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The Power of Context & Attention Marketing

by Mike Capuzzi07.02.2010

One of the biggest response killers I see with the marketing materials I critique for clients and coaching members has to do with what I call “marketing context.” By definition, context means the set of circumstances or facts surrounding a particular event, situation, scenario, etc.
In more practical terms, what I mean by “marketing context” is [...]

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The One Idea That Will Double Your Business

by Dan Kennedy06.22.2010

You’ll remember that I’ve defined marketing as delivering the right message to the right people with the right presentation and there is no better way to do that than direct marketing.
There’s no doubt in my mind that any conventional small  business – restaurant, retail store, service station, etc. can easily and inexpensively double it’s business [...]

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Secrets To Having Your Prospects Respond

by Dan Kennedy06.21.2010

In the last couple of posts I have been covering structure that makes direct mail successful. So far we have covered the opening and copy that sells.
The last item in the structure is the close or what most marketers call…THE CALL-TO-ACTION.
The most important thing to remember here is to make response easy. Make it as [...]

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3 Secrets To A Great Opening

by Dan Kennedy06.14.2010

In my last post,  Secrets To Structuring Your Direct Mail Marketing Piece, I introduced you to the three things that must be accomplished in the opening of your direct mail piece. By way of review you must:

Telegraph the offer.
Emphasis the best aspect of the offer.
Target the reader

Now let me explain in more detail exactly what [...]

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Secrets To Structuring Your Direct Mail Marketing Piece

by Dan Kennedy06.10.2010

I would like to talk about what is probably the most difficult aspect of direct mail marketing to teach. Of course, this is the actual structure of the mailing piece.
The reason it’s difficult is that direct mail is still not an exact science. There are many things we know about direct mail that have been [...]

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Does Your Envelope Say, “Open Me”?

by Dan Kennedy06.08.2010

In yesterday’s post, I covered the direct mail ’sneak-up’ attack where you position your envelope to look as if someone you know is sending you mail.
I also mentioned that this approach is not full proof and can work against you if the offer inside is relatively ordinary.
That’s one of the reasons that many marketing experts [...]

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Are You Sneaking Up On Your Prospects

by Dan Kennedy06.07.2010

I’d like to talk about my preferred form of direct mail which is the envelope mailing.
If you decide to use an envelope mailing you now have two other basic choices to make: the use what I call the billboard or the sneak up approach.
Many marketers favor the sneak up approach. In this approach there’s nothing [...]

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Envelopes vs. Self Mailers -Which is Best?

by Dan Kennedy06.04.2010

Direct mail marketing formats can first be basically divided into two categories, envelope or self-mailer. A self-mailer can be anything from a post card to an 8 ½ x 11″ sheet tri-folded, stapled and mailed as is all the way up to a catalog.
These types of mailings are what most people are thinking of [...]

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How Many Mailings is Enough?

by admin06.01.2010

We talked about creating an offer in the last post and the thinking and factors that needs to go into them in order to gain a high response.
Now here are some idea starters… just a quick list of possible offers for all sorts of businesses. Hopefully some will spark some good ideas for you.
Insurance – [...]

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Example of How to Select a Mailing List

by Dan Kennedy05.20.2010

We’ve been talking about selecting the correct mailing lists for your company and strategies you can employ to identify the right mailing list to purchase for your business.
Now I’m just going to randomly select a couple SRDS listings and go through them with you to bring about an even better understanding.
Under business executives, the Kiplinger [...]

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