For years now, the so-called common wisdom was that “print is dead” and electronic media will make applications, such as direct mail communications completely obsolete. But print is still very much a vibrant and exciting industry, and direct mail is making a comeback.
“The direct mail space continues to evolve as marketers fall in love again with mail’s tangible, measurable attributes that provide a welcome distraction from screen-based ads and offers,” Jim Andersen, executive chairman of Chanhassen, Minn.-based IWCO Direct, notes. “Some are referring to it as the ‘tactile’ component of omnichannel marketing.”
