CLEARWATER, FL, September 07, 2010 (Press-News.org) Despite a recent announcement from the Postal Service that they intend to raise postage rates again, there are those in the direct mail industry remaining optimistic. The hike would take the price of a first-class stamp from 44 cents to 46 cents while also affecting all other postage rates to a similar degree.
With such a dark cloud looming over their heads, one would expect the leaders of the direct mail industry to be up in arms. For the most part, that's an accurate picture, but there is one industry heavyweight who doesn't seem concerned.
Joy Gendusa, Founder and CEO of PostcardMania, a full-service postcard marketing firm based in Clearwater, FL, is taking the news as a challenge for her team, as well as an opportunity for growth.
"I'm not saying it's great, or I'm glad it's happening," she says, as her dog scampers into her laid-back executive suite. "I'm only saying in this economy, when most are cutting back on marketing budgets, it is the perfect time to ramp up advertising and gain market share. That's what we do, and we've had great success with it. I always stress the importance of consistent mailings to my clients — especially when times are tough."
It turns out Gendusa has good reason to be relaxed.
PostcardMania owns and operates a print and production facility right on their campus, which allows them to pre-sort every piece of mail they send out. By doing this, they get discounted postage rates, which they pass on to their customers. Hence, Gendusa's confident her customers won't be jumping ship.
In 2009, ExactTarget conducted a Channel Preference Study that found "direct mail influences 76% of Internet users to buy a product or service online." So while some direct mail companies are spewing doom and gloom about the rate increase, their fears are unfounded.
One of PostcardMania's clients, Commerce Payment, puts it this way: "We found our direct mail postcard leads are much more qualified than other sources we use such as Google...our close/conversion rate from direct mail has been 15-20% higher than our internet marketing rates."
Direct mail is in no direct danger with results like that.
PostcardMania is one of the nation's most effective marketing companies specializing in lead generation for small to large-sized business. They were featured on the Inc. 500 and 5,000 lists and offer complete marketing campaigns with graphic design, printing, mailing list acquisition, mailing services, website development and email marketing services— all while continuing to educate clients with free marketing advice.
By 2008, revenues reached nearly $19 million and the company now employs over 150 people, prints 4 million and mails 2 million postcards each week representing more than 40,000 customers in over 350 industries. Visit PostcardMania's web site at http://www.PostcardMania.com
Download the first three chapters of Joy's book "The Ultimate Postcard Marketing Success Manual" here: (www.PostcardMarketingSuccessManual.com)
Postal Service Ups Postage Rates - Direct Mail Stands Strong
PostcardMania's CEO, Joy Gendusa, says direct mail postcard marketing is still the most effective way to market your business even with the increase in postage rates.
2010-09-07
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[Press-News.org] Postal Service Ups Postage Rates - Direct Mail Stands StrongPostcardMania's CEO, Joy Gendusa, says direct mail postcard marketing is still the most effective way to market your business even with the increase in postage rates.