs in Announcements We take our work at IWCO Direct very seriously, but we are also serious about giving back to our communities. In fact, one of our cornerstone values is supporting the communities in which we live and work through mentoring, volunteering and advocacy. Having just celebrated Labor Day Weekend, we thought it would be a […] + Read More
Don’t Hold Back from Personalizing Your Direct Mail Offer info Posted August 31, 2011 by Mike Ertel in Direct Marketing Trends The upcoming installation of our new Océ continuous digital press has everyone at IWCO Direct excited about the benefits our customers will experience from its enhanced personalization capabilities. Because personalization has been a major topic in the direct mail industry over the past few years, and since nearly all of our customers have personalized components […] + Read More
New Executive Management Roles Will Drive Growth info Posted August 24, 2011 by Jim Andersen in Announcements On Monday I had the pleasure of announcing to our staff that Joseph Morrison will take on the expanded role of and that Pat Deck has been named Chief Marketing Officer. Both of these gentlemen have made great contributions to our company and I’m confident their expanded roles will help drive future growth for IWCO […] + Read More
Competing for Print and Direct Mail’s Thriving Future info Posted August 17, 2011 by Ben Martin in Direct Marketing Trends Having an avid interest in macro-economic trends, I was drawn to one of PIA of Southern California’s recent seminars called “Competing for Print’s Thriving Future,” led by Dr. Ron Davis, PIA’s Vice President and Chief Economist. During the first half of the meeting, Dr. Davis explained the great recession of 2007-2009 and its impact on […] + Read More
Océ Installation Delivers Innovation for Our Customers info Posted August 10, 2011 by Jim Andersen in Announcements Last week we announced our commitment to being the first company in the United States to install the Océ ColorStream® 3500 at our Chanhassen facility later next month. Both our employees and customers are excited to get this high-speed, high-volume digital color press installed and running. There are numerous reasons we made this strategic investment: […] + Read More
IWCO Direct Hosting A Job Fair in Chanhassen Aug. 4-5 info Posted August 3, 2011 by Bev Lohs in Announcements A recent issue of Deliver magazine included many positive statistics about the outlook for the direct mail industry. Of particular interest was that direct mail expenditures in the United States are expected to rise to nearly $48 billion – a 5.8% increase over 2010, according to the recent “Outlook 2011: What to Expect in Direct […] + Read More
Deliverability is a Key Component of Effective Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted July 27, 2011 by Pat Deck in Direct Mail Tips At IWCO Direct, we work closely with clients to develop strategies to effectively manage drop dates, in-home dates, cycle time and speed to market. All of these tactics at their core have one important concept driving their effectiveness – mail deliverability. So what is deliverability? We define deliverability as the predictability, speed and certainty of […] + Read More
Lean Manufacturing Teams and NASCAR Pit Crews Share Common Traits info Posted July 20, 2011 by Steve Myrvold in Sustainability As they say in NASCAR circles, “Every Day is Race Day.” This is a concept that is easily relatable for most of us in direct marketing. In fact, there are many similarities between the NASCAR pit crews and our Lean Manufacturing teams at IWCO Direct. During a recent event where IWCO Direct envelope machine operators […] + Read More
Direct Marketing Adds Muscle to Health & Wellness Programs info Posted July 13, 2011 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends Workplace wellness programs are increasingly gaining acceptance and recognition. A few weeks ago a bipartisan team of Minnesota legislators announced the formation of a federal Congressional Wellness Caucus to focus awareness on the benefits of these types of initiatives. Wellness programs can have a tangible impact on companies’ bottom lines through lower health care costs […] + Read More