Wellness
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15 Ways to Make the Most of Stay-at-Home Orders
Stay-at-home orders are in place in Minnesota and Pennsylvania—where our production facilities are located and the majority of employees reside. IWCO Direct provides essential services according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and has been allowed to remain open; however, the stay-at-home orders make nights and weekends at home a bit bleaker looking. But […]
SteelWell’s Clean Eating Challenge and Its Personal Benefits
SteelWell, Steel Partners’ Wellness Program, recently held a 30-day clean eating challenge that encouraged employees to eat more vegetables, drink more water, drink fewer sugary beverages, and reduce fast food intake. Participants were entered into prize drawings each week to help motivate clean eating […]
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is a Great Reminder to Put One More Item on Your Spring-Cleaning List
The misuse and abuse of prescription drugs has become an epidemic that unfortunately affects too many lives. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, six million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs that year, and the majority of those drugs were obtained from family and friends, often stolen from their medicine cabinets. […]
Wellness Marketing Rules for Back-to-School
When most people think of getting students ready to go back to school, shopping is top of mind. Back-to-school season is a great time for retailers. In a recent survey of parents, RetailMeNot found that 96 percent of Americans will go to a brick-and-mortar store for their back-to-school shopping needs. Another study by the National […]
May is National Physical Fitness Month—and IWCO Direct and Mail-Gard Like to Stay Fit
In March, I discussed how important it is for Mail-Gard to exercise our clients’ print-to-mail applications so we’re always ready to step up to the plate in the event of a disaster. “Practice makes perfect,” and our continued testing helps ensure a seamless transition when your business suffers an interruption. But that’s not the only […]
National Nutrition Month Puts the Spotlight on Wellness
March is National Nutrition Month, which is intended to bring attention to the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Not only do these healthy habits help you stay fit and full of energy, but they also help prevent future diseases and illnesses down the road. Dictionary.com […]
A Child’s Guide to Holiday Wellness
The holidays are right around the corner and the older I get, the more I cherish making memories with family and friends. I may forget what gift I received from my Secret Santa, but I will never forget the look on my daughters’ faces on Christmas Eve as we were making cookies for Santa. The […]
How Our HITRUST CSF Certification Strengthens Our Data Security Practices
In today’s data-driven marketing environment, close collaboration between brands and their marketing partners is required to ensure consumer data is being safeguarded to the highest industry standards. As direct marketers, we’re all familiar with industry-related terms such as gross response rates, cost per acqusition, and customer lifetime value. It’s an unfortunate reality that in recent […]
Direct Mail is Among the Most Effective Media for Health Insurance Marketing
For years, direct mail has been the primary lead generation vehicle for most segments of the financial services market, primarily lending. By leveraging credit data, financial marketers are able to send very specific offers of credit (credit cards, mortgages, personal lending or installment loans) to the segments they are targeting. The same goes for insurance […]
How IWCO Direct Supports the PROP Food Shelf and How You Can Too
One of the ways IWCO Direct is involved in our communities is by supporting People Reaching Out to People (PROP). PROP is predominantly known for their food shelf services, which helps feed 1,100 families in Eden Prairie and Chanhassen, MN. (If Chanhassen sounds familiar, that’s because it’s where IWCO Direct’s corporate headquarters are located.) I’ve […]
