DIRECT MAIL

Stay up to date with the latest trends, insights, and innovations in print, marketing, and design — straight from our team of experts

Two people talking while looking over notes

Bank Marketers: Target the Intent, Not the History

What is print-first omnichannel marketing? Print-first omnichannel marketing is a strategy that uses direct mail as the primary trust-building touchpoint in a campaign while digital channels reinforce timing, frequency, and conversion. By leading with physical mail and supporting it with digital advertising, marketers create a coordinated customer journey that improves

Read More »
Print-First Omnichannel Marketing: A Framework for Faster Conversions

Print-First Omnichannel Marketing: A Framework for Faster Conversions

What is print-first omnichannel marketing? Print-first omnichannel marketing is a strategy that uses direct mail as the primary trust-building touchpoint in a campaign while digital channels reinforce timing, frequency, and conversion. By leading with physical mail and supporting it with digital advertising, marketers create a coordinated customer journey that improves

Read More »
Bank marketers secret

The Bank Marketer’s Secret Weapon: Why Direct Mail Still Wins

Why do banks still use direct mail marketing? Banks continue to use direct mail marketing because it builds trust, reaches households directly, and produces higher response rates than many digital channels. When combined with data targeting, personalization, and digital follow-ups, direct mail becomes a powerful omnichannel marketing tool that improves

Read More »
Identity Resolution: What Marketers Need to Know

Identity Resolution: What Marketers Need to Know

Modern identity resolution links online actions, like cookies, with verified household and device information. This helps create compliant and useful audiences for both print and digital channels. Today’s best methods use more than just cookies. They combine different identifiers to help with targeting, measurement, and omnichannel activation while keeping privacy

Read More »

VDP Technical Design & Prepress: A Guide for the Non-Print Marketer

Variable Data Printing (VDP) gives marketers the power to deliver truly personalized print at scale — but successful personalization starts long before ink ever hits paper. From template structure to data formatting and rule-based logic, strong technical design and prepress workflows ensure every variable element renders accurately and consistently. When

Read More »

How Large-Format Print Drives Modern Multichannel Marketing

For years, large-format printing was treated as a tactical necessity — the banner at a trade show, the poster in a storefront, or the sign outside a construction site. Useful, but largely commoditized. Today, that definition is outdated. Large-format print is now a strategic pillar of integrated marketing. It acts

Read More »

Why Reliable Large-Format Print Matters for Events

Event and trade show teams operate under intense pressure. Timelines are tight. Design assets often arrive late. Floor plans change. Sponsors update deliverables with little notice. And yet the entire experience — visual, operational, and attendee-facing — must come together flawlessly, usually within a window measured in hours, not days.

Read More »

How Texture & Personalization Boost Engagement

In today’s noisy digital world, brands across retail, hospitality, culture, and marketing are rediscovering the power of print that creates experiences. The modern “visual economy” is no longer about producing more content — it’s about creating more meaningful sensory interactions that cut through screen fatigue. Personalization, specialty media, tactile enhancements,

Read More »
The Embellishment Effect: How Print Engages the Senses

The Embellishment Effect: How Print Engages the Senses

In today’s digital-first world, consumers are constantly swiping, scrolling, and tapping on glass screens. But when it comes to making a lasting impression, print still holds an edge—and embellishments like foil stamping, spot UV, and raised varnishes take that advantage even further. Kevin Abergel, president of Taktiful, recently explored this

Read More »
Bank Marketers: Winning Gen Z with Personalization

Bank Marketers: Winning Gen Z with Personalization

As a bank marketer, you’re on the front lines of a generational shift. The old playbooks for customer acquisition no longer apply. Gen Z, aged 13-28, and millennials before them want more than just a place to invest. They seek a financial partner who understands their needs. This isn’t a

Read More »