Welcome back inkheads—hope you enjoyed the loooong weekend over the 4th of July holiday! A week ago today, yours truly participated in a Social Media Day 2014 Facebook Q & A on the Social Solutions Collective page. We didn’t have a huge turnout. Nevertheless, one small biz owner posed a question that always seems to […]
Category Archives: Direct Mail Marketing
Print Media You See Every Day
Image source: http://skurktur.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/CMYK-51.jpg Fellow inkheads, I’ve noticed that the general public, especially folks who work in online marketing, cast a very narrow view of print. They seem to view our dynamic industry through biased blinders that cause them to reach false conclusions about print’s future. Surely some of these folks deliberately downplay print’s value, yet I […]
Why We Need Letters For Our Memories
We’re wrapping up National Card and Letter Writing Month, and I must confess, I’ve not sent a single handwritten letter since taking the challenge! I’ve been a bad print geek, but I have 2 days left to redeem myself. Part of me merely wants to save face. Nobody wants to be seen as a hypocrite, […]
Integrated Marketing Hangout Video
Hello inkheads and Happy Earth Day! Sadly, yours truly is a bit preoccupied with some SEO duties today so there will be no awesome eco-posts this year. Get your fill of Green Printing and Earth Day Marketing Ideas from these 2 classic blog posts: https://www.printfirm.com/blog/green-printing-for-earth-day-2013-printfirm-com/ https://www.printfirm.com/blog/earth-day-event-marketing-ideas-for-small-biz-printfirm-com/ 21/20 Marketing episode 4 Google Plus Hangout video Speaking […]
Free Integrated Marketing Strategy Session
What are you doing tomorrow at 1pm PST? I already know what I’m doing—joining my colleagues Richard Dannenberg and Spencer Powell for another awesome episode of the 21/20 Marketing series! Last month Richard and Spencer asked me to sit in on the all SEO broadcast. The 3 of us discussed inbound marketing for printing and […]
Full Color Letterhead Creative Possibilities
Since April is National Card and Lettering Writing Month, let’s talk corporate letterhead design. After all, business letters and branded greeting cards show your clients you care on a personal level. You might not want to hand write professional correspondence unless you have near perfect penmanship, but you can sign letters in ink to maintain […]
Watch Our SEO Hangout to Increase Profits
Hello out there in CMYKland! Today we have a special announcement for all of you printers and small biz owners. In case you missed our latest press release, you’re invited to an awesome FREE Google Plus Hangout on SEO for printing and mailing companies. I’ll be joining 2 well respected colleagues, Richard Dannenberg and Spencer […]
17 Unique March Marketing Ideas
St. Paddy’s Day celebrations are big business for bars, clubs, and restaurants. Since brands in those industries have almost a readymade promotional strategy for the month of March, I’m going to focus on brands in not-so-easy industries. Bars and restaurants are welcome to steal these ideas in the days leading up to March 17th, but […]
How to Sweet Talk Singles on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is for lovers, right? So most of your Februrary marketing strategy is geared towards couples, kids, and gift ideas for relatives. Targeting these groups will certainly boost your sales, but don’t neglect the swinging singles! The old stereotype about being lonely without cupid’s arrow in your life absolutely applies today. While some folks […]
Why Print Communications Make Emotional Connections
Guest Post by Robert Alpha Avant Hello everyone! Today I’m very pleased to introduce a friend of mine, independent marketing consultant Robert Waddington, aka Robert Alpha Avant. I like to call him the Alpha Dawg because of his aggressive style and fierce sales stamina. Robert is a digital marketing master, yet he’s a print geek […]