Most marketers aren’t prepared for a disaster. The result: wasted time and money… or worse. They were unprepared for the massive shutdown caused by the Microsoft/CrowdStrike update blunder. You see, over the last 40 years, I’ve seen earthquakes, fires, floods, [...]
The projection for political spending for the 2024 election cycle has risen from $10.2 billion to a record $10.7 billion. Year-to-date political ad spending in the 2024 election cycle is currently outpacing the 2020 election cycle at $3.05 billion compared [...]
Direct mail is experiencing a renaissance. But some of the secrets to boosting response have been lost. For example, many direct mail envelope mailings today are missing a critical element that increases leads and sales. That is the “lift note”. [...]
28% response. How? Why? Because of a unique little-used tactic – a videolog. I love videologs, because they work so well. In fact, the videolog is one of marketing's best-kept secrets when you have a small target audience for both [...]
Because of the boom in Pinterest e-commerce, Pinterest reported a 23% increase in year-over-year revenue, totaling $740 million in the first quarter. The number of global monthly Pinterest active users (MAUs) grew 12% YoY to 518 million. The clicks to [...]
48,000 New Subscribers… How? By using a VSL. A VSL is a direct response video—A video sales letter. Video is a powerful tool to generate leads and customers. Every campaign I do uses a video component. In fact, we have [...]
80 to 1 ROI… It’s a marketer's dream. And that’s what happened with one multichannel or omnichannel campaign. The primary source of buyers and profits: a Newsalog A newsalog is a little-known, but powerful direct mail format. Direct mail in [...]
Writing an ad or direct mail piece requires balancing facts and emotions. Specific facts are needed when writing to certain individuals, or the sale/lead will not be generated. Others will respond best to a highly emotional piece. Some great fundraising [...]
Testing is the backbone of direct response marketing. Always test. Test your subject line, copy, and graphics. You can test hundreds of variables that could help you boost your response. I did a campaign for a newsletter called Strategic Investing. [...]
Money Already Spent $2.94 billion was already spent on political ads during the 2024 election cycle. That is ahead of the $2.48 billion in the 2020 election cycle. Trump vs. Biden – Biden Way Ahead Since Super Tuesday, President Biden [...]
