16 Tips to Finding and Using Mailing Lists Successfully

February 7, 2012

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1. Do the Math—Plan your mail marketing campaign as an accountant would. Start by figuring out how much income and unit sales the project must generate to break even. Remember, it’s money that matters first; percentage response rate comes second. In other words, your campaign might actually be a big money maker, even if it has a low percentage response rate. 2. Always Key Code, Record and Analyze Results—Assign a key code to each list, record and analyze the responses for each code. You’ll see which files are working better than others. ...

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A guide to the science of direct response testing today, including best practices, power tests, small vs. large test, analyzing results, testing mistakes, new tricks and more.

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