Direct marketing

Here you can read more about direct marketing, a form of marketing in which a company comes into direct contact with individual (potential) customers. Possible forms are direct mailing with printed matter, telemarketing or targeted messages online. The aim is to bring the right message at the right time to the right target group via the right channel. Direct marketing is also called personalization online.

5 reasons why leaflets remain popular in retail

July 29, 2020Editor BloeiseDigital transformation, Direct marketing, Physical marketing, MarketingNo Comments

If you are reading this text, you are online. Logical, right? That is not surprising, because the vast majority of content nowadays reaches people digitally. All the more remarkable is the observation that leaflets remain, even today, as popular as ever. The paper folder remains an important medium, and although most can also be consulted digitally, the paper version remains a consumer favorite. How did that happen?

4 marketing tips for a print magazine in 2020

June 7, 2020Guest blogConsumer, Direct marketing, Physical marketing, Marketing, PrintingNo Comments

No more market for magazines? Certainly! Do you want to know about printing? Reading offline has several advantages. You can read that in this blog!

Right now: stationery as a business gift

April 20, 2020Editor BloeiseDirect marketing, Physical marketing, To undertakeNo Comments

The winged words 'writing says more' are well known to most Dutch people. In these current times of crisis, in which we prefer to meet our neighbors a little less physically, we fall back en masse on innovative ways of contact. Skype with your grandmother, zoom with your colleagues. What can the simple pen still mean today?

Is luxury packaging interesting for web shops? Yes!

January 10, 2020Editor BloeiseDirect marketing, E-commerce, Logistics, Sponsored contentNo Comments

Nowadays, both in the Netherlands and abroad, the web shops are sprouting like mushrooms. That is also not surprising, because starting a webshop is not that complicated (anymore) and you can keep the entry costs relatively low. Although that is all positive, there is one disadvantage: depending on the industry in which your webshop operates, the competition can be fierce. One way to distinguish yourself from all your competitors is to use eye-catching luxury packaging.

Direct mailing in 2019: this is how it works

March 11, 2019Editor BloeiseRange, Direct marketing, PrintingNo Comments

Direct mailing, will that still work in 2019? Not everyone is always and everywhere online. It may still be worthwhile to set up a campaign that is sent by letter, or that returns in a magazine or newspaper. The changing times do require a different approach.

According to Robert Cialdini, consumers influence

December 19, 2018Editor BloeiseDirect marketing, Psychology, Why How and What1

Consumers display a certain behavior. The American psychologist Robert Cialdini has formulated seven influencing principles based on this behavior. These are the ways in which companies influence consumers. It works especially well when people almost don't have to think about it.

Use direct mail effectively

September 19, 2018Thomas LapperreADVERTORIAL, Direct marketingNo Comments

Nowadays, companies mainly invest in online marketing, but that does not mean that all forms of offline marketing have been written off. In fact, offline marketing is alive and kicking! Only many companies do not see this. Great shame! Yet there is a form of offline marketing that is still widely used, but the approach is not always effective. We are talking about direct mail. These are addressed postal items that have a commercial intention. For example, increasing the sales of a product or visiting an event.

Business cards in the internet age: 5 reasons why you still need business cards

July 30, 2018Thomas LapperreDirect marketing, To undertake, PrintingNo Comments

Everything is digital. The purchase of a car in 2000 was accompanied by seven physical contact moments. Now that is about 1.7 times, because looking up information and comparing is mainly done online. That makes those physical contact moments much more important, because you have to build up a personal bond in much less time. A typical part of the introduction is the exchange of business cards.

Direct mail that lingers? 10 ideas to stand out

25 April 2018Editor BloeiseDirect marketingNo Comments

man at desk with pen and papers - devise direct mailing

You want to draw attention to an event, enthuse relationships in an original way for a special promotion, or introduce a new product line. You use the usual internet channels for that, but with a direct mail you add a dimension to it. You send your target audience something tangible, by mail. That choice optimizes the chance that your story will be read. Unsolicited e-mails are increasingly deleted, but personal mail? That makes you curious.

Send direct mailing? 7 tips for more effect

March 27, 2018Editor BloeiseRange, Direct marketingNo Comments

Direct mailing - man writes letter with fountain pen, wears shirt

Direct mail is a form of direct marketing in which companies send letters, postcards or promotional material to old, existing or potential customers by post. Sending direct mailing can be aimed at the consumer (B2C) or at other companies (B2B). An important part of direct mail is segmentation: with demographic or geographical features you target a specific target group. The purpose of direct mail is to encourage the reader to take action, for example through an action or promotion. But direct mail can also be used for branding or information provision. In this blog you can read more about direct mailing ...