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Direct Mail is a Great Tool and Gets You in Front of Your Customers

15 Mar 2011

Posted by Joseph Coupal

Direct mail is still a great communications tool to get in front of your clients and customers. It brings about brand loyalty and you can have complete control of the message you are trying to promote. They can target your prospects through flyers, postcards, letters, personalized notes and catalogs of products by getting information directly in front of them. If the pieces are well put together, eye-catching, and has the message that you would like to say, then it is a cost-effective piece of marketing. But that is not all it needs. It must have the right presentation, offering something with a call-to-action. When a direct mail piece is done correctly, you can close a sale faster.  This is where Blue Hill Press can help you.

When it comes to reaching both existing and potential clients, direct mail is a great option. And, while many businesses are logically trying to seek out new customers, it is still important too that you pay attention to your existing clients. Keeping in mind: the average customer has the ability to influence the buying decision of 10 other people. However, most customers don't remember their salesperson's name. They may tell 10 friends about how much they love their new purchase, but what if they can't remember to tell friends about the salesperson? Direct mail is an easy and cost-effective way to stay top-of-mind with past customers, ensuring that they send new, potential customers to your business. Direct mail can help businesses stick in the customer's memory.
 
How you express your information can greatly impact the attention that it will receive. Build your business with Blue Hill Press. We can help you create professional, informative and concise Direct Mail pieces for your past customers and your potential prospects.

Printing Post Cards for a Trade Show

14 Mar 2010

Posted by Joseph Coupal

Most businesses are often looking for new and imaginative ways to promote/advertise their products and services to their target market segments.
 
Some businesses choose to have others design and create their postcards. This approach is common when there are exhibits and trade shows where they are trying to distribute as many postcards as possible to a large number of people. In this case, printing in bulk is practical, economical and cost efficient.
 
The design and print quality of your postcard is significant in determining whether you will get the leads you want. Clearly, a poor design and print quality can only mean one thing – people won’t even look at it. The only way you can grab attention with your postcard is to create a unique and distinct design that will stand out among the rest. For people to at least to glance at your collateral, you need to be able to grab their attention. This means having collaterals that stand out among the many printed materials and giveaways during such an event as a trade show. Hence, the design should resonate emotionally with your target market.
 
The images you use also impact whether your marketing collateral will be effective. Consider including pictures that are real photos of your offerings. These images should resonate with your target market and keep your business at the top of their mind.
 
The actual size of your postcard is another essential element to consider. You can be as creative as providing your target audience with a different size and shape. Postcards nowadays come in all shapes and sizes. The more you become imaginative, the better it is for you to stand out.
 
All in all, with quality postcard printing for your business, you’re more likely to get attention even at an event where there are so many ads competing for your target market.