Last week I was sad to read that one of the first “brick and mortar” clients I worked with 20 years ago had declared bankruptcy. I was reminded of the initial project that I did for them. They had hugely expanded their catalog program, mailing many millions of catalogs over the year, but with results Read More How to Kick Your Retail Store Sales into High Gear
Category: Circulation Strategies
Simplifying Your Catalog Selections: House File Modeling
Have you ever heard the phrase, “work smarter, not harder?” Do you typically spend hours making your mail selects for each drop, using the traditional RFM approach? One way of reducing the time it takes to make final mail selections is by using a house file scoring system. This system converts the variables you typically Read More Simplifying Your Catalog Selections: House File Modeling
Million Dollar Multis
Want to make a quick million? Sure you do! I’ll tell you how. And no, I’m not a scammer. Over and over again, when CohereOne completes a best practice review of the marketing program of a mid-size catalog company, we find an easy fix that delivers $1,000,000+ dollars straight to the bottom line. In this case, Read More Million Dollar Multis
Engage and Integrate Facebook Into Your Marketing Plans
Obviously, Facebook needs no introduction! Not only has it survived, but it has thrived. Today, Facebook has 1.8 billion active audience members and has become the largest and most popular social network. Because of this massive user base that uses every type of content distribution, it’s one of the most heavily used social platforms in Read More Engage and Integrate Facebook Into Your Marketing Plans
Drivers and Catchers; As different as Apples and Oranges!
Drivers (Catalog, Email, Search) and Catchers (Store, Web, Phone) – the distinction between drivers and catchers and why understanding the difference is important The key to running any marketing-driven endeavor is to deploy marketing dollars to the best advantage of the business. While this statement is simple, the task has become increasingly complex as more Read More Drivers and Catchers; As different as Apples and Oranges!
Pure Plays in the Postal World – What to Know
More and more, we at CohereOne are engaging with companies who are new to the postal world. Many are running successful direct businesses by employing first class digital marketing and have experienced tremendous growth over the years. Eventually that digital universe tends to hit a wall, and no matter how much more money they throw Read More Pure Plays in the Postal World – What to Know
4 Ways Operating on Auto Pilot is Weakening Your Performance
Often times we get caught up in focusing our attention on the next “big thing”? It’s human nature and completely justified as we continually search for that silver bullet or walk-off home run for our businesses. While searching for this next big thing, we often put other programs or processes on auto pilot, and sometimes Read More 4 Ways Operating on Auto Pilot is Weakening Your Performance
Holiday Planning – One Year Revisited
It can often be difficult to identify topics to write on, when you are a constant contributor through blogs or newsletters. So when the time came to put down my thoughts, I pulled up some of my prior musings to see if I could find any inspiration. What made a direct hit in my mind Read More Holiday Planning – One Year Revisited
What it takes to REALLY move the needle
As direct marketers, we all spend much time “fine tuning”, working under the premise that success will come from the cumulative effect of applying “best practices” in everything we do. This is especially true for us “data geeks” who are continually tweaking this or that model or contact strategy. This search is even more intense Read More What it takes to REALLY move the needle
Why your buyer file may not be as valuable as it used to be: A lesson in lifetime value
The internet is a wonderful marketing tool for most companies, but the impact it has on your house file is often not accounted for. Let’s take a journey back in time; say 5 years ago, when there was an explosion of online marketing services that helped deliver new customers, online, at an unbelievable return on Read More Why your buyer file may not be as valuable as it used to be: A lesson in lifetime value