AccuTips
Fourth Quarter 2007
The “Get-Me-More-Customers” Issue
Get ready for 2008…time for a fresh start! Read on for new twists on some old direct marketing stand-bys, plus a few advanced data solutions to help you find new prospects and increase the return on your marketing investments! |
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5 Ways to Jump Start Your 2008 Campaigns
Get out of your direct marketing “comfort zone” with these fresh data approaches. Now is the time to take advantage of the data services and technologies flooding the marketplace. Read on for 5 must-have direct marketing tools.
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Go Vertical: 3 Ways Niche Marketing Can Boost Your Business
Whether you sell great timeshares, great steaks or great shoes, look to niche markets for fresh business. Your key to capitalizing on this profitable strategy? Find the right niche, send the right message and keep those new customers coming back. Read on to find out how.
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“Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Sales Force”
By Ben McConnell, Jackie Huba and Guy Kawasaki
When customers are truly thrilled about their experience with your product or service, they become outspoken "evangelists" for your company. Savvy marketing professionals are discovering that this group of satisfied believers can be converted into a potent marketing tool to grow their customer universe.
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In the news this month:
Don’t Believe the Do-Not-Call Rumors
The national Do Not Call list has had to deal with its share of rumors. Consumers and businesses alike have had to discern truth from fiction many times in the years since DNC laws were established.
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UPS Announces 2008 Rates; New Pricing to Take Effect Dec. 31
In November, UPS announced new list rates for 2008, including an average 4.9 percent increase for UPS Ground and Ground Hundredweight shipments and a net average increase of 4.9 percent on all air express and US origin International shipments.
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20 Billion in 30 Days!
This holiday season, the US Postal Service is prepared to deliver 20 billion pieces of mail across the country and around the world, a task that requires more than 200,000 trucks, a 30 percent increase in air cargo transport, 37,000 Post Offices and 700,000 employees.
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He Buys, She Shops: Study Reveals Shopping Differences Between Genders
Roughly half of all customers experienced problems during their most recent shopping experience, according to “Men Buy, Women Shop,” a study looking at gender differences in the retail shopping experience. Women are more likely to experience problems than men, especially women over the age of 40, according to the annual study, now in its fourth year.
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