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. Multivariate Testing Drives Better Direct Mail Performance – Part 1 info Posted January 23, 2013 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends, Strategy and Analysis As we mentioned in last Wednesday’s article on key direct marketing trends for 2013, “Big Data” is playing an ever increasing role in the success of cross-channel marketing campaigns. And while marketers are harnessing deeper insight into the preferences of their customers and prospects, technology is also playing a more significant role in creating, […] + Read More Print-to-Mail Recovery Plans Need Security Compliance info Posted January 18, 2013 by Jerry Montella in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery The importance of having a plan in place to respond to a data security breach can’t be overstated. The need for well-defined response plans has been reinforced over the past six months as millions of dollars in fines were levied to companies who failed to protect sensitive patient data under the Health Insurance Portability and […] + Read More Something Old, Something New: The Latest Direct Mail Trends and Predictions info Posted January 16, 2013 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends With 2012 firmly in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look back at what we’ve learned and then look forward to what lies ahead. Bruce Biegel, Senior Managing Director of the Winterberry Group and Petsky Prunier, spoke at the Direct Marketing Club of New York’s (DMCNY) January 10 Luncheon and Annual Outlook event. […] + Read More Google’s Misleading Call to Go Paperless in 2013 info Posted January 11, 2013 by Karen Weil in Direct Marketing Trends It might be time for Google to search “definition of greenwashing.” As the latest digital company to launch a marketing campaign based on trees being somehow in danger and printing being an unsustainable practice, Google has drawn swift attention from the print industry at large for its “Paperless 2013” campaign. Much like Toshiba’s National No […] + Read More 3 Years of SpeakingDIRECT: What Were Our Top Direct Marketing Stories? info Posted January 9, 2013 by Pat Deck in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Did you know that next Monday marks the three-year anniversary of our blog, SpeakingDIRECT? With nearly 200 posts, we’ve covered a lot of ground – everything from the latest direct marketing trends and tips, postal issues, and our Lean efforts to company announcements and events. We’re celebrating this milestone by compiling the top post from […] + Read More A Sneak Peek at the 2013 PODi AppForum info Posted January 4, 2013 by Debora Haskel in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Now that it’s January, we’re only a few short weeks away from the 2013 PODi AppForum. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to learn more about using digital printing technology to increase the relevance of your direct marketing campaigns, there’s still time to register for the event. Yesterday we announced that […] + Read More Commitment to Mentoring Highlighted During National Mentoring Month info Posted January 2, 2013 by Jim Andersen in Announcements I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and great start to the new year. As we all embrace new beginnings in 2013, it’s a perfect time to think about how we can help others create new beginnings. January is National Mentoring Month – 31 days dedicated to the nationwide need for mentors in the […] + Read More Spreading the Spirit of Generosity info Posted December 26, 2012 by Joe Morrison in Announcements As we celebrate the holidays and prepare to ring in the new year, I would like to share how many employees at IWCO Direct have celebrated this season through contribution and community – two values that have been part of our culture for more than 40 years. November was designated “National Giving Month” […] + Read More The Value of Operational Recovery info Posted December 21, 2012 by Jerry Montella in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery In my last blog I talked about making sure you have the right disaster recovery contract in place and the importance of testing. One way to help assure these two points is to ask your print-to-mail recovery provider for assistance with what we at Mail-Gard call “Operational Recovery.” Overflow assistance, peak production support, or just […] + Read More Lean Journey Recap Part 2: Goals for 2013 info Posted December 19, 2012 by Steve Myrvold in Announcements, Sustainability On Monday we posted Part 1 of our Lean Journey Recap, which focused on the key achievements we made this year toward our Lean Manufacturing goals as we continuously pursue becoming more efficient for our customers’ benefit. Now that the new year is almost upon us we decided to write the last chapter in […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118Last PageLoad More Articles
Multivariate Testing Drives Better Direct Mail Performance – Part 1 info Posted January 23, 2013 by Debora Haskel in Direct Marketing Trends, Strategy and Analysis As we mentioned in last Wednesday’s article on key direct marketing trends for 2013, “Big Data” is playing an ever increasing role in the success of cross-channel marketing campaigns. And while marketers are harnessing deeper insight into the preferences of their customers and prospects, technology is also playing a more significant role in creating, […] + Read More
Print-to-Mail Recovery Plans Need Security Compliance info Posted January 18, 2013 by Jerry Montella in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery The importance of having a plan in place to respond to a data security breach can’t be overstated. The need for well-defined response plans has been reinforced over the past six months as millions of dollars in fines were levied to companies who failed to protect sensitive patient data under the Health Insurance Portability and […] + Read More
Something Old, Something New: The Latest Direct Mail Trends and Predictions info Posted January 16, 2013 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends With 2012 firmly in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look back at what we’ve learned and then look forward to what lies ahead. Bruce Biegel, Senior Managing Director of the Winterberry Group and Petsky Prunier, spoke at the Direct Marketing Club of New York’s (DMCNY) January 10 Luncheon and Annual Outlook event. […] + Read More
Google’s Misleading Call to Go Paperless in 2013 info Posted January 11, 2013 by Karen Weil in Direct Marketing Trends It might be time for Google to search “definition of greenwashing.” As the latest digital company to launch a marketing campaign based on trees being somehow in danger and printing being an unsustainable practice, Google has drawn swift attention from the print industry at large for its “Paperless 2013” campaign. Much like Toshiba’s National No […] + Read More
3 Years of SpeakingDIRECT: What Were Our Top Direct Marketing Stories? info Posted January 9, 2013 by Pat Deck in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Did you know that next Monday marks the three-year anniversary of our blog, SpeakingDIRECT? With nearly 200 posts, we’ve covered a lot of ground – everything from the latest direct marketing trends and tips, postal issues, and our Lean efforts to company announcements and events. We’re celebrating this milestone by compiling the top post from […] + Read More
A Sneak Peek at the 2013 PODi AppForum info Posted January 4, 2013 by Debora Haskel in Announcements, Direct Marketing Trends Now that it’s January, we’re only a few short weeks away from the 2013 PODi AppForum. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to learn more about using digital printing technology to increase the relevance of your direct marketing campaigns, there’s still time to register for the event. Yesterday we announced that […] + Read More
Commitment to Mentoring Highlighted During National Mentoring Month info Posted January 2, 2013 by Jim Andersen in Announcements I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and great start to the new year. As we all embrace new beginnings in 2013, it’s a perfect time to think about how we can help others create new beginnings. January is National Mentoring Month – 31 days dedicated to the nationwide need for mentors in the […] + Read More
Spreading the Spirit of Generosity info Posted December 26, 2012 by Joe Morrison in Announcements As we celebrate the holidays and prepare to ring in the new year, I would like to share how many employees at IWCO Direct have celebrated this season through contribution and community – two values that have been part of our culture for more than 40 years. November was designated “National Giving Month” […] + Read More
The Value of Operational Recovery info Posted December 21, 2012 by Jerry Montella in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery In my last blog I talked about making sure you have the right disaster recovery contract in place and the importance of testing. One way to help assure these two points is to ask your print-to-mail recovery provider for assistance with what we at Mail-Gard call “Operational Recovery.” Overflow assistance, peak production support, or just […] + Read More
Lean Journey Recap Part 2: Goals for 2013 info Posted December 19, 2012 by Steve Myrvold in Announcements, Sustainability On Monday we posted Part 1 of our Lean Journey Recap, which focused on the key achievements we made this year toward our Lean Manufacturing goals as we continuously pursue becoming more efficient for our customers’ benefit. Now that the new year is almost upon us we decided to write the last chapter in […] + Read More