July 5, 2025

Archives for 2013

Great Way to Piss off People and Here is a Freebe

Good Morning  Today in my mail I got 3 full-color catalogs from Lands' End. One was addressed to me, and the two others were addressed to people I do not know. I understand some companies send their stuff to everyone in a company, hoping they would hit the right people. This is the bomb them … [Read more...]

Don’t Spend Time With Your Peers!

Morning; I spend about 3 weeks a year at marketing conferences, and not one of them is with my industry peers. In fact I don't spend a lot of time with other direct mailers.  My time is valuable, just like yours, and I want to gain knowledge and new ways to market businesses so I can help you. I … [Read more...]

I Will Not Get Over It, I’m The Customer

Good Morning  I got a business card from a business owner the other day. She has the type of business that is usually a brick-and-mortar retail location. But on her business card, she listed only the company name, phone number, and web site.  No location or email address. The only way I can … [Read more...]

Let’s Make Some Money

Happy Valentine's Day I hope you all will have a very Happy Valentine's Day! Now let's make some money! This week I would like to talk about some of the elements that make for a successful offer. I believe that when you market your business, you should strive to generate a response, whether it's … [Read more...]

Oops

Good Morning I was talking to someone the other day who requested the FREE marketing event catalogue that I offer at the end of these emails and was wondering why I never sent it to her. I looked at them with a "Huh?" look (you know the look) and told her I never got her email. Well she looked at … [Read more...]

Here’s The Next Big Thing to Get Customer!

 Looking for the next big thing that will bring in all the customers that you need? You are not going to get all your customers from one marketing method unless you want only a few customers at a time. There is also the risk that your one method might stop working or something happens that you … [Read more...]