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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Simple Ideas For Inexpensive Product Promotion Using Postcard Marketing

By Ann Wood


Product promotion is necessary to gain a client base. Prospective customers do not become fully-fledged clients without a little nudging. Direct promotion is very effective. One of the simplest ways is postcard marketing. A piece of aesthetically pleasing cardboard I sent to all potential customers through the post. It is flexible and does not demand too much capital.

Mailing costs are very low. This is the first thing that makes this promotional material inexpensive. The next is equipment. One does not need an elaborate setup to use these. The design can be done using simple Microsoft office applications like publisher or word. One can have a professional do the design but that would attract an additional cost that is not exactly necessary.

Start with a big idea. You should give the customer an incentive to read further and even contact your company. The card should make the prospective customer want to know more about the product. With this approach, if the deal is good a customer will create a need for the product rather than wait until it arises. It could be anything from a discount to coupon rates. There should be a promise of extra value.

The first five seconds from the moment the client is engaged are crucial. They will determine whether the card will go in the trash or up on the fridge. One has those few seconds to capture attention with an interesting headline. It must be a call to action. Make it clear and unambiguous. The message has to be crafted in the most effective way using the least number of words.

One can include an image that helps communicate the message. In internet promotion, images increase the rate of conversion by seven times. In this mode, use of images enhances information retention. Three days after the engagement, 65% of the mailing list will still remember the information on the card where images where used. It is an effective method of intensifying the message.

There is a lot that one can say about their range of products. If one had it their way, they would introduce their products all at once. Take coca cola for example. The company has a wide range of products. However, a different advertising campaign is done for each product separately. Never will an ad feature both Dasani and Diet Coke. Promotional material should stick to one message.

Mails come in envelopes. If one sees an envelope from say, the bank, they know it is their credit card bill. Sometimes one just wants to ignore that for a few hours or longer. Postcards only require a stamp and off they go. The first thing one will see will not be a boring address but a scintillating offer. Using digital promotion has its benefits but in one aspect, this model wins over. Viruses. People do not trust emails from unknown sources anymore so chances are that they will not open a promotional material sent by electronic mail. A piece of cardboard that is delivered by the trusty mailman will be free of viruses though.

This mode of promotion is quite inexpensive. One should try their best to use the best paper available. It should not arrive at the recipient in crumples. It should stand transportation hassle and bustle. The size should also allow enough space for only the necessary information. The words and image should be squeezed together.




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