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. Earth Day and the History of the Recycling Logo info Posted April 22, 2015 by Tina Howard in Announcements, Sustainability Today Tina Howard from Domtar shares with us the origins of the recycling logo and history of Earth Day. As the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America, Domtar has a special interest in paper recycling. + Read More 2015 Continuous Improvement Conference Gets Minnesota Nice info Posted April 21, 2015 by Patrick Sondreal in Sustainability This past week, a team of nine operations employees from across our four facilities attended the 2015 Continuous Improvement Conference. This is the only industry event focused on helping companies achieve operational excellence by using the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (CI). During the past six years that IWCO Direct has attended […] + Read More Job Alert: 5 Direct Marketing Jobs with IWCO Direct info Posted April 17, 2015 by Bev Lohs in Announcements, Careers We want to alert you to five direct marketing jobs IWCO Direct is currently seeking to fill. As we power the marketing for brand-name companies across the country, we are growing and are looking to bring more talented and energetic people on board. We have expanded our industry-leading service offerings beyond traditional printing and mailing […] + Read More How to Avoid Taxing Your Direct Mail Budget info Posted April 15, 2015 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Tax Day tends to get people thinking about their finances and ways to make their money go further. For direct marketers, this thought naturally extends beyond W2s and into their budgets at the office. Today I’d like to offer the latest and greatest ways to avoid taxing your direct mail budget: Focus on package design. […] + Read More 2015 DMA Response Rate Report: Direct Mail Outperforms All Digital Channels Combined By Nearly 600% info Posted April 14, 2015 by Debora Haskel in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends New Response Rate data available! Check out our most recent article. Data on current direct mail response rates is one of the most popular topics on our blog, and for good reason, as companies look to get the most out of their marketing dollar. We’re happy to report the Direct Marketing Association recently made its […] + Read More Xploration 15 Kicks Off Series of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Events for Mail-Gard info Posted April 10, 2015 by Christine Burke in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Many of us at Mail-Gard will be crisscrossing the country throughout April and May attending trade shows and conferences focused on business continuity and disaster recovery. It all starts at Xploration 15 next week, followed by Continuity Insights, RIMS and finally wrapping up at the Document Strategy Forum. We’re very excited about next […] + Read More Top Trends in Direct Mail Mortgage Marketing info Posted April 8, 2015 by Michelle Peel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Peak home-shopping season is right around the corner. Seasonal trends are an important component of mortgage marketing strategies. As potential home buyers get ready to round that corner, they’re colliding with recent statements from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who warns interest rates will rise—some suggested as early as this summer, but last week’s Jobs […] + Read More Five Common Mistakes My Grammar Pal, Weird Al, Overlooked info Posted April 3, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements On the grammar front, I think Weird Al Yankovic and I could be friends. I find him obnoxious most of the time, and I don’t particularly care for it when guys have better hair than I do, but I think we’d be pals all the same. We share the same pet peeves when it comes […] + Read More Avoid Disaster with this Disaster Recovery RFP Checklist info Posted April 1, 2015 by Christine Burke in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Over the years, many of our customers have asked us about the most important items to consider when creating a disaster recovery plan and selecting a vendor to carry out the plan should a business disruption occur. Most companies use a team approach to develop their disaster recovery plan. When it comes to selecting a […] + Read More BREAKING: Postal Service Delays Postage Price Increase info Posted March 30, 2015 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The Postal Service announced on Friday that it will delay the price increase, originally planned for April 26, 2015, until adjustments for all classes of mail are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). While the PRC has approved proposed rates for Competitive Products (Shipping Services and International), Special Services (P.O. Boxes, Certified Mail, etc.), […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118Last PageLoad More Articles
Earth Day and the History of the Recycling Logo info Posted April 22, 2015 by Tina Howard in Announcements, Sustainability Today Tina Howard from Domtar shares with us the origins of the recycling logo and history of Earth Day. As the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America, Domtar has a special interest in paper recycling. + Read More
2015 Continuous Improvement Conference Gets Minnesota Nice info Posted April 21, 2015 by Patrick Sondreal in Sustainability This past week, a team of nine operations employees from across our four facilities attended the 2015 Continuous Improvement Conference. This is the only industry event focused on helping companies achieve operational excellence by using the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement (CI). During the past six years that IWCO Direct has attended […] + Read More
Job Alert: 5 Direct Marketing Jobs with IWCO Direct info Posted April 17, 2015 by Bev Lohs in Announcements, Careers We want to alert you to five direct marketing jobs IWCO Direct is currently seeking to fill. As we power the marketing for brand-name companies across the country, we are growing and are looking to bring more talented and energetic people on board. We have expanded our industry-leading service offerings beyond traditional printing and mailing […] + Read More
How to Avoid Taxing Your Direct Mail Budget info Posted April 15, 2015 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Tax Day tends to get people thinking about their finances and ways to make their money go further. For direct marketers, this thought naturally extends beyond W2s and into their budgets at the office. Today I’d like to offer the latest and greatest ways to avoid taxing your direct mail budget: Focus on package design. […] + Read More
2015 DMA Response Rate Report: Direct Mail Outperforms All Digital Channels Combined By Nearly 600% info Posted April 14, 2015 by Debora Haskel in Announcements, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends New Response Rate data available! Check out our most recent article. Data on current direct mail response rates is one of the most popular topics on our blog, and for good reason, as companies look to get the most out of their marketing dollar. We’re happy to report the Direct Marketing Association recently made its […] + Read More
Xploration 15 Kicks Off Series of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Events for Mail-Gard info Posted April 10, 2015 by Christine Burke in Announcements, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Many of us at Mail-Gard will be crisscrossing the country throughout April and May attending trade shows and conferences focused on business continuity and disaster recovery. It all starts at Xploration 15 next week, followed by Continuity Insights, RIMS and finally wrapping up at the Document Strategy Forum. We’re very excited about next […] + Read More
Top Trends in Direct Mail Mortgage Marketing info Posted April 8, 2015 by Michelle Peel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Peak home-shopping season is right around the corner. Seasonal trends are an important component of mortgage marketing strategies. As potential home buyers get ready to round that corner, they’re colliding with recent statements from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who warns interest rates will rise—some suggested as early as this summer, but last week’s Jobs […] + Read More
Five Common Mistakes My Grammar Pal, Weird Al, Overlooked info Posted April 3, 2015 by Ashley Leone in Announcements On the grammar front, I think Weird Al Yankovic and I could be friends. I find him obnoxious most of the time, and I don’t particularly care for it when guys have better hair than I do, but I think we’d be pals all the same. We share the same pet peeves when it comes […] + Read More
Avoid Disaster with this Disaster Recovery RFP Checklist info Posted April 1, 2015 by Christine Burke in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Over the years, many of our customers have asked us about the most important items to consider when creating a disaster recovery plan and selecting a vendor to carry out the plan should a business disruption occur. Most companies use a team approach to develop their disaster recovery plan. When it comes to selecting a […] + Read More
BREAKING: Postal Service Delays Postage Price Increase info Posted March 30, 2015 by Kurt Ruppel in Postal Issues Updates The Postal Service announced on Friday that it will delay the price increase, originally planned for April 26, 2015, until adjustments for all classes of mail are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). While the PRC has approved proposed rates for Competitive Products (Shipping Services and International), Special Services (P.O. Boxes, Certified Mail, etc.), […] + Read More