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“Case Studies” features stories and industry analyses designed to inform and empower our users. This section examines the issues that matter most and provides the fresh perspectives sorely lacking in today’s industry.

The 'Oh, Come On!' Test

April 24, 2008

Keep your marketing eye-catching, not eye-rolling

By: Steve Cuno

We recently ran across this gem on a bank’s Web site: “To us, [our city] is not a ‘market’ … While some banks are looking to make a profit, we want to make a difference, one person at a time.”

Perhaps, …

"Green" Issue Tops Magazine Poll

April 10, 2008

September issue named winner of “Best of 2007″ online survey

“Green” took home the gold recently as our eco-themed September issue of Deliver was voted the most popular in our “Best of 2007″ online readers’ poll.

The Deliver “green” issue, which focused on how environmental concerns are affecting direct marketing, only …

Branding and the Class Nerd

February 29, 2008

By: Steve Cuno

Branding has become the hot marketing topic of the new millennium. Advertising agencies have taken to calling themselves “branding agencies.” New books and magazines about branding sprout daily. Marketing talk everywhere centers on the brand.

Yet amid the babble, there’s little agreement about what constitutes a good brand. …

Cause And Effectiveness

February 22, 2008

Social and political organizations across the spectrum are using direct mail to promote their agendas

By: Eddie B. Allen Jr.

Three years ago, they began returning home from far-flung war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq, bodies maimed, spirits as stout as ever.

And the veterans who would eventually found the …

New Dimensions

January 28, 2008

Dimensional mail has emerged as a key to reaching out to the executive class

By Lekan Oguntoyinbo

Two years ago, Kaiser Permanente embarked on a difficult campaign: persuading C-level executives at several major corporations to switch health care providers. To seize the attention of the key decision …

Girl Power

January 4, 2008

Toymakers are using direct mail to buttress innovative brand marketing geared toward girls

By: Frank S. Washington

Girls rule.

Sure, some adolescent boys might disagree but when it comes to some of the most effective and immersive marketing experiences currently being developed for younger consumers, there’s no question that female …

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