The Kessler Blog

Top 10 Reasons to Try Direct Mail

August 31, 2014

In challenging economic times, businesses are allocating their marketing investments more into direct marketing.  It doesn’t matter what type of business it is, the common goal of business owners is to acquire more clients and grow sales. Direct mail is the proven avenue to achieve those goals. So here are…

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Design: It’s Important For Your Business

August 28, 2014

The First Impression Matters! In the business world, first impressions do matter and for some companies it can mean the difference of gaining a new client or having them go elsewhere. Just like you go out of your way to impress a client with your services or customer care, you…

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Control the Outcome of Your Direct Mail Campaign

August 25, 2014

First-time direct mail clients often ask this question: What response rate can I expect from my direct mail? Understanding rates and statistics are beneficial to helping you manage your expectations. According to the Direct Marketing Association, the average response for a direct mail campaign is around 2-4% depending on the…

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How to Keep Your Customers

August 21, 2014

Getting new customers can be a challenge but what about keeping the ones you have? You’ve heard it said that it’s cheaper to keep a customer than to go out and get a new one so how can you make sure that you keep the valuable customers that you do…

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Design Matters

August 18, 2014

Here are three marketing rules every business should know about. Before you start your direct mail campaign, launch your new website, or print flyers for your upcoming events, consider these principles. Why Design is Important  In the business world, first impressions do matter and for some companies it can mean…

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How to Build and Maintain an Effective Email List

August 14, 2014

Email marketing is a great way to stay in touch with your clients and keep them informed of news and special offers. It is cost-effective and offers one of the highest ROI. But for an email campaign to be effective, there has to be an uptodate email list. There are…

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Sell Your Solution

August 11, 2014

For businesses, there can be a temptation to saturate your marketing efforts with information about your company and all of the qualifications your business has. While this is not always a bad thing, most people just want to know how your product or service can be a help to them.…

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Why Use SMS Text Message Marketing?

August 7, 2014

Mobility is a fact of life today with cell phones, smartphones, tablets and many other devices delivering telephony support along with rich media resources. Text Message Marketing (SMS) is a great way for businesses to build an ongoing communication with consumers. 95% of text messages are opened within 5 minutes…

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Tips for Marketing to Seniors

August 4, 2014

Did you know that senior citizens control more than 70% of disposable income in the United States? In other words, one-third of the nation controls two-thirds of the spending capital. To put it simply, seniors are buying! “The senior segment of the 55-plus demographic is most likely to sit down and read your…

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8 Seconds Later: Do You Have Their Attention?

July 31, 2014

Keep Their Attention For More Than 8 Seconds Your visual and written message must catch the reader quickly With direct mail, you have only six to eight seconds (yes seconds!) to grab your reader’s attention. Your design must get the reader to take notice quickly. Is it relevant, colorful, and…

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Testing 1…2…3

July 28, 2014

Direct mail marketing can at times include some guesswork on your part. Where should it go and who should it go to? What should it say? What day should it be mailed out? With direct mail, the answers to these questions may not be the same for everyone but there…

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4 Reasons People Respond to Direct Mail

July 24, 2014

Why People Respond To Direct Mail You are getting ready to send out your first direct mail campaign – what do you do to get people to respond?  Instead of wasting your time rewording the 4th sentence on the back of your postcard or picking out the perfect shade of…

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What’s to Love About Direct Mail?

July 21, 2014

Let’s talk about the reasons to love direct mail!  We feel pretty strong about it and the main reason we love it so much is because we see it work.  We not only work with customers every day to help grow their businesses with direct mail but we also use direct…

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Be Your Customer

July 14, 2014

Trying to decide if your direct mail efforts will work? Maybe you’ve come up with a postcard design and offer but aren’t sure if it will definitely get your phones ringing. What can you do to be sure? Start by becoming your customer. Take a step back from your direct…

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Summer Marketing Ideas

July 10, 2014

Summer is finally here! Along with the warm temperatures, Summer also brings ways to creatively market to your clients and increase sales. Even if your business does not offer summer-themed products there are still ways to take advantage of these Summer months. 1. SMS Campaign Summer is the perfect time…

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