Personalized content drives response rates up to ten times more by targeting individual consumers, and direct mail remains one of the most responsive communication channels. Knowing this, a personalized direct mail campaign is like the Super Bowl of print marketing. Direct mail can have thousands of letters, postcards, or envelopes that all look the same...
Author: Michael O'Brien (Michael O'Brien)
How to Get Started with Every Door Direct Mail
You waited for years to find just the right location to start your new business. Now everything is in place, your grand opening is around the corner, but how do you get the word out to everyone in the neighborhood? The solution might be Every Door Direct Mail. Every Door Direct Mail, or EDDM, is...
5 Unique Ways to Personalize Direct Mail with Variable Data Printing
When we say a mail piece is personalized, you probably interpret that as meaning it has the recipient’s name placed in the copy. With today’s modern printers, variable data printing can be used to personalize content beyond just text. Here are five different ways a direct mail piece can be personalized using VDP: Imagery Photos...
Understanding the Significance of Color Management in Printing
Have you ever had an issue where you print a full-color image and it comes out looking nothing like it did on screen? Perhaps it’s too dark, too faded, not red enough, or the colors are blending when they shouldn’t. This is likely a color management problem. There’s a big difference between what we can...
How Direct Mail Coupons Help New Businesses Bring In Customers
You just started your own business. Congratulations! Now what? It’s a brand new business that nobody knows about, and you have to somehow create exposure and excitement so people will want to buy from you. It’s challenging, but not impossible. Every successful business in the world started where you are now. There are many things...
How Direct Mail Can Boost Trade Show Attendance
It’s finally time for the trade show you’ve been preparing all year for. This is a unique opportunity for you to interact with potential customers face to face, the richest communication method in the world. You set up your beautifully designed booth, fill the candy bowl and wait for the show to begin. Lots of...
Direct Mail Strategies for Trade Show Success [PODCAST]
Gina Danner, CEO of NextPage and a direct mail and marketing expert, was recently the special guest on Trade Show Insights, a monthly podcast hosted by Marlys Arnold. The two discussed how trade shows and direct mail go together and how direct mail has evolved with technology for a whole new life. Specifically, Danner talked about...
Why Non-Profits Should Use Variable Data Printing in Direct Mail
Have you ever donated to charity and received a message in return that says something like, “Thank you. Your donation is very much appreciated.” Blah, it makes me cringe. You can tell it’s the same letter sent to all donors and it certainly doesn’t make you feel like your gift is fully appreciated. How do...
How the “Grow NextPage” Desk Garden Blossomed into a Successful Multi-Channel Campaign
Who doesn’t like to get some spring cheer in the mail? NextPage recently created an interactive, personalized multi-channel marketing campaign that featured a die-cut paper flower garden and mailed it to a select group of clients and prospects. Each garden included a picket sign with the recipient’s name on it for a personal touch. The...
Digital Summit Assembles Marketers on Latest Industry Trends
Last week, NextPage marketing director Joel Hornbostel and I attended the 2018 Digital Summit in Overland Park, Kansas. The two-day event at the Overland Park Convention Center was crowded with marketing professionals from around the region, gathered to learn about the latest marketing trends, strategy, and best practices. The ballroom on the second floor of...