BOOST YOUR BUSINESS WITH DIRECT MAIL Think direct-mail marketing is a thing of the past? Think again. In our digital world, it’s easy to overlook the power of a snail mail marketing piece. You can in fact create a direct-mail marketing campaign that could earn you an ROI as high as 1,300 percent. In The Direct Mail Revolution, legendary copywriting pioneer and marketing expert Robert W. Bly shares direct mail strategies that will transform your business, win you more customers, and earn more profits. Whether you’re new to direct mail or need to revamp a local or hyperlocal marketing strategy, this book is your clear, comprehensive blueprint to winning new and ongoing sales with direct mail. Learn how to: Keep your marketing pieces out of the trash with perfectly crafted letters, brochures, postcards, and more Increase response rates with the six characteristics of irresistible offers Track and test the key ingredients of your direct-mail campaign Seamlessly integrate your print and digital marketing efforts for a multidimensional sales funnel Gain leads and sales with the “magic words” of direct-response copy Avoid the most common “snail mail” mistakes that will get your marketing ignored Plus, receive Bly’s very own templates, samples, and checklists that have stood the test of time to ensure your direct-mail strategy earns you the success you’ve been hoping for.

Fact: More commerce and wealth is created by direct mail than by any other media (true before the internet and true now) Reported in 2013 as the marketing channel that "delivers the best ROI for customer acquisition and retention" by Target Marketing’s Seventh Annual Media Usage Forecast survey of B2C, direct mail is surprisingly outdated and under-represented on the marketing bookshelves for small business owners — authors Simpson and Kennedy change that. Millionaire-maker Dan S. Kennedy and direct mail marketing specialist Craig Simpson urge small business owners to drive the momentum built via social media and other marketing avenues into the mailboxes of their target consumers. Unlike other direct mail marketing books on the shelf that specialize in one aspect of preparing a campaign such as copywriting or design, this comprehensive solution covers all — the organizational, technical, and creative including designing, budgeting, tracking, and assessing effectiveness. Also covered is how direct mail can be used in today's online marketing funnels. Benefiting from the authors' combined 30 years in direct marketing, business owners are given the guidelines for what works and what doesn’t, illustrated by real-life business campaigns that show step-by-step how to build a results-producing promotional campaign.

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Practices, strategies, and templates for optimizing your email use. The average business employee spends more than thirteen hours a week reading and responding to email. That’s 675 or more hours—over 28 days a year—spent on email. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some of that time back? In The New Email Revolution, Robert W. Bly Bly draws from decades of experience sending millions of emails to help you take that time back. With this book in hand, you will be able to quickly and easily: •Find templates you can use to create emails for dozens of different situations. •Know the right wording and optimal word length for email communication. •Get recipients to read and respond to your email messages. •Understand when it is legal and not legal to send email to a person you do not know. •Incorporate photos, graphics, sound, and video into your email messages. •Measure the deliverability, bounce rate, open rate, and response rate to every email you send. •Write clearer, more engaging, more persuasive email copy for every occasion. Get better results in less time with The New Email Revolution.

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