You don't need the luck o' the Irish or a shamrock to reach the pot o' gold at the end of the direct mail rainbow. In our experience, you can celebrate success by using selects to personalize your mail, and get better results. This month, we're wearin' the green by sharin' new ideas, and reviewin' Direct List Tidbits:
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, and may the sun shine warm upon your face!
Jay Lillywhite
Your Lucky Day! USPS Delivers Advice Two Ways!
Whether you’re a company owner, or involved in marketing for your business, USPS offers two new e-products for you. For entrepreneurs and business owners, the Postal Service collaborated on a new, online video-on-demand series, "Delivering Success". Check it out
here.
Anyone with marketing responsibilities will find something of interest in USPS’ Deliver Magazine, now available online.
New DLT Presort Form
The USPS has changed the presort requirements. Get the new DLT presort form () for all our mailing lists that require presort, tray/sack tags.
Direct Mail 101 Repetition. Repetition. Repetition.
Did you know that the more often you get your name out there, the stronger your brand, and the more likely you’ll get new business? The more people who hear your name, the more likely you’ll create "buzz".
Lists are the key to both "branding" and "buzz". We can help you identify the fastest path to both!
Education Tidbit #31 How to improve response rate in the named consumer list
Selects, selects,1,2,3,4... If you want to pan for "gold" for the best response rate in the consumer list - here are your four lucky "shamrocks":
Consumer Lists Worth Mining for Rich Opportunities
The more targeted your mailings, the more they will hit your targets! Our lists allow you or your clients to target down to the household demographic level and save money on your production costs. The rich variety of lists we offer helps you get the best target audience:
Consumer Lists: Names and addresses of individual heads-of-household in the US.
Homeowner List: Names and addresses of owner-occupied dwellings compiled from official national records. Make additional selections to better "hone in" and produce the best results.
Affluent List: Names and home addresses of individuals with specific wealth demographics including a minimum income of $100,000. Develop a highly targeted campaign selecting age, income, gender, marital status, or presence of children.
Senior List: Names and home addresses of individuals who are at least 55 years of age. To increase your response rate, select additional criteria such as income, gender, marital status and credit card purchases.
Many other lists are available, so just tell us what you want to accomplish and we'll give you guidance.
Mapping: Map your customer base by ZIP code, carrier route or radius from your business location(s), to visually identify target areas and prospects. Mapping saves you money because you only mail to areas that are in your targeted market. You can map by radius, boundary area, location or distance from locations. Here's an example of mapping: Sample Map by Radius ()
If you need an assistance in deciding how to make selects, just let us know. We'd be happy to help you "go for the gold"!
A good-as-gold "thank you" for your referrals last month! Referring clients received a See's candy certificate when their referrals became clients. Sweet!
If you know someone who might benefit from our mailing list and data processing services, please let us know.
This year, we plan to give an Excellence Award to one of our lucky customers. Your ticket of entry is a success story about your direct mail efforts. Please drop us a line about your positive outcome. Ultimately, we want to share your favorite success stories, because your victories are our business.