Small Business Marketing

The Direct Mail Marketing Strategy

An effective direct mail marketing strategy is important for every small business owner. If you aren't currently mailing to your customers and prospects, you're leaving money on the table.

A comprehensive marketing campaign integrates both electronic and paper media. Utilizing one and ignoring the other will simply mean lower profits for your small business.

Direct Mail & Advertising Articles


If done with careful thought and planning, starting a direct mail catalog can be a smart and profitable company decision. So what can you do to ensure you produce a profitable catalog? For one, you can follow these ten strategies.

Everyone wants to feel like they're getting a deal! These ten promotion ideas will help get your creativity flowing.

Putting together a quality direct mail list that perfectly matches your target audience takes careful planning. By following these five mailing list rental strategies, you'll be able to secure high-response mail lists.

While it is important to have an optimized website that brings in free targeted traffic, it is equally important to develop a strong direct mail program that flushes new customers into your business and complements your e-commerce program. This article details five tips for ensuring you get the most from your direct mail program.

A solid small business advertising strategy is the key to flushing new prospects into your company. But, there's a lot more to successful advertising than just running ads. This article discusses what I call low-entry point advertising, a method of advertising that creates high conversions and builds trust and confidence among newly acquired prospects.

Selecting a good mail list is critical to every successful direct mail marketing strategy. This article gives tips and advice for ensuring you put together a targeted and focused set of potential prospects for your mailings.

This article not only discusses the ultimate press release tip, but six others to help you establish a solid press release program. If you're not submitting press releases on a quarterly basis, you're missing out on a great marketing opportunity.

This short article discusses how you can increase the response of your mailings by using a technique called preselling. Preselling allows you to build trust and confidence and will increase the likelihood of response.

Creativity is an important part of any direct mail marketing strategy. If you're having a hard time coming up with creative mail solutions, check out the ideas in this article.

Are you measuring your direct mail response rate? This article will give you tips on incorporating response mechanisms into your mailings. In addition, a list of strategies for increasing your direct mail response is provided.

This article outlines five reasons to use direct mail postcards and then discusses strategies for maximizing your return on investment.

This article discusses four critical parameters to any successful direct mailing program; rental lists, tracking program results, learning from existing e-commerce programs, and the importance of a compelling offer.

More direct mail strategy articles coming soon!



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