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. The Ultimate Call-to-Action Checklist info Posted July 29, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips The importance of a Call-to-Action (CTA) in a direct marketing campaign cannot be overstated. Next to the offer, it’s the most significant aspect of any mailpiece. It’s the how in the 5 W’s. You could have done everything right—used a paper stock and picked an envelope that stands out in the mailbox, created an […] + Read More Upgraded ISO 27001 and PCI DSS Certifications Demonstrate Continued Commitment to Data Security Practices info Posted July 28, 2015 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends In 2013 we announced two major advancements in our data security practices when we expanded our Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard 2.0 (PCI DSS) compliance certification to all of our facilities and achieved ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification through BSI. Today we announced we’ve renewed and upgraded to the latest […] + Read More Aim for Effective, Not Shakespeare in Marketing Copy info Posted July 24, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips Lately, I’ve come across some direct marketing pieces that are trying to be literary masterpieces instead of compelling, effective marketing copy. Some may argue that good writing is good writing, and that’s true—but good writing is not always effective writing. Take, for instance, Shakespeare. I like Shakespeare. I took a course on him in college, […] + Read More Mail-Gard Happenings: Simultaneously Expanding & Going Lean info Posted July 22, 2015 by Michael Henry in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery It’s been a busy summer at Mail-Gard here in Warminster, PA. In addition to recovery testing and assisting our customers with some of their overflow, we’ve held some events that have enhanced both our sales and operations teams. We started the summer off with a sales and operations summit that brought the teams together to […] + Read More How to Combine Email with Direct Mail for Successful Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns info Posted July 21, 2015 by Krista Black in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends In past articles about direct marketing strategy, we’ve shared how combining direct mail with email can be especially effective for driving the success of multi-channel marketing campaigns. In our experience, using these marketing tactics simultaneously can lift response rates by 20% or more. Others have reported that when email and direct mail are particularly well […] + Read More Driving Marketing Success from Strategy through Execution info Posted July 17, 2015 by Joe Morrison in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Although we’re proud of our capital investments in printing technology, we don’t want to be thought of as simply being a printer or mailer. Those who are just getting to know us may ask, “What are you then?” The answer is IWCO Direct is a vertically integrated direct marketing services provider who focuses as much […] + Read More Your Mid-Year Postal Issues Update from IWCO Direct info Posted July 15, 2015 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s been a busy first half of the year for those of us involved in postal issues. From concerns about postage rates, to operational changes that resulted in service performance challenges, to new options for connecting mail and digital, we’ve had a lot of moving parts to track this year. Let’s jump in and see […] + Read More Our New Blog Compilation: The Best Direct Marketing Tips & Trends from IWCO Direct info Posted July 14, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips This past June marked two years since joining IWCO Direct. Back then, I was a Marketing Intern with a blogging record circling right around the zero mark. A lot has changed in two years. I’m no longer an intern (I have fancy business cards to prove it), and my blogging experience has skyrocketed. Really, the […] + Read More My Biggest Takeaways from the Inkjet Unveiling with Canon Solutions America info Posted July 10, 2015 by Dave Johannes in Announcements The recent Canon Solutions America’s Future of Inkjet Customer Event was a tremendous success. Not only did it give us an opportunity to showcase our new equipment during the inkjet unveiling, it gave me an opportunity to have numerous in-depth conversations with many of the attendees. I wanted to share a few final thoughts and […] + Read More A Direct Mail Strategy to Engage the Senses info Posted July 8, 2015 by Tom Hexamer in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Your direct mail package is competing for attention with other media channels and other mail pieces. To get your message noticed, consider whether your direct mail strategy engages all five senses of the recipient. 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The Ultimate Call-to-Action Checklist info Posted July 29, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips The importance of a Call-to-Action (CTA) in a direct marketing campaign cannot be overstated. Next to the offer, it’s the most significant aspect of any mailpiece. It’s the how in the 5 W’s. You could have done everything right—used a paper stock and picked an envelope that stands out in the mailbox, created an […] + Read More
Upgraded ISO 27001 and PCI DSS Certifications Demonstrate Continued Commitment to Data Security Practices info Posted July 28, 2015 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Direct Marketing Trends In 2013 we announced two major advancements in our data security practices when we expanded our Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard 2.0 (PCI DSS) compliance certification to all of our facilities and achieved ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification through BSI. Today we announced we’ve renewed and upgraded to the latest […] + Read More
Aim for Effective, Not Shakespeare in Marketing Copy info Posted July 24, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips Lately, I’ve come across some direct marketing pieces that are trying to be literary masterpieces instead of compelling, effective marketing copy. Some may argue that good writing is good writing, and that’s true—but good writing is not always effective writing. Take, for instance, Shakespeare. I like Shakespeare. I took a course on him in college, […] + Read More
Mail-Gard Happenings: Simultaneously Expanding & Going Lean info Posted July 22, 2015 by Michael Henry in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery It’s been a busy summer at Mail-Gard here in Warminster, PA. In addition to recovery testing and assisting our customers with some of their overflow, we’ve held some events that have enhanced both our sales and operations teams. We started the summer off with a sales and operations summit that brought the teams together to […] + Read More
How to Combine Email with Direct Mail for Successful Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns info Posted July 21, 2015 by Krista Black in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends In past articles about direct marketing strategy, we’ve shared how combining direct mail with email can be especially effective for driving the success of multi-channel marketing campaigns. In our experience, using these marketing tactics simultaneously can lift response rates by 20% or more. Others have reported that when email and direct mail are particularly well […] + Read More
Driving Marketing Success from Strategy through Execution info Posted July 17, 2015 by Joe Morrison in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Although we’re proud of our capital investments in printing technology, we don’t want to be thought of as simply being a printer or mailer. Those who are just getting to know us may ask, “What are you then?” The answer is IWCO Direct is a vertically integrated direct marketing services provider who focuses as much […] + Read More
Your Mid-Year Postal Issues Update from IWCO Direct info Posted July 15, 2015 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates It’s been a busy first half of the year for those of us involved in postal issues. From concerns about postage rates, to operational changes that resulted in service performance challenges, to new options for connecting mail and digital, we’ve had a lot of moving parts to track this year. Let’s jump in and see […] + Read More
Our New Blog Compilation: The Best Direct Marketing Tips & Trends from IWCO Direct info Posted July 14, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips This past June marked two years since joining IWCO Direct. Back then, I was a Marketing Intern with a blogging record circling right around the zero mark. A lot has changed in two years. I’m no longer an intern (I have fancy business cards to prove it), and my blogging experience has skyrocketed. Really, the […] + Read More
My Biggest Takeaways from the Inkjet Unveiling with Canon Solutions America info Posted July 10, 2015 by Dave Johannes in Announcements The recent Canon Solutions America’s Future of Inkjet Customer Event was a tremendous success. Not only did it give us an opportunity to showcase our new equipment during the inkjet unveiling, it gave me an opportunity to have numerous in-depth conversations with many of the attendees. I wanted to share a few final thoughts and […] + Read More
A Direct Mail Strategy to Engage the Senses info Posted July 8, 2015 by Tom Hexamer in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Your direct mail package is competing for attention with other media channels and other mail pieces. To get your message noticed, consider whether your direct mail strategy engages all five senses of the recipient. After all, the greatest advantage of direct mail is that someone is going to physically touch your offer, even if only […] + Read More