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4 Steps to Harvest Better Leads and Higher ROI

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Now is the time to spring into data-driven marketing action! Spring will be upon us sooner rather than later thanks to Punxsutawney Phil, so we thought it would be best to share the 4 easy steps to harvesting better leads and higher ROI. Afterall, you reap what you sow.   1. Pick the Right Leads…

By Melissa Team February 12, 2020 0
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Targeting specific prospects with direct mail

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How one bank used pinpoint datasets and personalized mailings to small business owners in Chicago neighborhoods. Banks have a long history of using direct mail as a key marketing tactic, whether to introduce themselves to prospects or cross-sell alternate financial products to existing customers. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the folks at MB…

By Melissa Team March 26, 2019 Off
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Melissa Transforms Website Visitors into Real-Time Leads

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WebVisitor Tool Identifies Web Traffic, Enhances Customer Data for Retargeting with Omnichannel Marketing Campaigns Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – March 19, 2019 – Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced WebVisitor, its new targeting tool enabling marketers to more effectively reach prospects who are already actively engaging with…

By Melissa Team March 19, 2019 Off
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Direct Mail and Email Marketing Can and Should Join Forces

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A common false dichotomy in today’s marketing world: marketers must choose between sending direct mail campaigns and sending email campaigns to communicate with customers and prospects. Many believe direct mail is dead, recalling the junk mail of yesterday and praising our tech-centric culture of today. While others argue consumers are now trained to tune out…

By Melissa Team March 16, 2019 Off
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Direct Marketing Enters a New Phase

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New tactics, smart databases, and list updating and hygiene are making direct mail more viable than ever Rumors of the “death” of direct marketing have been greatly exaggerated. Marketers increasingly are using new tactics driven by advanced demographic data and digital capabilities to make direct marketing more viable than ever. As digital communications fill our…

By Melissa Team March 14, 2019 Off
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Mailing Lists for Insurance Agents and Financial Advisors: How to Find, Specify and Buy a Great Mailing List!

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by Jeffrey Dobkin The mailing list you select is responsible for almost half of the success of your mailing. The other half is decided by the creative strategy you use and the offer. The creative is the design, style, copywriting, photos and illustrations.  Included in the creative is the format: letter, envelope mailer, self-mailer, booklet,…

By Melissa Team January 2, 2019 Off
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