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Why Postcards are 2016’s Most Disruptive Marketing Strategy

If you’re a business owner, over the course of the past several years, you’ve probably embraced social media and other online marketing techniques.  After all, every marketing guru swears that digital marketing is the “future” of marketing.  What’s worse, they repeatedly warn business owners just like you that if you don’t keep up with the times, you’ll quickly become irrelevant to your target audience.

What these self-proclaimed gurus fail to mention is that there’s a traditional marketing strategy that when utilized properly, can be just as effective as a comprehensive digital marketing campaign – if not more so.

So what is it?

Postcard marketing.

And here’s why…

Have you ever received a REALLY good postcard in the mail?  We’re going to guess that the answer is yes.

Do you remember the feeling you had when you received it?  The image was vivid.  It caught your attention.  The message was engaging.   You genuinely WANTED to do whatever that postcard was telling you to do, whether it was to grab a free drink at a local restaurant or book a massage at a new salon down the street.

So, the question then becomes: why aren’t you using postcard marketing for your business?

If you’re like many business owners, you’re convinced that postcard marketing campaigns are outdated – and maybe even completely ineffective.  Perhaps you believe that they’re too expensive or just won’t work for your business.

The Cold Hard Facts 

Recent studies have found that that:

Now let’s translate these numbers into something more tangible, shall we?

The Benefits 

Postcards are:

 The Main Takeaway

Traditional postcard marketing is NOT dead. There’s still a whole lot of experimenting to be done and because less businesses are doing it, your postcards will stand a MUCH better chance of standing out. Making an investment into a postcard marketing campaign for your small business is not only a good idea, but one that has proven to remain successful over the years – and will continue to do so long into the future.

Want to learn more about how you can use postcard marketing to up the ante on your marketing efforts?   If so, give us a jingle today!  877-222-6010.