Direct marketing using the direct mail channel tends to fall into one of two categories: selling something today or setting the stage for selling sometime soon. This “setting the stage” or lead generation tool it’s what direct marketing mail does with remarkable efficiency and finesse. Sometimes lead generation can be a simple, single-step activity. Such […]
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How to Use Story Telling Within a Brochure…
and other channels to enhance the impact of your message. Brochures use to be the workhorse of marketing and selling. They were handed to prospects, distributed at trade show, offered on a website, inserted into product fulfillment packaging, and so on. Today, you’ll need great copywriting, design, photos, landing pages and a variety of channels […]
Visuals attract and make the reader pause…
now pounce on them with an offer they can’t refuse. Direct and digital marketing strategies is a combination of words and pictures and ideas. A great idea without compelling words often goes unnoticed. Great words without the ability to attract the consumer’s attention often doom those glorious words to oblivion. Great visual images without substantive […]
Give this Christmas Away
Last weekend, I enjoyed a musical production called ‘Give This Christmas Away‘. And as the skits were performed and the choirs sang, I was once again reminded just how special this time of year truly is. It’s a time when generally most people are kind to one another. More giving, more patient, more loving. I […]
Four Simple Steps to Sharpen Your Proofing Skills and Keep Your Good Reputation Intact.
Your attention is to produce, print on paper and in digital, and publish absolute perfection. You’ve assembled a thought-provoking newsletter, maybe a sales letter, a clever infographic, or a great-looking white paper for content marketing at a trade show within the next month. You’ve personally read it through a dozen times – just to be […]
