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Newsletter - December 2006 |
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
Does your sales message need to come from one person by name? Does it
need to be addressed to a person by name? Is privacy or...(read
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How to Register for a SAN and Access to the National Do Not Call List
So, you want to telemarket to prospects and need to have Do Not Call (DNC)
numbers removed (scrubbed) from your list. You’ve been told that you need to
get a SAN (Subscriber Account Number) first. How do I do that? It’s really not
as complicated as it sounds. Below are helpful step-by-step instructions on how
to obtain a SAN and register to access the federal Do Not Call List.
1. Go to https://telemarketing.donotcall.gov/
2. Click “Register New Users” to create a profile for your...(read
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Do You Make These 5 Mistakes When Writing Sales Copy?
Writing copy has sometimes been compared to an “art.” While it does take
creative skill to write great copy that generates results, there are some
mistakes that you should avoid to make sure that your copy is read and acted
upon.
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The copy is boring. Great copy will never be boring and will
always get the reader to read the entire message. It is engaging and written in
a conversational tone. It bypasses the readers mental resistance to being sold
and will always generate results. That's why the best copy that you read, is
always the ones that read like a...(read
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Schedule Telemarketing Time for More Success
Telephone canvassing, or cold calling, is the practice of sitting down with a
long list of potential prospects you've never met and telephoning them, one at
a time, to learn which of them needs what you sell and then arranging to sell
it to them.
Believe me, nobody likes telephone cold calling. Salesmen don't like it
because they perceive that cold calls are to unfriendly, unkind strangers who
would rather see you in a California kickboxing ring, going one-on-one with
Governor Arnold, than see you in their offices. It's true...(read
more)
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