Let me tell you about an incredible, new product launch that pulled in over half a million new customers… during a recession! What made it so successful? Three words — Direct marketing strategies. The product was a nutritional supplement popular [...]
For almost 10 years, I worked to make one small investment company into a giant that was purchased for over 350 million dollars. DTN Wall Street, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska launched a new investment product. The marketing director, Chuck Wood, [...]
The end of December and the beginning of January have historically been a spike in response to generate leads and sales. With slight timing differences, this is the time for both B2C and B2B marketers for all products and services. [...]
It is crucial that you are constantly clued in to the needs of your prospects and customers. In writing copy, really care about your prospect. There is power in caring for each prospect as an individual. Not a group… but an [...]
Testing copy is crucial to improving your response. Often, what you assume will generate the highest response is not always the case. I have tested hundreds of headlines in search of the highest return. Time and time again, when I [...]
Christmas… are you going to use the best strategies and tactics possible for Christmas 2024? The December-January season is traditionally the best time of the year to advertise your products, services and drive up ROI. Here are 31 Need-to-Know tips [...]
Advertisers have found that podcasts are some of the best ROI media they use. 135 million Americans listen to podcasts monthly. The typical consumer listens to 8.3 episodes a week. 15% of podcast listeners say they stick to their current [...]
1.) YouTube Shorts Breakthrough The trouble with YouTube shorts was that they were too short - no longer than 60 seconds. But there has been a positive breakthrough. You will now be able to upload videos up to 3 minutes [...]
This election, I’m “geofencing” a difficult-to-reach target audience for many candidates, giving them a better chance of winning. Geofencing allows me to identify any location (like Whole Foods) and identify anyone at the store, and obtain their mobile ID. I [...]
Your ad isn’t aimed at everybody who sees it — just the prospects for your product. The headline is responsible for 75% of the success or failure of your digital ads, direct mail pieces, pre-rolls, podcasts, landing page, or video [...]
