mardi 12 mars 2013

Pros And Cons For Using A CD Or DVD Direct Mail Piece

By Roxy Albright


What are some of the advantages and drawbacks for going with a CD or DVD direct mail piece for your direct mail campaign? This article will discuss a few examples of each. Any direct mail campaign generally has the goal of converting recipients into some kind of customer or client. Using a CD or DVD direct mail piece through a service such as Media Fast Mailer or others could help a business to do so, but it may not be right for every campaign. Some campaigns may not benefit from disk use.

We will first talk about the types of campaigns that may not benefit as much from using a CD or DVD direct mail piece, and what some downsides of using them could be. Then we will talk about some of the benefits that using a disk can have for a direct mail campaign. Last, we will cover how you may improve upon the effectiveness of a direct mail campaign.

The drawbacks of using a disk for a direct mail campaign can potentially include the costs. Some campaigns might not have very much to communicate to their recipients. In that case, a basic printed mailer might be more cost-effective. Campaigns may not call for all the extra storage space that a disk offers. The target audience for a campaign also might not be well informed on how to use disks.

Despite this, using a CD or DVD direct mail piece can be beneficial. Most folks don't get a DVD in the mail every day. Being a novelty can alter recipients' responses and make a direct mail piece have a better chance of being noticed. A disc mailer from a vendor like Media Fast Mailer can carry a lot of media and information to a broad audience. This is helpful for those with a bigger message, or that really want to impress an invitation upon recipients.

A CD or DVD direct mail piece could contain all the greatest information in the world, but that doesn't necessarily mean with will reach your recipients. You need quality disk packaging. If your direct mail recipients look at your piece once and decide that it looks like "junk mail," it immediately becomes much more likely that your great piece could end up in the trash. Your direct mail piece, no matter the medium, can benefit from being designed to stand out in the crowd. Doing things that your recipients do not expect can be a great rule of thumb, and using a disk can be a decent place to start.

A CD or DVD direct mail piece may or may not be right for your campaign, but designing quality packaging and getting help from vendors like Media Fast Mailer or other companies could help any campaign to be a bit more successful.




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