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Timeless Truths That Make Direct Mail Work
When it comes to direct marketing, few names carry more weight than Bob Stone. Over the course of three decades, Stone helped shape some of the most successful direct-mail campaigns in the business.


Shipping Smarter: Tips for Large Print Projects
When managing a large-scale print project, what happens after production is just as important as the printing itself. Shipping logistics...


Pounds vs. Points
Paper can be tricky—especially when you’re faced with terms like pounds and points.


First-Class or Standard Mail?
USPS first-class delivery is given priority over standard mail, and local mail will typically be delivered in 2-3 days.


Mail Delivery Times - First Class, and Standard
The Post Office has announced that mail delivery times are changing as of October 1, 2021.


7 Tested Ways to Follow up a Successful Mailing
To get the most bang out of your advertising buck, direct-marketing consultant Dan Kennedy advises, use one or more of these ways to...


Mailing Package Inserts
Mail advertisers often wonder what a mailing package should contain besides a sales letter, and a reply device and envelope.


7 Pointers for Direct Mail Success
Find seven pointers to create a successful direct mail campaign


7 Mistakes that Sabotage Direct Mail Advertising
Refreshingly, copy consultant Susanna K. Hutcheson admits that she has made mistakes that sabotaged direct mail advertising campains


7 Direct Mail Fundraising Insights
Mal Warwick, the widely respected Berkeley-based expert on mail fundraising, provides seven pointers for direct mail fundraising


Expert Pointers on Mail Fundraising
Fundraising specialists Kay Lautman and Fran Jacobowitz offer informed tips on direct-mail fundraising


7 Earmarks of Highest-Response Offers
Legendary marketer Clayton Makepeace writes to reveal seven elements he and his clients credit with sparking millions of dollars in sales


6-Point Checklist for Effective Direct Mail
A 6-point checklist to help your direct mail marketing be more effective


6 Ways to Increase Responses to Your Direct Mailings
Once you have developed a compelling offer & determined your lists, you can lift response to your mailing package by copy and graphic tweaks


Deliver More than Your Donors Expect
Six time-tested ways for a nonprofit to deliver more satisfaction than its supporters expect


Supercharging Direct Mail Lift Notes
Direct mail expert Bob Stone offers ways to supercharge your next direct mail campaign with lift notes.


5 Ways to Louse Up Your Direct Mail
Direct marketing consultant Dean Rieck offers five things to avoid in your next direct mail campaign.


5 Ways Involvement Devices Boost Direct Mail Response
Five tips to boost customer engagement through involvement devices like peel and stick icons


Do a Down and Dirty Direct Mail Test
Tips to create a direct mail test to see if direct mail is viable for your business.


5 Tactics to Boost Your Direct Mail Results
Industry expert Richard Siedlecki offers five tips to boost your direct mail results.
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