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A Mid-Year Look at the Postal News and Issues We are Tracking

Posted June 28, 2019 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates

June was a popular month for postal meetings. It started with the Association for Postal Commerce’s (PostCom) Study Day review of postal policy, followed by the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) spring meeting, during which members of the mailing industry discussed issues of concern with USPS executives, and wrapped up with the Idealliance Postal Operations & Technologies Council (POTC) (hosted by IWCO Direct), which addressed the operational side of industry/USPS interactions [...]

APTech’s PRINT Innovation Exchange Shares How Print Can Engage the “Bi-Literate Brain”

Posted June 26, 2019 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends

When Julie Shaffer from APTech invited me on April 1 via LinkedIn to speak at the PRINT Innovation Exchange, I thought it might be an April Fool’s joke. She said it was my post on CCPA and taxing of professional services that caused her to reach out [...]

2019 Idealliance G7 Training at IWCO Direct

Idealliance’s G7 Expert & Professional Training Returns to IWCO Direct

Posted June 25, 2019 by Mike Todryk in Announcements

In a little over a month, IWCO Direct will once again host Idealliance’s G7 Expert & Professional training at our Chanhassen facilities. When we hosted the event in May of last year it sold out in almost record time, and the feedback Idealliance received from attendees was excellent. Even the lead instructor, Don Hutcheson, made a point to tell us, “I have been doing this for 12 years, and this was by far the best, most professional facility we have ever trained at.” [...]

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Hey! Stop Using So Many Exclamation Points in Your Marketing Copy!

Posted June 21, 2019 by Ashley Leone in Creative

Hey! Exclamation points are used in marketing copy writing a lot! Some might say too much! I agree! Cringeworthy, isn’t it? If readers can tell that too many exclamation points creates poor writing, why don’t we recognize it as writers? Probably because exclamation points can be effective [...]

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How IWCO Direct Sizes Up New Direct Marketing Technologies

Posted June 19, 2019 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Marketing

As IWCO Direct monitors and evaluates the landscape for new direct marketing technology developments, we are continually asking ourselves, “Will this technology improve our workflow and how will it provide value for our clients?” There are a number of factors we look at to determine the value a new technology can deliver for our clients [...]

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To Achieve Email Best Practices, Look No Further than Direct Mail

Posted June 18, 2019 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis

As a direct and digital marketing strategist, I frequently get asked questions about the relationship between direct mail and email best practices. Questions about email creative and frequency pop-up, particularly due to email’s low cost to send. How much email is too much? That answer varies by business and product, and there’s no one good […]

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We’re Not Your Father’s Direct Marketing Agency

Posted June 14, 2019 by Tom Hexamer in Strategy and Analysis

Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there. I’m so grateful for all of the things my dad taught me over the years, and I’m hopeful I’ve been able to pass some of it on to my boys. (They’ve certainly picked up some of my bad habits.) It’s appropriate to be writing this […]

Why Nordstrom and J. Jill’s Direct Mail Mistake Cost Them Millions

Posted June 12, 2019 by Ashley Luehmann in Direct Mail Tips

A very unexpected article drew me out of my usual morning email-checking haze today. My supervisor Debora Haskel had forwarded me an “interesting read” from MindFire, highlighting a drop in sales for clothing retailer J. Jill. The headline read “Retailer J. Jill learned the Hard Way Why Direct Mail is Still Relevant,” and the smell of scandal perked me up more than the cup of coffee I was holding [...]

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June is National Safety Month, But We Practice the ABCs of Safety Every Day

Posted June 11, 2019 by Michael Henry in Announcements

June is when our thoughts turn to lakes, beaches, and the lure of quality time spent outdoors with family and friends. It also signals the end of school as kids take a break for the summer. But did you know that June is National Safety Month? Learning how to maintain a safe workplace is a […]

IWCO Direct to Host POTC Meeting in Chanhassen

Posted June 7, 2019 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates

IWCO Direct is actively involved in a number of associations that advocate for the mailing industry on postal issues, including EMA, PostCom, and Idealliance. We believe it’s important to be vocal about issues ranging from postal reform legislation to mail preparation and other postal operational concerns [...]

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