Harry and David’s site header—which format substantially increased product sales? This test was conducted during Harry and David’s busiest time of year: December – right in the middle of the Christmas season. Their site headers, with a search box and [...]
The success of your direct mail campaign depends largely on your envelope. If your envelope never gets opened…then your direct mail piece or traditional direct mail sales letter never gets read…and never makes a sale. It’s critical to create “envelope [...]
Specific details get a better response. Your prospects want to see proof of your claim – in the form of statistics and percentages. This applies to your headlines, your body copy, and your email subject lines. Take a look at [...]
Testing is the key to ROI success. I tested three separate subject lines for an email campaign I sent out for one of my clients. The audience receiving the email was mostly male investors, 50 years of age and older. [...]
A call to action can make or break the sale. And words matter! A test was recently run for a PR automation company called “Pitchbox.” This company was launching a product and wanted to see which call to action received [...]
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 [...]
Testing is normally something that you do when you test variables such as one headline versus another headline. You make sure that you’re testing apples for apples. The following test is not apples for apples but discloses an important direct [...]
Determining price is crucial in your marketing if you are selling a product. A few cents can be the difference between a home run or a strikeout. Case in point: American Express Publishing tested three price points for one of [...]
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. [...]
When you “follow up” with prospects, always test different assets. Test headlines, graphics, copy, and more. Always test. Every follow-up or conversion series campaign I create reminds recipients that they are interested in and have responded to our offer. For [...]
