Direct Mail Copywriting Can Boost Business

By Essie Osborn


When it comes to running a business, whether online, offline, or both, it is always necessary to have at least two marketing campaigns running concurrently. Things like demographic response, conversions, and general feedback are things to consider before launching a new campaign. As direct mail copywriting involves timing and making target, many steps need considering before sending out mailings to customers that are eager to spend.

To start, checking and verifying contact information is a task best left up to the marketer or clerical staff that will assist on the campaign. While doing this may seem tedious, it saves waste for the brand. Utilizing other ways of contact for those with additional information, like a social media account, can spark an idea for a future campaign.

Next should be the gathering of previous promotional tools and analyzing them for their effectiveness. New products should have user benefits in detail so that it may be condensed and summarized for the proper medium. Also, other physical and other details should be noted. This can be the most challenging part for a marketing team but collaboration is important. Selling to the buying public is not always easy as the tool need to grab the audience right away.

Using the competition as a comparison is another way to note and analyze what will be attractive to the user. Adding competitor names to advertising should be done with caution as one wrong move may result in legal case. Things that the buying public wants to know is if the product advertised goes faster, is lighter to carry around, or costs less.

If the user demographic has changed, this should also be noted. Things to note are the number of men versus women users, whether user groups are now older or younger than those targeted since the last campaign. Some marketers like to create subgroups based on this type of data and will create individual campaigns to attract and sell a product or service.

Noting why previous mailing plans may not have brought in impressive numbers should be known before launching the new campaign. When a business is trying to increase sales, mistakes cannot be repeated. If the product was faulty or not in high demand at that moment, this should be taken into consideration.

Monitoring the effectiveness should begin once the mailers are ready to leave, not at the end of the month. Although some like to wait a few weeks after launch to begin crunching numbers, comparing by the week, or every other week, is better. For one, when people have to buy something, they will do this immediately as a good mailer should create a sense of urgency.

Once a direct mail campaign is proving successful, the next one should be a draft for a subgroup or targeted to a new audience. Some marketers are discovering new groups often and the copywriter should construct something of instant appeal but informative. This process should be continuous as well as consistent.




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