Direct Mail Design Blog Tag Homeowners are Getting Ready for Spring Home Improvements—Here’s How to Reach Them with Personal Loan Offers info Posted March 20, 2018 by Michelle Peel in Direct Marketing Trends Spring is finally here! When I think of spring, I think clean, fresh, and new. I also think of home improvements, since spring is a great time to give your space a spruce-up. Whether you clean by power washing your house and walkways, re-stain your deck for a fresh look, or landscape and plant new […] + Read More You Can’t Judge a Book by its Cover, But Envelopes Tell All info Posted March 16, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips When was the last time you went browsing for a new book? How many covers did you scan before picking one up and reading the description on the back? As petty as it sounds, we are a culture that often literally judges a book by its cover. And why shouldn’t we? With hundreds of thousands […] + Read More Open Rates Rely on These Surprisingly Similar Elements—in Both the Mailbox and Inbox info Posted January 31, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Whether it’s in the mailbox or the inbox, marketers everywhere know the importance of standing out amongst the competition to boost open rates and drive response. Getting a letter or email opened is the first barrier brands need to overcome in order to gain new customers or deepen their loyalty. Strong Subject Lines are Crucial […] + Read More These Factors Will Influence Direct Mail Design Trends the Most in 2018 info Posted December 5, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends At IWCO Direct, when we’re not overeating and celebrating the holidays, we find ourselves thinking about trends we can expect to be hot in the new year. For me, that means trends that will be hot in direct mail design. This can be a tricky subject, because it’s hard to generalize about trends when you […] + Read More Designing Mail with Informed Delivery in Mind info Posted November 1, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips The U.S. Postal Service recently rolled out Informed Delivery, a new program that gives subscribers a digital preview of the mail they will receive later that day, either through an email, mobile app, or online dashboard. It also provides marketers with the ability to use their mailpiece to make an additional digital connection with […] + Read More Techniques to Fight Campaign Fatigue and Maintain Strong Direct Mail Response Rates info Posted September 12, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips The adage “all good things must come to an end” applies to most things in life, including the effectiveness of a direct mail package. Even the best campaigns eventually become stale and begin to lose their ability to drive direct mail response rates. They may become dated by a graphic that is irrelevant to a […] + Read More How We Help You Figure Out the Right Formats for Your Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted August 23, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis Direct mail formats dictate not only how a mailpiece looks, but how it feels and the ways it communicates information to recipients. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your indecisiveness), there are a lot of options for choosing a direct mail format. As Manager of Product Research & Development Engineering at IWCO Direct, I help our […] + Read More 3 Simple Ways to Make Your Mail Irresistible info Posted August 16, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Designing mailpieces has moved way beyond picking an envelope and inserting a form or two. Today, it’s more critical than ever to have your mailpiece stand out—not only in the mailbox, but across all channels. That’s because our attention is split in so many directions at any point in time—including email, text, social media, web, […] + Read More How to Create a Family of Campaign Design Elements to Stay On-Brand Across Channels info Posted June 21, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Creative A mailpiece rarely exists in a vacuum. Typically, there are other marketing channels to consider, current campaigns to utilize, or other branding efforts to take into account. Many times, we’re tasked with developing an entire campaign, whether it’s part of a direct mail promotion, multi-channel campaign, or a mixture of the two. When one of […] + Read More How Our Product Design Guide Provides Continuing Education for Product Development info Posted June 14, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips Continuing education is an excellent way to keep pace with the latest products and technology. Regardless of your career path, there are many ways to stay current with a vast array or courses and information available. Designing direct mail is no different, as new technology and automation continually impacts design considerations. Traditionally, learning about the […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112Last PageLoad More Articles
Homeowners are Getting Ready for Spring Home Improvements—Here’s How to Reach Them with Personal Loan Offers info Posted March 20, 2018 by Michelle Peel in Direct Marketing Trends Spring is finally here! When I think of spring, I think clean, fresh, and new. I also think of home improvements, since spring is a great time to give your space a spruce-up. Whether you clean by power washing your house and walkways, re-stain your deck for a fresh look, or landscape and plant new […] + Read More
You Can’t Judge a Book by its Cover, But Envelopes Tell All info Posted March 16, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips When was the last time you went browsing for a new book? How many covers did you scan before picking one up and reading the description on the back? As petty as it sounds, we are a culture that often literally judges a book by its cover. And why shouldn’t we? With hundreds of thousands […] + Read More
Open Rates Rely on These Surprisingly Similar Elements—in Both the Mailbox and Inbox info Posted January 31, 2018 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Whether it’s in the mailbox or the inbox, marketers everywhere know the importance of standing out amongst the competition to boost open rates and drive response. Getting a letter or email opened is the first barrier brands need to overcome in order to gain new customers or deepen their loyalty. Strong Subject Lines are Crucial […] + Read More
These Factors Will Influence Direct Mail Design Trends the Most in 2018 info Posted December 5, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends At IWCO Direct, when we’re not overeating and celebrating the holidays, we find ourselves thinking about trends we can expect to be hot in the new year. For me, that means trends that will be hot in direct mail design. This can be a tricky subject, because it’s hard to generalize about trends when you […] + Read More
Designing Mail with Informed Delivery in Mind info Posted November 1, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips The U.S. Postal Service recently rolled out Informed Delivery, a new program that gives subscribers a digital preview of the mail they will receive later that day, either through an email, mobile app, or online dashboard. It also provides marketers with the ability to use their mailpiece to make an additional digital connection with […] + Read More
Techniques to Fight Campaign Fatigue and Maintain Strong Direct Mail Response Rates info Posted September 12, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips The adage “all good things must come to an end” applies to most things in life, including the effectiveness of a direct mail package. Even the best campaigns eventually become stale and begin to lose their ability to drive direct mail response rates. They may become dated by a graphic that is irrelevant to a […] + Read More
How We Help You Figure Out the Right Formats for Your Direct Mail Campaigns info Posted August 23, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips, Strategy and Analysis Direct mail formats dictate not only how a mailpiece looks, but how it feels and the ways it communicates information to recipients. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your indecisiveness), there are a lot of options for choosing a direct mail format. As Manager of Product Research & Development Engineering at IWCO Direct, I help our […] + Read More
3 Simple Ways to Make Your Mail Irresistible info Posted August 16, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Direct Mail Tips Designing mailpieces has moved way beyond picking an envelope and inserting a form or two. Today, it’s more critical than ever to have your mailpiece stand out—not only in the mailbox, but across all channels. That’s because our attention is split in so many directions at any point in time—including email, text, social media, web, […] + Read More
How to Create a Family of Campaign Design Elements to Stay On-Brand Across Channels info Posted June 21, 2017 by Mike Dietz in Creative A mailpiece rarely exists in a vacuum. Typically, there are other marketing channels to consider, current campaigns to utilize, or other branding efforts to take into account. Many times, we’re tasked with developing an entire campaign, whether it’s part of a direct mail promotion, multi-channel campaign, or a mixture of the two. When one of […] + Read More
How Our Product Design Guide Provides Continuing Education for Product Development info Posted June 14, 2017 by Matt Shanahan in Direct Mail Tips Continuing education is an excellent way to keep pace with the latest products and technology. Regardless of your career path, there are many ways to stay current with a vast array or courses and information available. Designing direct mail is no different, as new technology and automation continually impacts design considerations. Traditionally, learning about the […] + Read More
