The Humble Postcard Is Makeing A Comeback

Released on = December 22, 2005, 1:44 pm

Press Release Author = Postcard Marketing Campaigns

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Once lost in the glitter of the dot com era, both online and
offline marketers are rediscovering the value of the simple postcard. When used
properly, no other marketing tool can compare with postcards.




Press Release Body = If you were a contestant on Jeopardy and the answer was
\"Postcards,\" what would the question be?

How about:

\"What is one of the most incredibly effective, yet under-utilized methods for
driving qualified buyers to your business or website?\"

Many businesses think postcards are a little old-fashioned for this era of Internet
Marketing, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Online marketers are discovering that using email lists as an effective form of
marketing is fading fast due to the unfortunate avalanche of SPAM (unsolicited
commercial email)! Internet Service Providers and individual consumers are now
trying to filter out the ever growing glut of SPAM. But, unfortunately the software
developed to assist in SPAM control is not terribly accurate and a very large amount
of legitimate communications between a business and its customer base is being
unintentionally blocked by these filters.

And even if the email does get through, it is often lost among the other 200 or so
emails in the receiver\'s inbox and simply gets bulk deleted. As a result, email is
no longer a reliable method of maintaining contact and building a relationship with
customers.

Yet, most small businesses do not have large budgets to conduct full fledged direct
marketing campaigns. The humble postcard comes to the rescue! The humble postcard
can serve both online and offline businesses well, driving traffic to both
brick-and-mortar stores as well as commercial websites.

Famous copywriter Gary Halbert says most people sort their mail over a waste basket.
As they mentally separate the mail into two categories, junk and personal, the junk
mail drops directly into the wastebasket unopened. But the postcard is already
open. It is small and easily read at a glance so the likelihood of the message
getting through is increased greatly. And at the same time the production and
mailing cost remain economical.

Postcard advertising and postcard marketing are back in vogue. Marketing postcards
can be sent to customers as personalized postcards for any number of occasions,
including holidays, birthdays, special events, or special offers and they help to
economically keep businesses in touch with their customer base and develop that all
important relationship between the business and the customer. Promotional postcards
should be in every marketer\'s bag of tricks!

For information on how to create winning postcard marketing campaigns, visit
http://www.Postcard-Marketing-Campaigns.com


About Postcard Marketing Campaigns
Postcard Marketing Campaigns provides business owners information and resources for
designing, developing, and executing economical winning postcard marketing
campaigns.

Contact George Dodge for more insights into this topic. Direct line: (703) 506-5423
Email: gdodge@PostcardCampaigns.com Other helpful information regarding postcard
marketing can be found at: http://www.Postcard-Marketing-Campaigns.com

Web Site = http://www.Postcard-Marketing-Campaigns.com

Contact Details = George Dodge

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