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The Power of Direct Mail in College Recruitment: Reaching Students Beyond the Digital Noise

University of Windsor Recruitment Mailer

In today’s digitally saturated world, where inboxes overflow with promotional emails and social media feeds are clogged with ads, colleges are rediscovering the power of direct mail as a key tool in their recruitment strategies. Direct mail, once considered an old-school method, is making a strong comeback in college admissions, offering a tangible and personalized way to connect with prospective students. Here’s why direct mail is becoming a crucial element in college recruitment efforts.

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Direct Mail vs. Digital: Why Both Should Be Part of Your Q4 Marketing Plan

With the final quarter of the year only a couple of months away, businesses are gearing up for one last push to meet their annual targets. While digital marketing often takes the spotlight, direct mail remains a powerful tool that shouldn’t be overlooked. In this blog post, we’ll compare and contrast the effectiveness of direct mail and digital marketing and provide a roadmap for integrating both strategies to achieve maximum impact.

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How We Work with Agencies

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, capturing and retaining the attention of consumers is no easy feat. With countless messages bombarding audiences from all directions, the ability to stand out amidst the noise has become a paramount challenge for brands. This is where the strategic alliance between Information Packaging and advertising agencies emerges as a game-changer, revolutionizing the way brands communicate and connect with their target audience. We often get asked if we are an advertising agency. We are not, but we work very well with others, especially agencies.

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When it Comes to Print, We’re Obsessed

February is the month of love, so we thought it would be appropriate to celebrate something we LOVE very much: PRINT! Admittedly, we might be a little bit biased, but honestly, what’s not to love about this timeless marketing medium? Here’s an abbreviated list (because we really could go on and on) of what we love so much about print!

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Highlighting Some Incredible Projects from 2023

Orladeyo Pill Slider

As we bid farewell to 2023 and welcome a new year, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on some highlights and notable projects that made last year truly exceptional for us. We collaborated with GLG Communications to secure the win of 3 International RX awards, expanded our influencer marketing portfolio with unboxing designs for companies like Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent and Kraft, and had the opportunity to work on some incredible print-to-web projects. Here are some of the design collaborations that made a mark in 2023.

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Design Spotlight: The Award-Winning Spinner!

Today’s design spotlight checks all the boxes: Interactive, creative AND award-winning! The dynamic Spinner has been used to launch brands, demonstrate a before and after effect in print, and has been used countless times as a holiday card.

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Design Spotlight: The Staged Mailer

BASF Lead Generation Mailer

Timeless entertaining and unexpected, the dynamic Staged Mailer design has been a fan favorite for years. In most instances, it ships flat, making this design postal-friendly and cost-effective, but when you open it up, there is nothing flat about it. The Staged Mailer has been used to present pop-up replicas of buildings, products, logos, etc. For this design, literally all the world is a stage. Take a look at some examples.

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Delivering the Right Content at the Right Time

We were recently reading an article related to content marketing trends and one paragraph, in particular, stood out to us. It read: “As more content goes online, consumers can find it hard to find the information they really want and need. As a result, marketers will need to find new ways to differentiate their content with creativity, new formats, research, and unique approaches.” We couldn’t agree more.

Although digital marketing has grown exponentially in recent years, traditional print marketing continues to be effective when delivering that targeted one-to-one connection with consumers especially when used in creative and unconventional ways, and when it comes to content marketing it’s all about delivering the right message to the right people at the right time. Here are some examples of how some industries and brands are delivering relevant content using print.