Saturday, April 21, 2018

Avoidable Errors In Postcard Marketing

By Christopher Murphy


Over the years there have been many ways to pass across information or advertise services and products. Due to technology, this process was made a whole lot easier. However, postcard marketing is still relevant due the fact that its more of direct to people. Not everyone has digitalized their lives, and they still rely on the old methods. It is your job to make the postcard as interesting as possible.

In advertising, you must be persistent on the marketing strategy. People are captivated by adverts, and they stick with them for as long as they are repeated and people get used to. If things were only advertised once no one would remember and not many would be keen to purchase the product or service. However, if you keep sending the postcards repeatedly, the clients will be able to familiarize.

Try to make the postcard as personal as possible. This means you should make it appealing in such a way the recipient will be able to relate to it. The card should be formal yet friendly. If it is formal and cold, chances are the recipient will not even get through the headline. Research shows that friendly postcards get way more responses than unfriendly ones.

There is a process for posting mail. Make sure the method you use in the mailing is effective. For example, you should invest in first-class stamps. These actually have benefits such as the return to sender option in case the note does not make it to the destination. Also, make sure that you post the cards at the rime the postal services are least active.

If you do not have the means to come up with postcards on your own, then using them for marketing may be expensive a great deal. It is better to invest in some ink and a printer. This way you can print an endless supply of postcards. You can however occasionally go to a professional if the design you have in mind is too complex.

As you advertise, make sure you give enough detail on the postcard but not too much. You should manage to keep the client interested and wanting to know more. If you give all the information on the postcard, the client may lose it and forget all about it eventually. But with suspense, they will dig up more information.

The image, the headline and the framing of the words is very important. You should have a catchy image, but it should be related to the information being passed across. The headline too should be worded in a manner to capture the attention of the reader. Once they are enticed, they are bound to read through the whole postcard.

Always make sure you include your contact information on the note. This is especially because you may have done a good job in making the postcard. The recipient may want to make purchases or get more information, but it will get difficult if they do not know where to look. His is one of those mistakes that leads to loss of clients.




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