4 Email Marketing Problems Direct Mail Solves for Reaching Customers
There’s a strange wind blowing. If you, as a direct mail service provider, prepare and put yourself in the right place the wind will be at your back. Consider this: Goldman Sachs Group recently invested $25 million dollars to integrate direct mail into email-based marketing automation platforms. (Source: PR Newswire) MailChimp, a very popular and […]
Why Printers Should Stop Telling People What They Do, And Show Them Who They Are
Video may have killed the radio star, but it’s providing longevity for the promotion of print! Mark my words – VIDEO – will be the most important tool for your marketing communications next year. Let’s kick this off with some numbers you can’t ignore… According to Invodo’s Video Statistics: The Marketers Summary 2014 74% of […]
What Are The Keys To Your Performance? Part 2
by Kate Gansneder We’re going to jump right in to this one – if you’re a little lost, I recommend starting here. (<–last months blog on PMC) Now that I’ve identified what KPIs are, and the basics, we’re going to break it down a bit more so you understand what I’m tracking as a print […]
This Strategy Will Have You Hanging Around Your Prospects All Summer
There are many time during the day I feel like I am walking past an alley and a dark figure lurking in a shadow steps towards me and says, “Psssst… wanna buy some print?” Wearing a thick rimmed hat tipped towards the ground so I cannot see or identify their face, they open their trench […]
What Are The Keys To Your Performance?
by Kate Gansneder Of course printers know all about print. We’re immersed in the world of the tangible. Beyond our clients’ jobs, marketing wasn’t something you had to do or think about … but now, the marketplace has changed. Now more than ever, Printers not only need to embrace the world of marketing but to […]
The Top Five Things Your Press Release Needs to Get Noticed
I took a shot and asked Jeff Lewis if he could find some time to share his knowledge and experience with us, and I am really honored that he did! Jeff keeps me very well informed about AGFA Graphics through his press releases, and over time our email exchanges have developed into welcomed comic relief. Jeff is that perfect balance of […]
Why Should I Buy Print From YOU?
“Hi. My name is Frank and I work for an award-winning printing shop. We use the latest technology to bring you the best product. We do it quicker than anyone else and our prices can’t be beat.” Does this sound familiar? Do you use these, or similar, words when calling on prospects? Does it work? […]
Ryan McAbee reflects on the CleanSlate2011 B2B Tablet Media Conference
PMC provides Media Sponsorship for numerous Industry events around the globe throughout the year, and while we cant always attend ourselves, we are fortunate to have an audience filled with professionals who are willing to stand in for us. Ryan McAbee, Chief Blogger at M-Bossed.com answered our call and attended CleanSlate 2001: A B2B Tablet […]
Clean Slate 2011 B2B Tablet Media Conference NYC 7/19
Media companies are rethinking what to measure — how long are consumers staying in an app, what are they looking at, how are they sharing information with others — all new data points that are valuable when it comes to understanding what and how to publish and what to sell to advertisers. Advertisers are rethinking […]
Direct mail volume set to see modest growth and remain viable marketing channel
Numerous survey have found plans for small businesses to increase their marketing budgets that coincide with reports forecasting greater direct mail revenues. Now, PRIMIR, the company that recently published a study called “Trends & Future of Direct Marketing,” is adding its voice to the group, noting that while direct mail volumes is not set to […]
4 Twitter B2B Case Studies – How Tweets Lead to Business
Twitter is now 5 years old – Long Live Twitter! With an estimated user base that is now double that of LinkedIn at more than 200 million users, Twitter is less about what we are doing now and more about becoming a channel for customer service, consumer campaigns, and big brands to engage with their […]