Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Don't Forget the Potential Profits Direct Mail Brings to Your Table

By Patrick Lynch


Many people in the business of Internet marketing neglect offline ventures to promote their businesses. It is certainly your choice if you want to run your business this way. There is no shortage of success stories concerning marketers who have used nothing other than the Internet to build their fortunes. But, there's also no denying that many offline marketing methods can be used to supplement your online marketing initiatives for even bigger profits. One of the best offline advertising methods to consider is direct mail. It's a simple but effective means of letting a wide group of people know who you are and what you can do for them. If you're looking to make the most of your direct mail opportunity then you need to apply these tips right away.

Just like with a sales page or an email that gets sent out to your list, your direct mail piece needs to have a specific call to action. You might choose to send out direct mail if you just want to introduce people to what you offer or to let them know about special offers going on. But if you leave out a call to action, people may simply toss it in the recycling bin without reading it. Your direct mail message needs to include a way to get people to act on it, whether that's buying a product, contacting you, visiting your site, or signing up for your mailing list. Make sure that purpose is communicated well.

Much like email marketing, it's going to take persistence to get real results from direct mail marketing. With email marketing, it generally takes three separate mailings before you begin to enjoy results. This is how direct mail works as well. It isn't necessary to send them all in a blitz mail attack one right after the other one. Once per week or so should be enough. Send anywhere from three to five direct mail letters before you decide to switch things around with a new follow up technique. It takes more than a one-off to get people to remember your name.

Don't format your direct mail so it looks like a cheap infomercial. It is tempting to use lots of capital letters and colors and fonts-simply because you can. Avoid this at all costs. You want your mail to be business like. It's natural to hope your message gets the right people's attention. You also want people to want to take action. They aren't going to take that action if your mail looks like it was sent from a local used car dealership. Stay with professional formatting wherever possible.

You can do a lot of things to make your direct mail campaign a raving success. You have the power to make it easier or harder to achieve the winning results you're after. These steps are just a few of the steps you can take to increase your odds of success. Keep reading and studying to learn even more fabulous tricks and tips you can use.




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