If you’re like most of my friends when it comes to direct mail marketing, you probably have a few simple techniques to boost the overall response of your marketing efforts. I’ve been doing direct mail for the past 5 years, and I tell you that there are all sorts of things that you can do to boost your response and make more money.
These techniques don’t require a lot of thinking. The one thing that it will require is relevance to your offer. So if give you a tip, make sure that it blends in well with your whole sales letter. Are you ready to learn what these direct mail strategies are? Well goo for you! Here’s the first marketing tip that you can use to have success in your offline business.
1) Post it note
A post it note is the small, square-like adhesive that you can stick on your wall or refrigerator. And believe it or not, you can also attach one of these post it notes onto your sales letter. When doing this, it’s important that you do it right. The key is to make it sound like someone that they know.
For example, if your name is Lindsey, and I was to send a direct mail campaign out to you, my post it note would say something like this:
“Hey Lindsey! Check this out I think you will like it! – J”
See how small and subtle this is? And pay attention to how I ended the note. I ended it with the letter “J”. Who is “J”? Well, “J” is more than likely someone that they know. Now really think about it. Who doesn’t know someone named “J”? When your prospect see’s this post it note, they will think that it’s from something that they know, and because of it, you will more than likely improve the response rates of your direct mail campaign. Here’s another great strategy to use:
2) A one-dollar bill
How can you use a one-dollar bill in your marketing campaign? Well it’s simply really. Using a real one-dollar bill in your direct mail piece just might actually boost your response more than a post it note would. Why would you want to use a $1 bill? Because it’s a great attention getter.
In your sales letter, mention the attached one-dollar bill early on in the letter. You could start it off with something like this:
“I bet you’re wondering why I sent you a $1 bill. Well, I have done this for 2 reasons. For one…”
Then just state the reasons as to why you’re using a $1 bill, and how it connects with your offer.
These 2 things can definitely improve your sales and profits – you just have to go out there and start doing it today. These simple strategies are all that you need to know to have the most success with your direct mail campaign. Don’t believe me? Well give it a try and see how …
Direct Response Marketing And How It Works
When it comes to marketing, everybody has their own opinion on how to do your marketing correctly. There are many different books on the matter, advice on the internet, and even from colleagues in the business arena. But I’m here to tell you that the only kind of marketing that works is direct response marketing.
With direct response marketing, you know right away if your ad is a success or a failure. I wouldn’t give up on the hopes of your dreams due to the market being the way that it is today. There are still ways to bring your business back into order, so that you can still be able to work for yourself instead of someone else.
After your business is built, you can rely on the principle that “if they build it they will come”. This is nonsense. If you build it, you need to do marketing to make them come. This is easier than you think this is, and in this article, this is something that I want to focus on.
Now I mentioned that direct response marketing is the only kind of marketing that will work for you. Why do I say that? Well simply because direct response is fast, testable, accountable, and accurate. After you run your ad, you know immediately whether your ad will work or if it won’t.
With direct response, you eliminate the guess work. There’s no guessing at figures and hoping that you will see the results that you desire. Instead, you know almost everything there is to know about your business. You know what’s working, what isn’t working, what needs to be changed, and etc. Direct response marketing is simply the way to go.
The problem with “brand advertising” is that no one knows who you are, and they won’t care about knowing who you are. So if you’re in a location where you think that people will automatically flock to your place of business, then you’re wrong. You have to do some form of advertising to get the word out about your business.
Marketing isn’t as hard as people think it is. All marketing is about is getting your message to as many channels as possible. Once you have that down packed, it should be easy to get customers. But sadly, most business owners aren’t comfortable with this reality.
The reality of any business is that you have to keep working to get your product out there, so that as many people as possible will see it. This isn’t hard to do, especially with the amount of marketing strategies that can be implemented in your place of business. So give yourself some marketing strategies to try.
You have direct mail, display advertising, classified advertising, and all sorts of other marketing techniques at your disposal. Hopefully you are using each strategy to the max so that you can earn as much money as possible from your business.
Hopefully you will take these tips to heart and will start to …
Using Direct Mail And Joint Ventures In Your Business
Every business owner that I know are always looking for that extra boost that will take their business to the next level. And believe it or not, there are a lot of things that you can do to make this extra “boost” happen for you. It all lies in how you market your business, and the marketing strategies that you are using.
If you’re still stuck on the traditional forms of marketing like cold calling, door to door, or telemarketing, there’s a good chance that your business won’t be as profitable that you’d hoped it would be. Using techniques like these are harmful for your business, and they just waste time and produce very little response.
But if you want to boost your sales instead of being miserable about not having a lot of customers, then this article is for you. Inside of this article, you will learn about some great marketing techniques that will allow you to earn as much profits as possible so that you can start earning the big bucks in your business that you desire. In fact, let’s take a look at some of the strategies that you could be using to make money in your business today.
1) Direct mail
This is a classic strategies that still works today. The most important part of any successful direct mail campaign is the list. You could have a mediocre product and a weak sales letter, but if your list is really good… you will still get sales even for a bad promotional effort.
Where you get your leads is important. Start at your local library and ask them about something called the SRDS. It stands for “standard rate and data service”, and it contains a multitude of responsive mailing lists that you can buy and use, to start marketing your product right away.
Don’t be afraid to use the SRDS. It’s just another tool in the game of money – and a very effective tool at that. You can even search it on the internet at . This may make things easier for you. Here’s something else that you could be doing in your business.
2) Joint venture marketing
With joint venture marketing, all you’re doing is sharing a partnership between yourself and another business owner in your city. This kind of alliance is something that can make you a lot of money if you know what you’re doing. You don’t want to approach rival competitors for JV opportunities, because they can take your existing customers away from you.
Instead, seek out businesses who have a similar target audience that you have. This way you can offer them around a 60% commission for every sale made. This is something that will raise the eyebrows on your potential partner. Make sure you learn how to write a joint venture proposal letter, because it’s something that you will want to master if you want a potential partner to take you seriously.
Use both of these 2 tips to earn …