Posts Tagged ‘dmaw’
Acknowledgments: Your Gift to a Donor
By Jason Lucas on behalf of Chapman Cubine Adams + Hussey Saying “thank you” is common courtesy. During DMAW’s March 20th Lunch and Learn event, Robin Riggs, Chief Creative Officer at LW Robbins, stressed the importance of conveying sincere gratitude in acknowledgment mailings. In the direct marketing industry, two “R’s” — recruiting and retention —…
Read MoreBuilding a Strong Foundation on DMAW’s Direct Mail 101
By Grace Finn I am new to fundraising. In fact, prior to two months ago I had never solicited funds in my life. Luckily, there were quite a few of us in the audience who were just now entering the world of direct Mail. But I was keen to learn about the art and science…
Read MoreLearning From MAXI Excellence
By Stephen Godbout It’s MAXI Season and time to start looking at the winners, which can be as simple as a postcard … or just the right combination of message and integration … or an astounding 21,500,000 email campaign with a mere 0.14% unsubscribe rate. That’s what we learned last Thursday at DMAW’s “Case Studies…
Read MoreIt’s MAXI Time Again!
by Jim Chmielewski With the beginning of the New Year upon us, it is “MAXI Time” once again. This is an exciting time of year where direct marketing agencies, non-profit organizations, digital and telemarketing firms, etc. can review the work they did over the past year and reward their most successful efforts by entering them…
Read MoreFreshly Mentored: One student’s success story in DMAW’s Mentor for a Day Program
written by Brittany Barkes Back in the spring of 2011, I was a generally confused junior at the University of Delaware who was sick and tired of hearing, “Well, what do you want to do with an English degree?” I can’t deny that I often felt insecure about my future when I was constantly bombarded…
Read MoreMobile First Mentality and Testing will move your Organization Forward in Digital Marketing
by Danielle Hart At DMAW’s Digital Day, keynote Greg Kihlstom hit the nail on the head when he opened his presentation by describing how the world is growing more digital, mobile and segmented by niche markets. So what does that mean for the future of the Direct Marketing industry? Now more than ever, customers and…
Read MoreCan You R.E.L.A.T.E?
During the DMAW luncheon on October 17th, we joined the world of “Listen Up Español!” Randall Anderson “delivered awesomeness” with tips and lessons on how to engage the Hispanic market. According to the Nielsen report, Hispanics account for $1.2 trillion dollars per year in buying power, we better start paying more attention to this fast…
Read MoreAre Your Emails “Good Enough” For Mobile?
By Jennifer Newell, Digital Services Manager, Production Solutions/PS Digital Last week I attended the DMAW’s Digital Day Forum and came away with a lot of great takeaways. But one of the sessions that stood out to me most was Making Your Emails Mobile Friendly, presented by Dan Caro, Director, Online Marketing Operations at Whereoware. Did…
Read MoreThink your marketing efforts are ahead of the curve? Think again.
By Danielle Hart Just as organizations are catching up with content marketing and big data, there’s a new wave of technology being ushered in at an incredibly fast and overwhelming rate. And contrary to popular belief, marketers are not prepared. “The most exciting thing about the future is that no matter what, history matters, and…
Read MoreLet’s Geek Out Over Data!
by Gay Bitter I am a self-professed data geek, so Angela Struebing’s presentation on Multichannel Attribution at the August DMAW Lunch and Learn was right up my alley. Calculators were not provided but there was plenty of math during this great presentation! So, what is multichannel attribution and why does it matter? This methodology provides…
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