Sometimes even a few cents can have a big impact on sales. Case in point: American Express Publishing tested three price points for one of its publications. Three of the prices were within 5 cents of each other. The biggest range in price was 50 cents. But the results...
For as long as I can remember, there has been an ongoing debate about long copy versus short copy in direct response marketing. A recent test result revealed the usual winner in this debate. Remember that in direct response marketing, it’s not...
Testing is critical to any marketing campaign. This applies to graphics, copy, and more. Always test – your results will show you how to boost response…and profits. Here is a test for email subject lines that we recently used for an investment newsletter client:...
It is truly amazing how a slight difference can have an impact on your response. By testing just one aspect of the layout, such as the picture, font size, color or placement of graphics, you can gain valuable data as to what produces the highest response…and...
Tests by MarketingExperiments.com revealed that a powerful headline has a greater effect on your click-through rates than body copy when it comes to pay-per-click (PPC) ads. But the question remained, would that headline work better as a statement or a question?...
This week we’re going to have a little fun and take an elementary school approach to a classic direct mail battle. The postcard versus the envelope. But behind the riddle is a very important direct mail point. See if you can figure it out. TEST: Harry and Joe both...
