Study: More Channels = Better Results Have you ever wondered how using multiple channels impacts your results? A recent study from Demand Metric / PFL gives some insights. In this study, “2019 Multi-channel Marketing Report,” which surveyed 579 marketers, researchers asked how many channels respondents were using and how happy they were with the results. …
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Printing is a visual industry, but the copy matters, too. If people can’t read your messaging easily or if it’s difficult to understand, you won’t get the results you want. Here are five tips for improving readability and thereby improving your response rates, conversions, and sales, too. Be specific. People are drawn to details.…
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Want to make more money and improve your bottom line? Don’t just acquire more customers. Woo your existing ones. According to Bain & Company, a 5% increase in customer retention correlates with a 25% increase in profit or more. How does this work? Just look around! Over there—stacked on that storage piece—how many catalogs have…
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Data-driven, personalized marketing has become nearly ubiquitous in today’s hyper-competitive economy. But is it really necessary? Can’t you just mail more generic offers at a lower cost and get the same results? Not anymore. Why? Because long-term profits have become highly correlated with customer engagement and loyalty, and personalization is key to driving both. In…
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You’ve heard the phrase, “There is no ‘I’ in team.” So it is withprint and digital personalization. By itself, data is just that—data.To be truly personal, it takes a collective effort to capture thecustomer’s attention and create relevant communications thatmove the needle. Let’s look at some of the most commonmarketing elements that marketers combine with…
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Postal costs are one of the most substantial items in a marketer’s direct mail budget. But even if your budget is tight, don’t compromise this critical customer contact and retention tool. Don’t mail less. Mail smarter. Here’s how: Keep your list up to date. The most reliable way to reach your target audience is to…
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We’re a little over half-way through the year and what a year it has been! Here are a few things that have been happening around our shop in Boaz, Alabama. March – Additional Digital Press BPI Media Group installs new Ricoh 7100 with white and clear ink capabilities to handle the wide variety of substrates…
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Think great color is something everyone can do? Think again. Getting accurate, high-quality color takes effort. Here is a peek behind the curtain at what it takes to give you the best color day after day, and job after job, even when projects are months apart. Define independent color space. Your computer monitors operate in…
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We have installed a Durst P10 250HS Plus to help our customer meet quick turn times with the highest quality print in the wide format space. With a print speed over 1,500 sqft per hour, projects that took days to produce can be done in hours on the new press. This press will join our…
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If you are doing itright, there should only be one. You should have differentmessaging for different audiences and marketing goals, but youroverall brand message should be consistent.How do you do that? Whether your marketing is print or digital,here are four elements that, according to John Jantsch,marketing consultant and author of Duct Tape Marketing, DuctTape…
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