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Direct Mail Formats: How to Choose the Right One for Your Next Mailing
Which pulls the best response, a postcard, a self-mailer or a letter? The answer, you'll be irritated to know, is clear. It depends. The success of your mailing depends on who you mail to (your list), what you promise (your offer), when you mail (your timing), and what you mail (your format and creative). Here are a few questions to ask yourself to decide which format is likely the best one to use for your next mailing. Letter Postcard Self-mailer Classic direct mail package Dimensional mailer Catalog Unaddressed flyer Email Buckslip Alan Sharpe is a business-to-business direct mail copywriter, lead generation specialist and publisher of "Sharpe & Direct: The B2B direct mail marketing e-newsletter." Receive a free report when you sign up at http://www.sharpecopy.com
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