The 1980s Australian band, INXS (pronounced “in excess”) has yet to retire though critics plea that they reconsider. The band’s name summarizes the excesses of that period, which include plenty of waste in the marketing industry — mass mailings, print overruns, static, soon-to-be-tossed collateral pieces, and one-way, non-triggered communication. The spoilage and fallout of living to extremes...
Create. Implement. Measure. Repeat… At NextPage, everyday we learn from and refine our marketing processes. Our primary goal is to help you make money. Your return on marketing investment has two sides, the cost side and the revenue side. Here are 10 ways to improve both sides of the ROI equation with your direct mail campaigns:...
Last Week we discussed the results from a CMO Council Research entitled “Mapping + Tracking: The Optimal Marketing Supply Chain“. This overview pointed out four key actions marketers could take to Obliterating Obsolescence: Leverage Digital Printing Strategies Cross Functional Collaboration Go-Green to Gain-Green Bringing in the Big Marketing Supply Chain Brains While those are basic strategies any business can...
Research entitled “Mapping + Tracking: The Optimized Marketing Supply Chain” by the CMO Council, depicts a threatening picture of inefficiency and waste in the Marketing Supply Chain. This post summarizes this great research. As marketers seek to provide the timeliest and freshest content to customers and prospects alike, old, over-ordered or un-utilized materials tend to be...
As companies consider an investment in marketing asset management, Web to Print, communications portals, marketing automation, or other marketing systems, they eventually get to the stage where financial justification is required. Based upon years of guiding companies through these calculations, we are proud to offer a guide to help you determine the true cost/benefit of these...
As the economy shows signs of shifting in a more positive direction, many companies are revisiting direct marketing programs that were profitable years ago, but were cut during the height of the recession to reduce marketing budgets. Contrary to the boom years, most marketers are cost cautious these days when setting up programs. We are...
“By mixing the message across different media you increase the likelihood that the recipient will see the message,” – Dr. John Leininger, Professor of Graphic Communications, Clemson University This is a guest post by Lorrie Bryan, a writer and public relations professional based in Atlanta. Today, smart companies understand how to leverage the inherent value...
There is an epidemic that threatens the Marketing Supply Chain. The CMO Council’s recent report “Mapping + Tracking: The Optimized Marketing Supply Chain” paints a clear picture of inefficiency and waste in marketing operations. As marketers seek to provide the most timely and fresh content to customers and prospects, old, over-ordered or un-utilized marketing and...
According to new research by Aberdeen Group, Print-On-Demand (also called POD, web-to-print or print automation), provides a dramatic improvement in customer retention and ROMI (Return on Marketing Investments). As an underwriter of Aberdeen’s research, we’re pleased to provide exclusive access to their findings. From research by Aberdeen Group: Users of Print-On-Demand achieved a 42% higher customer retention...
