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WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT DIRECT MARKETING?
Written by: Billy SharmaArticle Overview: The great thing about direct marketing is that it can be anything you want it to be.
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WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT DIRECT MARKETING?
Yes! The great thing about direct marketing is that it can be anything you want it to be.
Unlike other media – print, television, websites and posters – there are few constraints on how you can present your idea I've sent brass keys to marketers to sell Fiberglas, cardboard to prospects to dramatize the plight of the homeless and packages of sugar to make a point about the cause of obesity in our children.
Another great thing is that direct mail is interactive; in fact it is the original interactive medium.
And talk about branding, it can be three-dimensional and tactile. It is the ultimate vehicle to enhance brand experience in a way no other medium can match. It involves all your targets' senses.
No other form of marketing allows you to test to find the best solution. No other provides so much data that can be used in the future to get the best results and ROI.
Isn't it the greatest when you get a loved-filled letter from your son or daughter, grandchild, a sibling, parent or even a friend?
Letters have magical powers. They give us joy on special occasions like weddings and births; strength when we are dealing with sadness; hope when we are weary and delight when we hear from a long lost friend.
Often it is the best way to show we understand the needs and aspirations of our customers, one at a time, not to some amorphous mass.
As a copywriter I enjoy direct marketing because letters contain words and can produce as striking a visual image as any storybook. And the child in me still loves stories.
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