Magnetic Attractions recently returned from a little trip to Boston. No it wasn’t for the history or fall foliage, but rather to exhibit our magnets and magnetic mailers at the 2011 Direct Marketing Show. I’m not afraid to admit that I was a little worried about this show. With this show geared toward digital marketing, I worried attendees might mistakenly view us as the big guy to your left.
Then the show started, and I worred for nothing. Sure search, mobile and social media were the hot topics driving the bus, but we still had plenty of traffic getting off at our booth. They used direct mail because they had success with direct mail. Here’s just a few reasons why. I call them:
5 Reasons Mail & Magnets Can Thrive in the Digital Age
- $47.8 Billion will be spent on direct mail by businesses in 2011
- 52.4% of consumers read direct mail from merchants & 53% found direct mail useful
- 98% of consumers bring their mail in the day it’s delivered & 77% sort through it immediately
- 79% of households read, or at least skim advertising received in the mail. (Only about 19% of commercial emails are even opened)
- 51% of consumers read postcards delivered by mail
- Our BigMags historically have an average response rate between 8% – 11%.
- Adding a magnet to a postcard increases readership by 52% compared to postcards without magnets
- Magnets increase response rates by over 73%
OK. I can’t count, but you get the idea. Direct mail still delivers results and can live a long, healthy life (especially when working alongside a digital strategy). Of course, add a magnet to the mail and really see results really take off. Why not give it a try and see for yourself.
To learn more about our promotional magnets, magnetic postcards and direct mail solutions, please give Magnetic Attractions a call at (800) 521-4773 or visit our market solutions page for more details.