A Guaranteed Way to Cut the Direct Mail Clutter

I’m cheating a little… I must admit, this isn’t a “brand” new item. In fact we stocked it as recently as two years ago. However, our manufacturer discontinued the item a few months later. I hated that they did, I thought this piece was outstanding and was working its way up our “Best-Seller” chart.

I suggest you click here and read the sample letter and then come back here for the analysis of the letter and the strategies used. Then re-read the letter again for clarity of the strategies.

Thankfully we found a new manufacturer and we’re able to bring this item back. So this month, an encore presentation of the mailbox mailer. I think you’ll really like it!

There are three rarely spoken about strategies at play in this month’s letter. I suggest you read the sales letter in the mailbox now and then come back here for the analysis of the letter and the strategies used. Then re-read the letter again for clarity of the strategies.

The first thing you notice is this particular letter was written as a follow-up to a lead that was generated at a (fictitious) convention. So the first big strategy is FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR LEADS! I know you’re shaking your head saying, “Nope, not us, we follow up everybody.”

Unless you have an automatic, sequential and multimedia follow up sequence in place, I guarantee you’re not following up nearly as well as you think you are. One thing I always hear after we return from a convention or trade show is that 3D Mail was the only business to follow up with them. That’s because we have an automatic, sequential and multimedia follow up sequence in place.

(If you’re looking for a way to fully implement your follow up to prospects, leads and clients, we can help. FAX a note to 253-398-1551 with your name, company name, website and a brief description of you need the most help with in terms of “fixing your follow up.” We’ll be in touch within 72 hours to schedule a FREE 30 minute consultation with me, Travis, on ways you can improve it.)

The second big strategy is a “sales” problem that we can fix with good marketing. You notice this is a lead we’re attempting to contact with one-to-one sales communication but have yet to break through. It’s a problem I often hear. “Why won’t they simply return my calls?”

Well, you’re simply not being convincing enough. When you leave boring voice mails and dreary emails where the message is “BUY MY STUFF,” you’re going to stall with traditional forms of communication.

The last strategy is higher level, one that many businesses miss. We talk often about using lead generation marketing to grow your list. It’s almost universally the best way for a small to mid-sized business to grow. But once we have a lead, and then a paying customer, most never go back and do further lead generation within their customer and leads list.

This works for any business that has more than a single product or service. In this example, we have a sales training company that has stalled with the lead they generated. We can go a lot of directions underneath the umbrella of “sales training.” In this case we offer the lead something new and different from our previous messages.

You get them to raise their hand again all over again for something different. You’re reaching out and sending a message other than “BUY MY STUFF AND DO IT NOW!!” You’ll get another small commitment from the lead, and hopefully that will open the door for you.

It’s also a way for you to further show off your expertise, an excellent way of building even more trust with the client or prospect.

You didn’t think I’d reveal a new item and NOT have a sale on it, right? You can get 15% off the Mailbox mailer, no promo code needed. Just visit this link and add it to your shopping cart.

And if you’re looking for inspiration on your letter, check out this sample template to use as a model to create your own letter.

We can also do the entire implementation and fulfillment for you, just give us a call at (360) 761-7486 and mention this post and we’ll be sure you get your 15% discount as well. You can also reach us here.