Direct Mail Breakthroughs: Magalogs! (Video)

Magalogs It looks like a magazine. It feels like a magazine. It’s filled with articles, graphs, and data for casual reading. But’s it an excellent, powerful direct marketing sales piece. It’s called a magalog. Direct response copy appears throughout, getting your...

Having Problems with the Post Office?

I had an odd, terrible ruling from the United States Postal Service (USPS). I am getting surcharged on my traditional direct mail. It makes no economic sense. I can’t send mail for my clients. They lose and the post office loses more money. Everyone loses. Over the...

Increasing Response: Use Current Events

One way to increase readership and response is to tie your campaign, banner ads, etc. to current events. This trick works for all products and services, including Hamburgers! Check out this ad from Wendy’s below: Do you need help with  your next Direct marketing...

Start-up: From Slow Growth to Mega Growth and Profits

For almost 10 years, my agency and I worked to make one small investment company, DTN Wall Street, into a giant by selling its innovative investment product. The marketing director, Chuck Wood saw me speak at a conference in Las Vegas about accountable advertising and...