How Direct Mail is a Good Friend for Your Sales Force
| Category: Direct Mail | Date: 2003-10-23 |
Yes, competitive marketing and salesmanship make it difficult to succeed in business, but we can make your life easier with this summary of the 14 main reasons why your company can capitalize on effective direct mail to back up your sales force:
1. Direct mail reinforces your companys position with current customers.
2. Direct mail stimulates prospective customers to do business with your company.
3. Direct mail educates your company prospects and customers.
4. Direct mail perpetuates your image as a solid company.
5. Direct mail reminds prospects and customers when the salesperson cannot be there.
6. Direct mail repeats messages from the salesperson, giving added ordering incentive.
7. Direct mail reaches several influencers and key decision-makers within each target company.
8. Direct mail extends your reach to large and small targets.
9. Direct mail travels distances, reaching executives at target companies...far away from your sales office.
10. Direct mail produces qualified leads for your companys salespeople.
11. Direct mail reduces time your salespeople would waste on fruitless sales calls.
12. Direct mail makes more sales calls for busy salespeople.
13. Direct mail alerts planners to consider your company when they contemplate or design a new product.
14. Direct mail maximizes sales effectiveness by providing a constant stream of supportive, explanatory information.
While those 14 points are why direct mail marketing should be regarded as one of the best friends a salesperson ever has, it’s also true that the direct mail has to be created to attract attention and motivate a prospect to respond by citing benefits to that prospect, rather than merely expressing the marketing point of view of the mailer.
About the author:
Direct mail marketing, web promotions, publication ads, and catalog selling require savvy marketing strategies with effective copywriting and compelling graphics. Direct marketing consultant Renй Gnam has achieved great success in these arenas...for a wide variety of fledgling and giant advertisers.
Info@ReneGnam.com
http://www.renegnam.com
1. Direct mail reinforces your companys position with current customers.
2. Direct mail stimulates prospective customers to do business with your company.
3. Direct mail educates your company prospects and customers.
4. Direct mail perpetuates your image as a solid company.
5. Direct mail reminds prospects and customers when the salesperson cannot be there.
6. Direct mail repeats messages from the salesperson, giving added ordering incentive.
7. Direct mail reaches several influencers and key decision-makers within each target company.
8. Direct mail extends your reach to large and small targets.
9. Direct mail travels distances, reaching executives at target companies...far away from your sales office.
10. Direct mail produces qualified leads for your companys salespeople.
11. Direct mail reduces time your salespeople would waste on fruitless sales calls.
12. Direct mail makes more sales calls for busy salespeople.
13. Direct mail alerts planners to consider your company when they contemplate or design a new product.
14. Direct mail maximizes sales effectiveness by providing a constant stream of supportive, explanatory information.
While those 14 points are why direct mail marketing should be regarded as one of the best friends a salesperson ever has, it’s also true that the direct mail has to be created to attract attention and motivate a prospect to respond by citing benefits to that prospect, rather than merely expressing the marketing point of view of the mailer.
About the author:
Direct mail marketing, web promotions, publication ads, and catalog selling require savvy marketing strategies with effective copywriting and compelling graphics. Direct marketing consultant Renй Gnam has achieved great success in these arenas...for a wide variety of fledgling and giant advertisers.
Info@ReneGnam.com
http://www.renegnam.com
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