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Turning Brand Transparency into Brand Loyalty image

One of the major reasons that people love direct mail in the first place is because it's authentic. As opposed to an email which can be easily ignored (and deleted just as quickly), direct mail has an air of legitimacy to it. It's tangible - you can hold it in your hand or pin it up to your refrigerator, and that absolutely goes a long way towards the impression you're trying to make. But if you really want to use direct mail marketing materials to build customer loyalty, you need to rely on one element above all others: brand transparency. The Art of Brand Transparency At its core, brand transparency means exactly what it sounds like: you're creating an image that says ...

Digital Marketing Alone Isn’t Enough… Think Omni-Channel For Results image

Some people operate under the assumption that, since so much of our lives are digital these days, our marketing needs to become the same. Direct mail is meaningless in a world where everyone is carrying around smartphones all day long. Simply put, those people are wrong. Digital marketing has its benefits, but it alone is not enough to get this particular job done - nor will it ever be, for a number of reasons that are certainly worth exploring. Overcoming the Challenges of Digital Marketing By far, the biggest hurdle you have to overcome in terms of digital marketing success has to do with the fact that people's attention is more fractured than ever these days. We're being bombarded by marketing messages at ...

Neuromarketing, or: Why Physical Marketing Will Never Truly Die image

While it's certainly true that businesses can have a great amount of success with their digital marketing efforts, there's still something to be said about the lasting impact of physical materials like business cards or plastic postcards. But it isn't just intuition that tells us physical materials stand the test of time - there's literally science behind it. One recent neuromarketing study reveals just how long-lasting this type of collateral truly is. The Power of Physical Materials: Breaking Things Down The aforementioned study was conducted by Temple University's Center for Neural Decision Making, and it dove deep into the different types of responses generated by physical collateral versus their digital counterparts. Overall, they looked at three core concepts: exposure (meaning how ...

Tired of Hearing “No”? Here’s How to Turn Them Into a “YES” image

Regardless of how thoughtfully constructed your marketing strategy is, the chances that you're going to hear a lot of "NO" responses from your customers is high. But there IS a way to take that response and turn it into the enthusiastic "YES" you've been waiting for. All you have to do is leverage the power of modern psychology to your advantage. It's All About Control To get a better understanding of how to take a "NO" response and turn it into a "YES," you must first learn more about why most people choose the former over the latter in a first place. When a consumer comes into contact with a marketer, they're essentially battling for control over an experience - whether ...

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