We’ve worked on a lot of fulfillment campaigns over the years, and there are a number of things that clients need to consider in order to organize a successful “no-surprises” campaign. In this post, we will look at a number of the things we like to discuss with clients at the very beginning of their direct mail fulfillment projects.

There are many different things that you need to consider when it comes to variable print. One of those things is the relationship between body copy and line length. In this article, we will look at several examples of variable substitution gone wrong and consider some things that can be done to help avoid these kinds of issues.

If you want to measure the success of your direct marketing efforts, then one of the areas that you will certainly be looking it is your return on investment (ROI). But, are you looking far enough? In this article, we will consider the importance of long term tracking, and how a broader view can reveal returns that you haven’t been including in your ROI tabulations.

So often, attention seems to fall on the creative side of direct marketing campaigns, while important elements like data often go mostly overlooked. In this article, we will look at some startling numbers about address accuracy in Canada, and how even the best creative can be effectively killed by weak and inaccurate data.

Wonderful news for mailers! Canada Post has just introduced Smart Data Cleaner, which is a suite of beneficial, “do it yourself” data cleansing services. In this post, we will look at some of the areas that this new service covers and consider some of the great benefits that can be derived from using it.