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. Wrapping Up the 2014 DMA Conference: Marketers Want Relevant, Responsible & Real-Time Solutions info Posted October 29, 2014 by Mike Ertel in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Wow! It’s hard to believe the 2014 DMA Conference is already wrapping up. It’s been a busy three days of seminars, keynotes and meetings with clients and prospects. The highlight of the conference for me is always the opportunity to spend time with our great customers, learning more about their marketing plans for the coming […] + Read More Magic Johnson Commands the Stage As Well as the Court at DMA 2014 info Posted October 28, 2014 by Tom Hexamer in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends I have been attending the DMA Conference for the past 14 years, and I’ve been to my share of opening sessions. I would like to say that I have made them all, but the reality is I have missed few – generally due to some Sunday night social event that went far longer than it […] + Read More DMA Conference 2014: Ben & Jerry’s Makes Day 1 Sweet info Posted October 27, 2014 by Jim Leone in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends The DMA Conference is finally here! For those who have attended in the past, you know that Sunday afternoons are typically slow as people continue to arrive for the event. Because of this, our expectations were for a light afternoon. However, we experienced much more energy in the hall than previous years. This may have […] + Read More My Best Direct Mail Design Tip info Posted October 24, 2014 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips We’ve talked before about The Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS). In SOS, marketers are drawn to emerging marketing channels, and in their excitement to do something new, can overlook methods with proven success rates like direct mail. The creative world has a similar issue, where bold colors, splashy charts, excessive highlighting and heavy use of pictures […] + Read More Why We Use Acronyms and Why We Need to Be Careful When We Do info Posted October 22, 2014 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends The idea for this blog came from a real life situation, which means it’s a case study about a case study. We were getting ready for a presentation to a new prospect in the healthcare vertical. The presentation included a case study which told a phenomenal story about working with a client to improve ROMI […] + Read More Security Training Turns Heads, Sparks Action info Posted October 17, 2014 by Chris Van Houtte in Direct Marketing Trends We recently completed our annual security awareness training. Yearly completion of this training is an expectation of many of our customers as well as a requirement for maintaining our security certifications. These certifications, along with a demonstrated commitment to security education, help to ensure customer confidence and our continued success with their programs. Completion of […] + Read More Using Highlights in Direct Mail Design: Old School Thinking Still Top of Its Class info Posted October 15, 2014 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips Highlighting text is a technique that can be overlooked despite its proven success in direct mail design. This is often because some marketers have concerns that the technique will clash with other elements of the design or that it is too old-school. But while it might be “old school thinking,” it’s still at the top […] + Read More Preparing for Takeoff: The Keys to Successful Travel Loyalty Programs info Posted October 10, 2014 by Michelle Peel in Direct Marketing Trends Successful marketers in the airline and hotel industries know the effectiveness of direct mail and its ability to successfully target loyal customers. Many leading companies trust IWCO Direct to manage their direct mail-focused travel loyalty programs, and we continue to see high-volumes of mail used in this sector. The airline and hotel industries sent more […] + Read More Graph Expo 14 Dazzles with Interactive Print & New Finishing Technologies info Posted October 8, 2014 by Steve Myrvold in Direct Marketing Trends Last week IWCO Direct sent a diverse team of operations leaders, content development specialists and marketers to Graph Expo, the premier North American graphic communications show. Our goal was to meet with key suppliers and check out the latest technology trends. The exhibit hall was a bit smaller this year than it has been […] + Read More Additional Océ ColorStream 3900s Continue Digital Platform Expansion info Posted October 7, 2014 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends This morning we announced the expansion of our industry-leading digital platform with the addition of Océ ColorStream® 3900 digital inkjet presses at our facilities in Chanhassen and Hamburg. It’s no secret we have aggressively pursued strategic investments in new technology over the past few years, with the vision of leading the industry in the […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118Last PageLoad More Articles
Wrapping Up the 2014 DMA Conference: Marketers Want Relevant, Responsible & Real-Time Solutions info Posted October 29, 2014 by Mike Ertel in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Wow! It’s hard to believe the 2014 DMA Conference is already wrapping up. It’s been a busy three days of seminars, keynotes and meetings with clients and prospects. The highlight of the conference for me is always the opportunity to spend time with our great customers, learning more about their marketing plans for the coming […] + Read More
Magic Johnson Commands the Stage As Well as the Court at DMA 2014 info Posted October 28, 2014 by Tom Hexamer in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends I have been attending the DMA Conference for the past 14 years, and I’ve been to my share of opening sessions. I would like to say that I have made them all, but the reality is I have missed few – generally due to some Sunday night social event that went far longer than it […] + Read More
DMA Conference 2014: Ben & Jerry’s Makes Day 1 Sweet info Posted October 27, 2014 by Jim Leone in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends The DMA Conference is finally here! For those who have attended in the past, you know that Sunday afternoons are typically slow as people continue to arrive for the event. Because of this, our expectations were for a light afternoon. However, we experienced much more energy in the hall than previous years. This may have […] + Read More
My Best Direct Mail Design Tip info Posted October 24, 2014 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips We’ve talked before about The Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS). In SOS, marketers are drawn to emerging marketing channels, and in their excitement to do something new, can overlook methods with proven success rates like direct mail. The creative world has a similar issue, where bold colors, splashy charts, excessive highlighting and heavy use of pictures […] + Read More
Why We Use Acronyms and Why We Need to Be Careful When We Do info Posted October 22, 2014 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends The idea for this blog came from a real life situation, which means it’s a case study about a case study. We were getting ready for a presentation to a new prospect in the healthcare vertical. The presentation included a case study which told a phenomenal story about working with a client to improve ROMI […] + Read More
Security Training Turns Heads, Sparks Action info Posted October 17, 2014 by Chris Van Houtte in Direct Marketing Trends We recently completed our annual security awareness training. Yearly completion of this training is an expectation of many of our customers as well as a requirement for maintaining our security certifications. These certifications, along with a demonstrated commitment to security education, help to ensure customer confidence and our continued success with their programs. Completion of […] + Read More
Using Highlights in Direct Mail Design: Old School Thinking Still Top of Its Class info Posted October 15, 2014 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips Highlighting text is a technique that can be overlooked despite its proven success in direct mail design. This is often because some marketers have concerns that the technique will clash with other elements of the design or that it is too old-school. But while it might be “old school thinking,” it’s still at the top […] + Read More
Preparing for Takeoff: The Keys to Successful Travel Loyalty Programs info Posted October 10, 2014 by Michelle Peel in Direct Marketing Trends Successful marketers in the airline and hotel industries know the effectiveness of direct mail and its ability to successfully target loyal customers. Many leading companies trust IWCO Direct to manage their direct mail-focused travel loyalty programs, and we continue to see high-volumes of mail used in this sector. The airline and hotel industries sent more […] + Read More
Graph Expo 14 Dazzles with Interactive Print & New Finishing Technologies info Posted October 8, 2014 by Steve Myrvold in Direct Marketing Trends Last week IWCO Direct sent a diverse team of operations leaders, content development specialists and marketers to Graph Expo, the premier North American graphic communications show. Our goal was to meet with key suppliers and check out the latest technology trends. The exhibit hall was a bit smaller this year than it has been […] + Read More
Additional Océ ColorStream 3900s Continue Digital Platform Expansion info Posted October 7, 2014 by Jim Andersen in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends This morning we announced the expansion of our industry-leading digital platform with the addition of Océ ColorStream® 3900 digital inkjet presses at our facilities in Chanhassen and Hamburg. It’s no secret we have aggressively pursued strategic investments in new technology over the past few years, with the vision of leading the industry in the […] + Read More