Direct Mail Design Blog Tag Three More Tips to Make Your Mailpiece Design More Engaging info Posted February 1, 2019 by Mike Dietz in Creative A few days ago, my colleague Marcus Johnson provided seven tips to make direct mail marketing copy more engaging. I think you’ll find that many of those tips cross over from copy into design, and that’s for a good reason: The effectiveness of direct mail relies heavily on how well the marketing copy and mailpiece design work together to engage the audience and prompt them to take action [...] + Read More Direct Mail Can Work for Any Business—Including Yours info Posted January 4, 2019 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis For decades, direct mail has driven profitable customer acquisition efforts for financial, insurance, cable, and a variety of other verticals across both consumer and business-to-business industries. With the rise of digital marketing, we’ve seen marketing dollars shift in part to digital, but much of that spend later returns to direct mail after marketers found they […] + Read More Mintel Showcases Innovative 2018 Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted November 2, 2018 by Michelle Peel in Direct Mail Marketing Mintel recently released their report “Innovative Direct Mail Campaigns 2018,” which highlights what they describe as “brands that stood out in the mailbox with eye-catching creatives, exclusive invitations, and functional formats.” Throughout the report, we saw how direct mail campaigns are using technology to link recipients to a digital experience and extend the life of […] + Read More Conjoint Analysis Lowers Cost and Increases Speed of Direct Mail Testing info Posted September 14, 2018 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis If you are a regular reader of IWCO Direct’s blog, you’ll know that we are active proponents of direct mail testing as part of a comprehensive direct marketing strategy. When we test direct mail, we learn what creative messaging and formats (and data) achieve the best results for our clients. At the same time, […] + Read More The Right Way to Use Color Personalization in Your Envelope Design info Posted July 18, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips In a world where consumers are bombarded with hundreds of ads a day, we’ve been conditioned to make snap decisions on what deserves our attention and what doesn’t. When you think about it that way, envelopes are everything when it comes to direct mail design. The envelope needs to capture your recipient’s attention and spark […] + Read More This is Your Brain on Direct Marketing info Posted June 26, 2018 by Erin McGinnis in Direct Marketing Trends Have you ever wondered why you remember some specific advertisements and not others? Was it because of the situation or context in which you saw them? Was it the emotional connection you made to them? Was it because they were from a brand you already recognize and love? According to market research firm Yankelovich, the […] + Read More A Human Touch Makes All the Difference for Personalized Direct Mail info Posted June 12, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips We talk a lot about personalized marketing at IWCO Direct, including last week’s post from Alan Sherman on best practices when using personal information. One-to-one marketing is the way of the future—and technology is catching up to our desire to market to every consumer in a personalized, meaningful way. But personalization is only effective […] + Read More Effective Direct Mail Designs Must Follow Best Practices info Posted May 16, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Last week my colleague Matt Shanahan discussed improving your return on marketing investment (ROMI) by using direct mail designs that can be produced efficiently. IWCO Direct’s Creative Services team works closely with our partners in Product Engineering to ensure the direct mail we develop can be economically produced, but we also focus on designing […] + Read More How Design Can Impact the Efficiency of Direct Mail Production (And How to Find that Perfect Balance) info Posted May 11, 2018 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips I don’t know about you, but most of us in Minnesota are very excited that spring has finally arrived, and our lakes are ‘soft water’ again. Yes, terms like ‘hard water’ and ‘first ice out’ are common in Minnesota, where our lakes freeze solid every winter. Now that spring has arrived, it has us thinking […] + Read More How Mailpiece Design is Evolving to Support Data-Driven Marketing info Posted May 4, 2018 by Krista Black in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis In previous blog posts about data-driven marketing, I’ve touched on some of the key elements needed to ensure your campaign is set up for success, such as data hygiene, avoiding the Big Brother effect, and achieving true multi-channel integration. But a blog post recently published by my colleague, Mike Dietz, about factors influencing direct […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112Last PageLoad More Articles
Three More Tips to Make Your Mailpiece Design More Engaging info Posted February 1, 2019 by Mike Dietz in Creative A few days ago, my colleague Marcus Johnson provided seven tips to make direct mail marketing copy more engaging. I think you’ll find that many of those tips cross over from copy into design, and that’s for a good reason: The effectiveness of direct mail relies heavily on how well the marketing copy and mailpiece design work together to engage the audience and prompt them to take action [...] + Read More
Direct Mail Can Work for Any Business—Including Yours info Posted January 4, 2019 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis For decades, direct mail has driven profitable customer acquisition efforts for financial, insurance, cable, and a variety of other verticals across both consumer and business-to-business industries. With the rise of digital marketing, we’ve seen marketing dollars shift in part to digital, but much of that spend later returns to direct mail after marketers found they […] + Read More
Mintel Showcases Innovative 2018 Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted November 2, 2018 by Michelle Peel in Direct Mail Marketing Mintel recently released their report “Innovative Direct Mail Campaigns 2018,” which highlights what they describe as “brands that stood out in the mailbox with eye-catching creatives, exclusive invitations, and functional formats.” Throughout the report, we saw how direct mail campaigns are using technology to link recipients to a digital experience and extend the life of […] + Read More
Conjoint Analysis Lowers Cost and Increases Speed of Direct Mail Testing info Posted September 14, 2018 by Alan Sherman in Strategy and Analysis If you are a regular reader of IWCO Direct’s blog, you’ll know that we are active proponents of direct mail testing as part of a comprehensive direct marketing strategy. When we test direct mail, we learn what creative messaging and formats (and data) achieve the best results for our clients. At the same time, […] + Read More
The Right Way to Use Color Personalization in Your Envelope Design info Posted July 18, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips In a world where consumers are bombarded with hundreds of ads a day, we’ve been conditioned to make snap decisions on what deserves our attention and what doesn’t. When you think about it that way, envelopes are everything when it comes to direct mail design. The envelope needs to capture your recipient’s attention and spark […] + Read More
This is Your Brain on Direct Marketing info Posted June 26, 2018 by Erin McGinnis in Direct Marketing Trends Have you ever wondered why you remember some specific advertisements and not others? Was it because of the situation or context in which you saw them? Was it the emotional connection you made to them? Was it because they were from a brand you already recognize and love? According to market research firm Yankelovich, the […] + Read More
A Human Touch Makes All the Difference for Personalized Direct Mail info Posted June 12, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips We talk a lot about personalized marketing at IWCO Direct, including last week’s post from Alan Sherman on best practices when using personal information. One-to-one marketing is the way of the future—and technology is catching up to our desire to market to every consumer in a personalized, meaningful way. But personalization is only effective […] + Read More
Effective Direct Mail Designs Must Follow Best Practices info Posted May 16, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Last week my colleague Matt Shanahan discussed improving your return on marketing investment (ROMI) by using direct mail designs that can be produced efficiently. IWCO Direct’s Creative Services team works closely with our partners in Product Engineering to ensure the direct mail we develop can be economically produced, but we also focus on designing […] + Read More
How Design Can Impact the Efficiency of Direct Mail Production (And How to Find that Perfect Balance) info Posted May 11, 2018 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips I don’t know about you, but most of us in Minnesota are very excited that spring has finally arrived, and our lakes are ‘soft water’ again. Yes, terms like ‘hard water’ and ‘first ice out’ are common in Minnesota, where our lakes freeze solid every winter. Now that spring has arrived, it has us thinking […] + Read More
How Mailpiece Design is Evolving to Support Data-Driven Marketing info Posted May 4, 2018 by Krista Black in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis In previous blog posts about data-driven marketing, I’ve touched on some of the key elements needed to ensure your campaign is set up for success, such as data hygiene, avoiding the Big Brother effect, and achieving true multi-channel integration. But a blog post recently published by my colleague, Mike Dietz, about factors influencing direct […] + Read More
