Archive for February, 2009

Pushing the Pull

Despite increased consumer control over marketing messages, brands must still embrace the hard sell. There are some things that we all know to be true, right? Lemmings drown themselves en masse, chocolate gives teenagers zits, births increase under a full moon, red cars get the most speeding tickets. And, in marketing, everyone knows that when [...]

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Pinpoint Accuracy

February 13, 2009 | by Vicki Powers
Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business, Targeting, Technology

New digital tool has marketers improving their aim Technology As you plan your mailing strategy, wouldn’t it be great if you could just handpick the exact folks you wish to target? A new interactive mapping tool, MapMail,® may just give you the power you’re looking for. Developed by QuantumDigital, MapMail technology — part of a [...]

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Green Stamp

February 13, 2009 | by Vicki Powers
Green Marketing, Large Business, Medium Business, Small Business

How labels help push eco-friendly mailings Environment Is your paper sustainable? And do customers know? The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), a Virginia nonprofit, is among numerous organizations that provide marketers with labels for envelopes and paper to promote a company’s use of materials from well-managed forests. Such concerns are increasingly important to mail recipients, says [...]

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Promote Control

February 13, 2009 | by Chris Caggiano
Large Business, List Management, Medium Business, Small Business

DMA strengthens efforts to give mail recipients more choices List Hygiene As part of its ongoing effort to enhance consumer control over marketing mail and e-mail, the Direct Marketing Association has created an enhanced mail-preference-suppression initiative, DMAchoice. The technology enables consumers to go online to opt into or out of mail based on company, brand [...]

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