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12 Reasons to Market With Postcards

 
< P > I f y o u r m a r k e t i n g a c t i v i t y d o e s n ' t i n c l u d e p o s t c a r d s , y o u ' r e o v e r l o o k i n g a h i g h l y e f f e c t i v e a n d v e r y l o w - c o s t s a l e s t o o l . H e r e a r e 1 2 o f t h e m a n y r e a s o n s p o s t c a r d s s h o u l d b e p a r t o f y o u r m a r k e t i n g p r o g r a m . . . < / P > < P > < B > 1 . P o s t c a r d s W o r k f o r A n y B u s i n e s s < / B > < / P > < P > P o s t c a r d s c a n p r o d u c e a l l k i n d s o f s a l e s a c t i v i t y f o r a l l t y p e s o f b u s i n e s s e s . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e y c a n p r o d u c e w e b s i t e t r a f f i c f o r o n l i n e m a r k e t e r s , f l o o r t r a f f i c f o r r e t a i l s t o r e s , s a l e s l e a d s f o r d i r e c t m a r k e t e r s . . . a n d j u s t a b o u t a n y o t h e r t y p e o f s a l e s a c t i v i t y a b u s i n e s s w a n t s . < / P > < P > < B > 2 . D e s i g n i n g P o s t c a r d s i s S i m p l e a n d U n c o m p l i c a t e d < / B > < / P > < P > D e s i g n i n g a n e f f e c t i v e p o s t c a r d i s n o t c o m p l i c a t e d . I t c a n b e a s s i m p l e a s p r i n t i n g y o u r b e s t s m a l l a d o n a 4 x 6 c a r d a n d s e n d i n g i t t o a l i s t o f p o t e n t i a l p r o s p e c t s . P o s t c a r d s u s u a l l y w o r k b e s t w h e n t h e m e s s a g e i s b r i e f a n d t h e p o s t c a r d l o o k s a t f i r s t g l a n c e l i k e a m e s s a g e f r o m f r i e n d . < / P > < P > < B > 3 . P r i n t i n g P o s t c a r d s i s E a s y a n d I n e x p e n s i v e < / B > < / P > < P > Y o u c a n p r i n t p o s t c a r d s w i t h y o u r o w n c o m p u t e r f o r a b o u t 1 o r 2 c e n t s e a c h . . . o r h a v e t h e m p r i n t e d p r o f e s s i o n a l l y f o r a b o u t 4 t o 8 c e n t s e a c h . < / P > < P > < B > 4 . T h e r e ' s a S p e c i a l L o w P o s t a g e R a t e f o r P o s t c a r d s < / B > < / P > < P > Y o u c a n s e n d a n y q u a n t i t y o f p o s t c a r d s b y F i r s t C l a s s M a i l i n t h e U S f o r o n l y 2 3 c e n t s e a c h . T h e o n l y r e q u i r e m e n t i s t h a t y o u r p o s t c a r d s m u s t b e a t l e a s t 3 1 / 2 x 5 i n c h e s b u t n o l a r g e r t h a n 4 1 / 4 x 6 i n c h e s . < / P > < P > < B > 5 . P o s t c a r d s N e a r l y A l w a y s G e t R e a d < / B > < / P > < P > B e c a u s e p o s t c a r d s a r e d e l i v e r e d " r e a d y t o r e a d " , a l m o s t e v e r y b o d y w i l l r e a d i t - e v e n p e o p l e w h o u s u a l l y t h r o w o u t o t h e r t y p e s o f d i r e c t m a i l w i t h o u t o p e n i n g i t . < / P > < P > < B > 6 . P o s t c a r d s P r o d u c e F a s t R e s u l t s < / B > < / P > < P > B e c a u s e p o s t c a r d s a r e s i m p l e a n d e a s y t o u s e - t h e y p r o d u c e r e s u l t s f a s t . Y o u c a n m a i l p o s t c a r d s w i t h i n a f e w d a y s o f d e c i d i n g t o u s e t h e m . . . a n d y o u ' l l s t a r t g e t t i n g s a l e s a c t i v i t y 2 o r 3 d a y s l a t e r . < / P > < P > < B > 7 . P o s t c a r d s a r e e f f e c t i v e f o r G e n e r a t i n g W e b s i t e T r a f f i c < / B > < / P > < P > O n e o f t h e m o s t e f f e c t i v e p o s t c a r d f o r m a t s s i m p l y l i s t s a f e w b e n e f i t s o f a p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e o n t h e c a r d a n d t e l l s t h e r e a d e r t o w h e r e t h e y c a n g e t m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . T h i s m a k e s t h e m i d e a l f o r g e n e r a t i n g t r a f f i c t o a w e b s i t e . < / P > < P > < B > 8 . P o s t c a r d M u l t i p l y T h e m s e l v e s < / B > < / P > < P > P o s t c a r d s a r e l i k e s m a l l b i l l b o a r d s - a n d t h e y a r e e a s y t o h a n d l e . T h e y o f t e n g e t s a v e d b y r e c i p i e n t s o r p a s s e d o n t o o t h e r s . . . p r o v i d i n g a d d i t i o n a l e x p o s u r e o f y o u r a d v e r t i s i n g m e s s a g e . < / P > < P > < B > 9 . M a r k e t s C a n B e P r e c i s e l y T a r g e t e d W i t h P o s t c a r d s < / B > < / P > < P > Y o u c a n a c c u r a t e l y t a r g e t y o u r b e s t m a r k e t s b y s e n d i n g p o s t c a r d s o n l y t o m a i l i n g l i s t s o f p r o s p e c t s l i k e l y t o b e i n t e r e s t e d i n w h a t y o u ' r e o f f e r i n g . . . a n d w h o a l s o h a v e a h i s t o r y o f a c t i n g o n o f f e r s t h a t i n t e r e s t t h e m . < / P > < P > < B > 1 0 . P o s t c a r d M a r k e t i n g R e s u l t s A r e E a s y T o M e a s u r e < / B > < / P > < P > P o s t c a r d s n o r m a l l y g e n e r a t e o v e r 9 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e i r t o t a l r e s p o n s e w i t h i n 7 t o 1 0 d a y s . T h i s e n a b l e s y o u t o q u i c k l y a n d a c c u r a t e l y e v a l u a t e t h e r e s u l t s o f a p o s t c a r d c a m p a i g n . < / P > < P > < B > 1 1 . P o s t c a r d s P u t Y o u i n C o n t r o l o f Y o u r S a l e s A c t i v i t y < / B > < / P > < P > Y o u c a n q u i c k l y b o o s t ( o r r e d u c e ) y o u r s a l e s a c t i v i t y a n y t i m e y o u w a n t b y s i m p l y r e g u l a t i n g t h e n u m b e r o f p o s t c a r d s y o u m a i l a n d h o w o f t e n y o u m a i l t h e m . < / P > < P > < B > 1 2 . P o s t c a r d s C o n c e a l Y o u r M a r k e t i n g f r o m C o m p e t i t o r s < / B > < / P > < P > M o s t a d v e r t i s i n g u s e s m a s s m e d i a w h e r e y o u r c o m p e t i t o r s h e a r o r s e e w h a t y o u a r e d o i n g - a n d c o p y i t . P o s t c a r d m a r k e t i n g i s p e r s o n a l . O n l y y o u a n d y o u r p r o s p e c t s a r e a w a r e o f w h a t y o u a r e d o i n g . < / P > < P > P o s t c a r d s m a y b e o n e o f t h e b e s t k e p t s e c r e t s o f m o d e r n m a r k e t i n g . T h e y ' r e h i g h l y e f f e c t i v e , v e r y l o w - c o s t , s i m p l e t o u s e . . . a n d t h e y w o r k f o r a n y b u s i n e s s . Y o u ' r e o v e r l o o k i n g a p r o f i t a b l e m a r k e t i n g t o o l i f d o n ' t u s e t h e m . < / P > < P > C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 5 B o b L e d u c < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / b o b l e d u c . c o m " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / B o b L e d u c . c o m < / A > < / P >
Author: Bob Leduc
 
Author Bio:
Bob Leduc is an authority in this industry. Bob has written several articles in the past on this subject.
 
 
 

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