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Why Direct Mail Is So Powerful?
Direct mail is perhaps, one of the most powerful
marketing mediums in use today. Few other marketing tools can deliver your message
with exact precision at such a low cost. The amount of mail in your mailbox everyday
attests to the effectiveness of this medium (If it didn't work, your mailbox would
be empty!).
Reason # 1: It works when you're not
Like the old saying goes, "In rain, sleet, or
snow" the mail arrives. Whether you're sleeping, vacationing, working, or walking,
your direct mail is working for you. It gives your best sales presentation over and
over again without you having to be present.
Reason # 2: It leverages your efforts
Do
you want to know how to waste your time? Give your best sales presentation to one
person at a time. If you do this, you'll only sell one widget at a time. Send out
thousands of letters and your best sales pitch is being presented to thousands of
people simultaneously. That's called "leverage!"
Reason # 3: Allows you to target
with precision
Instead of "spraying and praying" your message to people who may or
may not be interested or even qualified to take advantage of your offer, direct mail
allows you to pinpoint the people who fit your physchographic, demographic, and geographic
profile.
Reason # 4: You get an immediate response
Once you send out your direct mail
piece it doesn't take long to get a response. Within one to two weeks you'll receive
about 80 percent to 90 percent of all those who are going to respond. If your campaign
works, you'll know about it quickly. If it's a bomb, you'll that quickly as well.
Reason # 5: It's easy to track your return on investment
If you're a small business
owner you can't afford to waste a single penny on wasteful marketing. With direct
mail marketing you can code your mail pieces to determine the exact number of responses
you received from each campaign.
And as I said before, the results of your direct
mail campaign come back fast, so once you know what worked and what didn't, you can
immediately start to "tweak" your mail piece to increase your response and hold your
marketing dollars accountable.
Reason # 6: It's relatively inexpensive
With just $.50
(at the time of this writing) you can send out a direct mail piece that includes
your full marketing message. It is amazing what you can get into a small business
size envelope and keep under the $.50 limit. Photos, newspaper articles, letters,
special reports, and more can be put in these envelopes for under $.50. This means
you can reach 100 target prospects for only $50. Comparatively speaking, that's a
bargain!
Reason # 7: It gets one-on-one attention
One of the best things about direct
mail is that it gets one-on-one attention from your target prospect. Unlike billboards
or radio and television commercials that get your attention while two to three other
things also have your attention. Direct mail is opened one piece at a time and read
one piece at a time. It gives you the best chance of catching your prospect's attention
and keeping it for a period of time.
Reason # 8: It's something you can touch and
feel-it hangs around
Direct mail is something that you can hold in your hand. It's
not made of electrons that can be deleted with the twitch of a finger. It's not a
radio frequency signal that is here and then gone a moment later. It is physical.
It is something that can hang around for a period of time. It has "lingering" marketing
effects.
All these reasons I've mentioned make direct mail a very powerful marketing
medium that, if done right, can have a very high return on your marketing dollar.