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. A Little “Inside Baseball” as the PRC Launches Its Rate and Regulatory Review info Posted January 10, 2017 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s another month before pitchers and catchers arrive for the start of Major League Baseball’s Spring Training camps. While it may be a little early to start talking baseball, things are already heating up around several issues related to the U.S. Postal Service, so let’s talk a little “inside baseball” about what’s going on in […] + Read More Lift Your Response Rates with Creative Outer Envelope Design info Posted January 6, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips One of my goals this year is to get in shape. It’s one of those resolutions that seem to find itself on my New Year’s resolutions list every year. For many marketers, getting their direct mail program in shape is another year-after-year goal that never really goes away. This may include developing a new control, […] + Read More Tips for Using Bullet Points Effectively info Posted January 4, 2017 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips My life stays on-track thanks to bulleted to-do lists. I revolve my life around bulleted to-do lists. At any given time, I have at least four going between work and home to keep me organized and on target. Bullet points in writing act the same way. Here are some benefits of bullet points and tips […] + Read More IWCO Direct Looks Ahead to 2017 and Reflects on Nearly 50 Years of Growth and Innovation info Posted January 3, 2017 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends In two years, three months, and 15 days, IWCO Direct will celebrate our 50th anniversary. It’s sometimes hard to believe that Frank Beddor’s dream of a company founded on service would still be helping our customers find and create new customers nearly 50 years later. We’ve gone from being a small printer that could provide […] + Read More Using Continuous Improvement Initiatives to Drive Mail-Gard into 2017 info Posted December 30, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends At Mail-Gard, we pride ourselves on thinking ahead and, like good Girl and Boy Scouts, being prepared. But on what will likely be the last workday of 2016 for many, we wanted to take a moment to look back on the year and share some of our accomplishments, Continuous Improvement experiences and a few compelling […] + Read More Considerations When Exploring New Color Digital Inkjet Paper Options info Posted December 28, 2016 by Karen Weil in Direct Mail Marketing, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Paper was invented in China sometime around 105 AD, and its amazing staying power can be attributed in large part to its ability to continually adapt to changing communication styles. This is extremely evident in the advancements related to color digital inkjet paper. New Innovations are Improving Inkjet Paper Performance Perhaps the most exciting opportunities […] + Read More Gratitude for Another Exciting Year at IWCO Direct info Posted December 21, 2016 by Joe Morrison in Announcements It’s been another exciting year at IWCO Direct. By the end of this year we will have produced nearly four billion mailpieces. That’s kept our operations teams busy throughout the year, and we’ve set many new production records across our platform. We’re also proud to report Printing Impressions has again named IWCO Direct as the […] + Read More Integrating Direct Mail and Email for Multichannel Marketing Success info Posted December 20, 2016 by Alan Sherman in Direct Marketing Trends Most of us are familiar with the strengths and limitations of direct mail and email as marketing channels. Individually, they can be used in combination with different strategies to achieve different goals. But a multichannel marketing approach that integrates direct mail and email can bring the best features of each to the forefront. Direct Mail […] + Read More 3 Ways Our Business Process Management Strategy Enhances Customer Experience info Posted December 16, 2016 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Announcements It’s not what we do at IWCO Direct, but how we do it that gives us our competitive edge when delivering an amazing Customer Experience (CX). As my colleague, Pat Sondreal, mentioned a few weeks ago, over the past year, IWCO Direct implemented a new Business Process Management (BPM) strategy for our CX teams […] + Read More New Investment Will Drive Direct Mail Innovation and Response info Posted December 14, 2016 by Jim Andersen in Announcements Today we announced the installation of a new Komori GL640/C press for promotional plastic and paper cards, including gift and loyalty cards. This strategic investment expands our production platform for innovative direct mail by adding technology designed to improve response rates for our clients. The Komori GL640/C delivers high-quality printing on paper and plastic with […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118Last PageLoad More Articles
A Little “Inside Baseball” as the PRC Launches Its Rate and Regulatory Review info Posted January 10, 2017 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s another month before pitchers and catchers arrive for the start of Major League Baseball’s Spring Training camps. While it may be a little early to start talking baseball, things are already heating up around several issues related to the U.S. Postal Service, so let’s talk a little “inside baseball” about what’s going on in […] + Read More
Lift Your Response Rates with Creative Outer Envelope Design info Posted January 6, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips One of my goals this year is to get in shape. It’s one of those resolutions that seem to find itself on my New Year’s resolutions list every year. For many marketers, getting their direct mail program in shape is another year-after-year goal that never really goes away. This may include developing a new control, […] + Read More
Tips for Using Bullet Points Effectively info Posted January 4, 2017 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips My life stays on-track thanks to bulleted to-do lists. I revolve my life around bulleted to-do lists. At any given time, I have at least four going between work and home to keep me organized and on target. Bullet points in writing act the same way. Here are some benefits of bullet points and tips […] + Read More
IWCO Direct Looks Ahead to 2017 and Reflects on Nearly 50 Years of Growth and Innovation info Posted January 3, 2017 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends In two years, three months, and 15 days, IWCO Direct will celebrate our 50th anniversary. It’s sometimes hard to believe that Frank Beddor’s dream of a company founded on service would still be helping our customers find and create new customers nearly 50 years later. We’ve gone from being a small printer that could provide […] + Read More
Using Continuous Improvement Initiatives to Drive Mail-Gard into 2017 info Posted December 30, 2016 by Michael Henry in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends At Mail-Gard, we pride ourselves on thinking ahead and, like good Girl and Boy Scouts, being prepared. But on what will likely be the last workday of 2016 for many, we wanted to take a moment to look back on the year and share some of our accomplishments, Continuous Improvement experiences and a few compelling […] + Read More
Considerations When Exploring New Color Digital Inkjet Paper Options info Posted December 28, 2016 by Karen Weil in Direct Mail Marketing, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Paper was invented in China sometime around 105 AD, and its amazing staying power can be attributed in large part to its ability to continually adapt to changing communication styles. This is extremely evident in the advancements related to color digital inkjet paper. New Innovations are Improving Inkjet Paper Performance Perhaps the most exciting opportunities […] + Read More
Gratitude for Another Exciting Year at IWCO Direct info Posted December 21, 2016 by Joe Morrison in Announcements It’s been another exciting year at IWCO Direct. By the end of this year we will have produced nearly four billion mailpieces. That’s kept our operations teams busy throughout the year, and we’ve set many new production records across our platform. We’re also proud to report Printing Impressions has again named IWCO Direct as the […] + Read More
Integrating Direct Mail and Email for Multichannel Marketing Success info Posted December 20, 2016 by Alan Sherman in Direct Marketing Trends Most of us are familiar with the strengths and limitations of direct mail and email as marketing channels. Individually, they can be used in combination with different strategies to achieve different goals. But a multichannel marketing approach that integrates direct mail and email can bring the best features of each to the forefront. Direct Mail […] + Read More
3 Ways Our Business Process Management Strategy Enhances Customer Experience info Posted December 16, 2016 by Diana Hvistendahl, PMP in Announcements It’s not what we do at IWCO Direct, but how we do it that gives us our competitive edge when delivering an amazing Customer Experience (CX). As my colleague, Pat Sondreal, mentioned a few weeks ago, over the past year, IWCO Direct implemented a new Business Process Management (BPM) strategy for our CX teams […] + Read More
New Investment Will Drive Direct Mail Innovation and Response info Posted December 14, 2016 by Jim Andersen in Announcements Today we announced the installation of a new Komori GL640/C press for promotional plastic and paper cards, including gift and loyalty cards. This strategic investment expands our production platform for innovative direct mail by adding technology designed to improve response rates for our clients. The Komori GL640/C delivers high-quality printing on paper and plastic with […] + Read More