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How We Make Personalized Direct Marketing Easy – IWCO Direct

Personalized Direct Marketing Has Never Been Easier than with IWCO Direct 1to1℠

Posted February 6, 2019 by David Klempke, PMP in Dynamic Content Management

In today’s fast-paced and connected world, it is increasingly critical to extend your marketing reach to customers through the use of multiple channels. With people constantly on the go or buried deep in their phones, if your message does not stand out, it is at risk of being missed entirely! So how do you engage […]

Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) 2019 Super Bowl Ads – IWCO Direct

Who Won and Who Lost in Our Super Bowl Ad Review

Posted February 5, 2019 by Debora Haskel in Creative

We couldn’t help but notice that this year’s Super Bowl ads would be reaching out to women, showcasing women, and focusing on women, so it only made sense to ask five women from IWCO Direct to review this year’s ads. While every response to this request was an enthusiastic variation of, “Count me in,” the […]

3 Tips for More Engaging Mailpiece Design in 2019 – IWCO Direct

Three More Tips to Make Your Mailpiece Design More Engaging

Posted February 1, 2019 by Mike Dietz in Creative

A few days ago, my colleague Marcus Johnson provided seven tips to make direct mail marketing copy more engaging. I think you’ll find that many of those tips cross over from copy into design, and that’s for a good reason: The effectiveness of direct mail relies heavily on how well the marketing copy and mailpiece design work together to engage the audience and prompt them to take action [...]

7 Easy Ways to Make Marketing Copy More Engaging – IWCO Direct

7 Ways to Make Your Marketing Copy More Engaging

Posted January 30, 2019 by Marcus Johnson in Creative

Do you still believe the tired platitude that everyone hates direct mail? Hate, tolerate, or love it, direct mail gets results. And it’s become a key, if not essential, part of the mix for any smart marketing strategy. But let’s concede that there may be a grain of truth to that old chestnut [...]

2019 PIA Color Conference Recap – IWCO Direct

Fresh Faces and Fresh Technology Stood Out at the 2019 PIA Color Conference

Posted January 29, 2019 by Steve Malec in Direct Mail Marketing

With subzero temperatures hitting the Midwest, it seems like almost a lifetime ago that I was in San Diego for the 2019 PIA Color Conference. This event is an annual destination for members of our Color Technical Support (CTS) team, and not just because of its warm location in January. Being able to meet with industry leaders who have been in the forefront of developing graphic art standards is very beneficial. It allows our team to maintain our competitive edge [...]

DMCNY 2019 Marketing Outlook – IWCO Direct

Here’s Your 2019 Marketing Forecast, Courtesy of Bruce Biegel and DMCNY

Posted January 25, 2019 by Hank Andersen in Strategy and Analysis

The Direct Marketing Club of New York (DMCNY) promised to kick off the new year and their Annual Outlook Luncheon with the “razor-sharp predictions” of Bruce Biegel, Senior Managing Director of Winterberry Group and advisor for Petsky Prunier. This was a milestone for Biegel, as he celebrated his tenth anniversary of providing the industry outlook and insights we enjoy every January [...]

What Are the 5Is and 7Ps of the Marketing Mix? – IWCO Direct

The Hidden Drivers of Today’s Marketing Mix: The 5Is and 7Ps

Posted January 23, 2019 by Mike Ertel in Strategy and Analysis

The concept of the Marketing Mix has been around since the 1950s when Neil Borden introduced it as the ingredients for an integrated set of marketing “tactics” to create a higher value relationship with customers (what we now refer to as “CX” or “customer experience.”) In the early ‘60s, a marketing professor named E. Jerome McCarthy created a mnemonic for his students [...]

How to Get Involved with Mentoring Month 2019 – IWCO Direct

How We’re Making Mentoring Month Last All Year Long

Posted January 18, 2019 by Bev Lohs in Announcements

Long-time readers of SpeakingDIRECT may know that January is National Mentoring Month, as we’ve been writing about mentoring and our work with programs like MENTOR Minnesota for at least eight years. The official designation goes back to 2002, when President George W. Bush proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, endorsed by both chambers of the […]

2018 Stats Show that Direct Mail Response Rates Dominate Other Channels – IWCO Direct

The Latest Direct Mail Response Rate Data from DMA Will Leave You Speechless

Posted January 16, 2019 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends, Strategy and Analysis

Those who know me understand I’m rarely at a loss for words, but after reviewing the direct mail response rates cited in the recently released 2018 DMA Response Rate Report (DMA membership required, fees apply), I was left a little speechless. Even though we’ve historically seen direct mail lead the pack when it comes to […]

Three Top Marketing Trends for 2019: What’s Happening in Financial, Insurance, and Telecom

Posted January 15, 2019 by Michelle Peel in Direct Marketing Trends

When I’m not researching marketing trends in my professional life, I like to put my sleuthing skills to work in my personal life. For instance, I recently had a hair appointment for highlights (or what I refer to as ‘enhancements’). Prior to my appointment, I decided to look up hair trends for 2019 and found […]

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