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Wasting Marketing Dollars on the Wrong Audience

Wasting Marketing Dollars on the Wrong Audience?

If you’re like many marketers today, you’re under pressure to produce results and fast. You’ve got a shrinking budget, a growing list of campaign channels, and a boss (or client) who wants to see measurable ROI. But even if you have the best creative and media mix, your campaign won’t succeed if you are talking… Read more »

Super Variables

Super Variables™ AreYour Secret Weapon for Smarter Marketing

If your data models are falling flat, it doesn’t mean that your data list is bad, but rather, there’s something going underneath the surface. At Analytic Marketing Partners, we created Super Variables™ to unlock the full power of your data. These proprietary, spatial variables are designed to supercharge your models, so you can target more… Read more »

Customer Fatigue

Customer Fatigue Is Real: Smarter Targeting Prevents Burnout

By mid-summer, many brands are already ramping up communication in anticipation of Q4. Holiday catalog preparation, pre-season sales, and loyalty program pushes are all ramping up, but there’s a hidden risk in all that extra outreach: customer fatigue. When customers get hit with too many messages such as emails, social ads, mailers, and texts, they… Read more »

Q4 Planning

How to Survive Q4 Planning with Smarter Data

If Q4 feels like a sprint you didn’t train for, you’re not alone. Between holiday promotions, year-end reporting, and tightening budgets, marketing leaders are under more pressure than ever to prove ROI. The secret to staying ahead? Smarter data decisions – starting now. Q4 success really begins in Q3. With the right tools, you can… Read more »

The Psychology Behind Direct Mail

The Psychology Behind Direct Mail

What makes recipients take action? As you design your mail piece, what about it is going to make someone stop, engage, and respond? It’s not just your marketing strategy, but psychology is also in play. Direct mail taps into several powerful human behaviors and cognitive biases that influence decision making. When you understand these psychological drivers,… Read more »

Sustainable Direct Mail Practices that Make an Impact

Sustainable Direct Mail: Practices that Make an Impact

Direct mail has earned its place as a high-performing, high ROI channel, but in today’s world, performance isn’t the only priority. As businesses look to reduce their environmental impact, more marketers are asking: Can we make direct mail more sustainable? The answer is yes, and the path forward starts with a smarter strategy. By focusing… Read more »

DATA SCORING

Data Scoring: Identify Your Best Targets with Predictive Modeling

If you’re sending the same message to every customer or prospect in your file, you’re likely wasting budget and missing out on revenue. Data scoring is one of the most efficient ways to sharpen your marketing strategy. It helps you move beyond gut feelings and broad demographics to data-backed decisions. Let’s look at how data… Read more »

Beyond the Mailbox Integrating Direct Mail with Digital

Beyond the Mailbox: Integrating Direct Mail with Digital

We live in an omnichannel world which means marketers can no longer rely on one channel to do all the heavy lifting. While direct mail remains a powerful tool for grabbing attention and driving action, its impact multiplies when paired strategically with digital touch points. Brands successfully integrating direct mail with digital interactions don’t just… Read more »

Turn Seasonal Shoppers into Year-Round

Turn Seasonal Shoppers into Year-Round Buyers

Seasonal spikes are a retail goldmine, but if your relationship with consumers starts and ends with the holidays, you’re leaving serious revenue on the table. With the right mix of direct mail + digital marketing, you can stay top-of-mind and build lasting connections across every channel your customers use and turn those once-a-year buyers into… Read more »

VIP Mailers

VIP Mailers: Keep Customers Coming Back

If you are looking for ways to cut through the noise and build customer loyalty, try incorporating VIP mailers – a small but mighty tactic that turns one-time shoppers into lifelong fans. These “surprise-and-delight” campaigns go beyond typical marketing blasts. They’re personal, unexpected, and emotionally resonant. And when done right, they lead to repeat purchases,… Read more »