12 Strategic Keys to Generating Leads or Sales from “Skimmers”
You might be surprised to know that many people who view your landing page, emails and direct mail piece don’t read all the copy. Instead, they skim—they quickly read only what stands out to them. We call this type of reader a “skimmer.” That doesn’t mean that you don’t need [...]
Direct Mail Power Strategy: P.S. Don’t Let This Happen To You
The secret to getting your direct mail letter read is the end- not the beginning. When your prospect tears open your envelope, the first thing he or she will do is flip it over to see who signed and sent the letter. Once they see who signed it, if you [...]
New Threat: Why Increasing Government Data Regulation Won’t Fix Security Breaches
The politicians are about ready to make a bad situation worse. This time it deals with unintended negative consequences with data legislation. A recent data leak from major credit reporting agency Equifax exposed the names, addresses, birthdates, and social security numbers of 145 million Americans. It was also the latest [...]
7 Powerful Marketing Strategies of the Socialist/Progressive Movement…that Every Business Should Copy Now
I strongly disagree with socialist/progressive economics. It’s wrong and destructive. But they are right about a lot of marketing. The socialist/progressive movement may not be pro-business, but they do have powerful marketing strategies that any entrepreneur, business, marketing director, or President of a company can learn from. Organizing for Action [...]
Content Marketing for Success: 6 Keys to Chevron’s Winning Campaign
Your marketing will achieve higher response when you combine powerful content with direct response copy. I always encourage companies to add value to their marketing…and they achieve better, higher results. One of the best ways is creating a powerful content marketing campaign sent to your database. Take Chevron. They asked [...]
12 Strategic Keys to Generating Leads or Sales from “Skimmers”
You might be surprised to know that many people who view your landing page, emails and direct mail piece don’t [...]
Direct Mail Power Strategy: P.S. Don’t Let This Happen To You
The secret to getting your direct mail letter read is the end- not the beginning. When your prospect tears open [...]
New Threat: Why Increasing Government Data Regulation Won’t Fix Security Breaches
The politicians are about ready to make a bad situation worse. This time it deals with unintended negative consequences with [...]
7 Powerful Marketing Strategies of the Socialist/Progressive Movement…that Every Business Should Copy Now
I strongly disagree with socialist/progressive economics. It’s wrong and destructive. But they are right about a lot of marketing. The [...]
Content Marketing for Success: 6 Keys to Chevron’s Winning Campaign
Your marketing will achieve higher response when you combine powerful content with direct response copy. I always encourage companies to [...]