Many of your potential customers still relish the tactile experience of flipping through a magazine, browsing a brochure, or perusing a leaflet or flyer.
While your online presence remains crucial, printed materials continue to hold significant sway in your marketing strategy. Here’s why:
- Enhancing digital marketing: Think of your digital marketing efforts as navigating a straight road – familiar and straightforward. You can journey a long way without much diversion. However, strolling through a forest with sporadic markers offers a richer experience, where every sight and sound captivates. Similarly, receiving eye-catching printed materials in your mailbox delivers a distinct and memorable engagement compared to digital content on screens. Consistency in branding, messaging, offers, and calls to action across all channels ensures you capture and retain attention effectively.
- Establishing credibility: In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, every piece of content competes fiercely for attention. While the notion of an ‘eight-second’ attention span is debatable, the window to establish digital credibility is undeniably brief. Moreover, consumers crave novelty, making repetitive digital ads less impactful over time. Regularly sharing tailored, high-quality printed content fosters trust and confidence, especially when consumed in the comfort of home or office settings where attention spans are more likely to linger.
- Providing added value: While some businesses prioritize digital marketing, investing in high-quality print materials offers a distinct advantage. With fewer competitors vying for attention, printed content has a greater chance to stand out and resonate. Directly delivering relevant printed materials demonstrates a commitment to meeting customer needs, providing ample space to share valuable and engaging information. Offering diverse printed marketing materials keeps potential customers intrigued and engaged with your brand.
- Maximizing return on investment: In an era of escalating business costs, adhering to a budget is paramount. Regardless of your marketing mix, achieving a favorable return on investment is essential. Surprisingly, there are various methods to measure the effectiveness of printed marketing campaigns. While digital campaigns offer extensive metrics, attributing actual sales to online activities can be challenging. Utilizing unique contact details, campaign codes, or dedicated website pages enables effective measurement techniques applicable to both print and digital campaigns.