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USPS Promotions: A Golden Opportunity in 2025

What if you could simultaneously integrate the most innovative mailing strategies and save money? You can! The United States Postal Service promotions provide substantial postal discounts (ranging from 3% to 6%) when mailers adopt specific innovative marketing approaches.

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Get Your Print Right! Have a Checklist

When we've done something often, it's easy to think, "I've got this," but familiarity can breed mistakes. Preparing your next print project is no different. While the details may change from job to job, much of the essential prep work does not. Using a checklist can be a vital tool for keeping things running smoothly.

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Why Investing in Existing Customers Pays Off

Every business can benefit from a profit increase. If it’s been a while since you tailored a direct mail or email campaign specifically for your most valuable asset (your existing customers), now is an ideal time to take action.

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Get the “Wow!” Factor on a Budget

One of the most powerful ways to grab attention with your printed pieces is to finish them with specialty techniques that add texture, shine, or dimension. Of course, some methods are more cost-effective than others.

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Incorporating Direct Mail into the Buyer's Journey

How do you shift potential buyers who have never heard of your product to customers eager to make a purchase? After all, nobody wakes up one day and decides, "I think I'll go out and buy a brand-new product I've never heard of." The journey involves a series of steps, from awareness to final sale.

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What's in YOUR Recycled Paper?

The demand for recycled paper products continues to grow, but not all recycled paper is the same. For example, when you spec paper with 40% recycled content, it might be 30% post-consumer waste and 10% pre-consumer waste. What's the difference? Does it even matter?

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Is Your Mailing List Stale? (And What to Do About It)

Maintaining a fresh and updated direct mail marketing list is crucial for success. Investing time and resources in keeping your mailing list current will ultimately lead to higher engagement rates, better ROI, and more effective campaigns.

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What is Influencer Marketing?

Influencer marketing offers immense potential for businesses looking to make their mark. By understanding the importance of influencer marketing and strategically integrating print into your campaigns, you can create a comprehensive marketing approach that delivers actual results!

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The 5 Rights of Marketing

Whenever you build a direct mail, email, or multichannel campaign, it’s crucial to consider what one marketing consultant calls “The 5 Rights” of marketing. This list is a great way to condense a lot of marketing wisdom, so let’s look at those five rights. Use all five with every campaign, every time, and you’ll get outstanding results.

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Ready to Drip to Success?

In a world where competition is fierce and consumer attention is fleeting, drip marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their audiences meaningfully and sustainably.

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Want Buyers to Remember You? Choose Print

When you create marketing communications, whether print or digital, you want your audience to read and remember them, right? That's why it matters what channel you use. After decades of research, studies continue to point to the same conclusion: Print is simply better when processing and retaining complex information is required.

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What Goes into Creating a Great Print Ad?

Print advertising remains a powerful tool for reaching and engaging with audiences. A strategic approach is helpful for creating effective print advertisements that resonate with your audience.

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Fun, Memorable Ways to Promote Trade Show Events

After the dip in in-person trade show attendance following the pandemic, trade shows are experiencing a resurgence. In fact, according to event management company CVENT, spring in-person attendance at its events was 34% higher in 2023 than the previous year. Here are three “out of the box” ideas for promoting attendance at your next trade show booth or live event.

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5 Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Learning from the missteps of others is a valuable opportunity in the marketing world. Direct Marketing News recently delved into the blunders of 13 direct marketers and their subsequent rectifications. Here, we distill five crucial lessons from their experiences…

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5 Tips for Better Direct Mail Pieces

Want to create awesome direct mail? You must always carefully consider the list, the message, and the call to action, but other factors make a highly effective mail piece, too. These include things like the trim size, shape, and texture of the piece. Let's look at five considerations for creating standout mail pieces.

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Serif vs. Sans Serif Fonts: What’s the Difference?

Are you designing a new brochure? Postcard? Setting up an email template? The choice between serif and sans-serif fonts plays a pivotal role in shaping text's visual identity and readability. Let’s examine the difference between these two font types and when to use each for maximum impact.

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Heavier Weight Paper Is a Better Communicator

Are you creating a brochure? Postcard? Sales letter? When you use heavier-weight paper, it gets more attention. That attention translates into a more positive perception of your brand and, according to a study from SAPPI North America, increases the likelihood that your information will be shared with friends.

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5 Ways to Motivate Your Target Audience

Are fewer people responding to your direct mail pieces? Maybe it’s because they’ve seen the same or similar design multiple times. It could be time to try something new. Here are five simple ideas to improve your marketing and get more people interested in your offers again.

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