Direct Mail Design Blog Tag An Update on the Product Engineering Initiative info Posted April 6, 2016 by Matt Shanahan in Announcements IWCO Direct has always been on the cutting edge of direct marketing technology. However, with all our technological initiatives, we have one goal in mind: making the process of developing a custom direct marketing campaign easier for our customers while delivering amazing results. This year, we’ve created an ambitious new Operations initiative that will make […] + Read More The Need for a Dynamic Content Management Solution info Posted January 29, 2016 by Aaron Rasset in Announcements In recent blogs we’ve discussed the value of using dynamic content to create highly personalized offers to drive greater response. Indeed, the value of using dynamic content to create one-to-one messaging, rotate champion packages and challenge current champions through multivariate testing is extremely high. But it also creates a significant need for a dynamic content […] + Read More Introduction to the IWCO Direct Product Engineering Initiative info Posted January 13, 2016 by Matt Shanahan in Announcements Yesterday, Mike Dietz discussed how digital printing influences design. Today, I’m unveiling our Product Engineering Initiative which will help designers like Mike understand the full range of opportunities that our equipment affords creative formats. There’s a saying that you’re only limited by your imagination, but some realists might argue that point when it comes […] + Read More Designing with Dietz: The Major Direct Mail Trend for 2016 info Posted January 12, 2016 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends If you ever watch a morning show when you’re getting ready for work, you’ve probably seen a multitude of “trends for 2016” lists. So far, I’ve learned about fitness trends, financial trends, technology trends and fashion trends. The news stations never seem to cover direct mail trends though, perhaps because it’s the fundamentals of direct […] + Read More Direct Mail Frequency: How Many Times Should You Mail the Same Offer? info Posted October 20, 2015 by Wes Sparling in Direct Mail Tips Your team puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into every direct mail campaign. You’re meticulous about the offer, the creative, the timing, the list and the proper response channels. So you’re not going to put all that energy into creating a single piece without getting as much value as possible out of it. […] + Read More Your 4-Step Guide to Using Visual Elements in Direct Mail info Posted October 14, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Last week we talked about the importance of visual data in direct mail. Either directly or indirectly, 50 percent of your brain is dedicated to visual interpretation at any given time, which makes direct marketing channels a great place to include images and graphics. This is important for several reasons: It allows the brain […] + Read More 3 Reasons Visual Data is Essential to Direct Mail info Posted October 6, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if you look around at all the visual data that surrounds us, you would see it’s true. For example, take the humble road sign. Pedestrian crossings, railroad tracks and even back roads known for their high-traffic deer are all indicated using visuals without any assistance […] + Read More How to Make Your Direct Mail Feel High-End Without Breaking the Budget info Posted October 2, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips Some clients have a misconception that they can’t afford to have luxurious mailpieces that evoke a sense of high-end elegance. Or, they think that they have to sacrifice quantity for quality. We’re conditioned to believe that if it looks expensive, it must be expensive, but when it comes to high-end direct mail, that’s not necessarily […] + Read More Stack the Deck: Increase Response by Using Plastic Cards info Posted September 2, 2015 by Debora Haskel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Why do plastic cards have such a powerful impact on open rates for direct mail? The proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back,” comes to mind. Why Plastic Cards Make the ‘Keep’ Pile We’ve written at length about how the feel of a plastic card in a mailpiece piques the curiosity of […] + Read More Size Matters: DMA Response Rate Report on Direct Mail Formats info Posted August 4, 2015 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends It didn’t surprise us to read in the 2015 DMA Response Rate Report that the format and size of the mailpiece used in your direct marketing campaign can impact your results. In fact, we have a lot of evidence and analysis that says direct mail formats and size will impact your results. For example, the […] + Read More Pages: First Page123456789101112Last PageLoad More Articles
An Update on the Product Engineering Initiative info Posted April 6, 2016 by Matt Shanahan in Announcements IWCO Direct has always been on the cutting edge of direct marketing technology. However, with all our technological initiatives, we have one goal in mind: making the process of developing a custom direct marketing campaign easier for our customers while delivering amazing results. This year, we’ve created an ambitious new Operations initiative that will make […] + Read More
The Need for a Dynamic Content Management Solution info Posted January 29, 2016 by Aaron Rasset in Announcements In recent blogs we’ve discussed the value of using dynamic content to create highly personalized offers to drive greater response. Indeed, the value of using dynamic content to create one-to-one messaging, rotate champion packages and challenge current champions through multivariate testing is extremely high. But it also creates a significant need for a dynamic content […] + Read More
Introduction to the IWCO Direct Product Engineering Initiative info Posted January 13, 2016 by Matt Shanahan in Announcements Yesterday, Mike Dietz discussed how digital printing influences design. Today, I’m unveiling our Product Engineering Initiative which will help designers like Mike understand the full range of opportunities that our equipment affords creative formats. There’s a saying that you’re only limited by your imagination, but some realists might argue that point when it comes […] + Read More
Designing with Dietz: The Major Direct Mail Trend for 2016 info Posted January 12, 2016 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends If you ever watch a morning show when you’re getting ready for work, you’ve probably seen a multitude of “trends for 2016” lists. So far, I’ve learned about fitness trends, financial trends, technology trends and fashion trends. The news stations never seem to cover direct mail trends though, perhaps because it’s the fundamentals of direct […] + Read More
Direct Mail Frequency: How Many Times Should You Mail the Same Offer? info Posted October 20, 2015 by Wes Sparling in Direct Mail Tips Your team puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into every direct mail campaign. You’re meticulous about the offer, the creative, the timing, the list and the proper response channels. So you’re not going to put all that energy into creating a single piece without getting as much value as possible out of it. […] + Read More
Your 4-Step Guide to Using Visual Elements in Direct Mail info Posted October 14, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Last week we talked about the importance of visual data in direct mail. Either directly or indirectly, 50 percent of your brain is dedicated to visual interpretation at any given time, which makes direct marketing channels a great place to include images and graphics. This is important for several reasons: It allows the brain […] + Read More
3 Reasons Visual Data is Essential to Direct Mail info Posted October 6, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if you look around at all the visual data that surrounds us, you would see it’s true. For example, take the humble road sign. Pedestrian crossings, railroad tracks and even back roads known for their high-traffic deer are all indicated using visuals without any assistance […] + Read More
How to Make Your Direct Mail Feel High-End Without Breaking the Budget info Posted October 2, 2015 by Mike Dietz in Creative, Direct Mail Tips Some clients have a misconception that they can’t afford to have luxurious mailpieces that evoke a sense of high-end elegance. Or, they think that they have to sacrifice quantity for quality. We’re conditioned to believe that if it looks expensive, it must be expensive, but when it comes to high-end direct mail, that’s not necessarily […] + Read More
Stack the Deck: Increase Response by Using Plastic Cards info Posted September 2, 2015 by Debora Haskel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends Why do plastic cards have such a powerful impact on open rates for direct mail? The proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought it back,” comes to mind. Why Plastic Cards Make the ‘Keep’ Pile We’ve written at length about how the feel of a plastic card in a mailpiece piques the curiosity of […] + Read More
Size Matters: DMA Response Rate Report on Direct Mail Formats info Posted August 4, 2015 by Mike Ertel in Direct Mail Tips, Direct Marketing Trends It didn’t surprise us to read in the 2015 DMA Response Rate Report that the format and size of the mailpiece used in your direct marketing campaign can impact your results. In fact, we have a lot of evidence and analysis that says direct mail formats and size will impact your results. For example, the […] + Read More
