In Praise of the Direct Mail Letter

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“Letter schmetter,” said the marketer who wanted to cut the cost of her direct mail package. “Let’s mail an oversized postcard.” Maybe your first thought is, “Sure, we could do that.” But then another thought chases that one away and you say to yourself, “Self, wait just a minute. The letter is the most important […]

Accelerating Speed to Market for Direct Marketing Campaigns

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The goal of any marketer is to achieve greater marketing ROI by “hitting the mark” with relevant, personalized messaging to drive response with cost efficiency. An increasingly important component of production efficiency is to develop marketing communications as rapidly as possible across all channels. Obviously, e-delivery (email, web, SMS/MMS) affords the opportunity to go quickly from […]

IWCO Directs Wins ECHO Award for Medica Campaign

We are excited to share that IWCO Direct received a Bronze award in the Health, Wellness & Pharmaceutical sector at the International ECHO Awards yesterday from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) for our work on a multichannel campaign developed for our clients at Medica. A huge point of pride for our company is the caliber of […]

The Johnson Box—What, Why, Where, and How

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Before we dive into the value and inner workings of the Johnson Box, a little family history. The Johnson Box was invented by my great great great grandfather Eustice Aristotle Johnson, a pioneer in direct mail. This breakthrough in marketing occurred shortly after he created boxed cereal and sliced bread. I’m a little fuzzy on […]