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How to Keep Web Visitors Coming Back for More

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Good Mailing Practices Are Good for the Environment

For decades, companies have been using direct mail to effectively reach prospects and customers. According to the Direct Marketing Association, over 50% of advertising expenditures now go into direct marketing. When you plan your next direct mail campaign, consider these practices aimed to help the environment:

Eliminate undeliverable mail by maintaining an updated mailing list. [...]

Be Creative and Proactive About Making Positive First Impressions

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Better Brochures: Four Bloopers You Should Avoid

An effective brochure can help transform business prospects into paying customers. Poorly designed pieces often get tossed. Or, worse, they leave prospects with a negative impression of your company. Here is a quartet of bloopers:
•    Making your company name the front panel’s most prominent element. It’s much more effective to lead with an attention-grabbing headline [...]

6 Steps Toward Developing a Really Successful Marketing Plan

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Employee Reviews: The Importance of Varied Viewpoints

Many companies and organizations rely on a single perspective when it comes to staff-member reviews. Typically, that viewpoint is from the head of the employee’s department. But a process called “multirater” feedback has developed into an influential human-resources approach.

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