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How Targeted and Trackable Postcards can be a game changer for your business
Did you know that hyper-targeted direct mail with custom graphics and an enticing offer can see redemption rates as high as 10%? Welcomemat Services has uncovered the secret to making direct mail postcards successful for your business. By partnering our extensive data insights and patented trackability, Welcomemat has created an exclusive direct mail marketing tool that allows your business to reach its most likely customer, and likely customers only. Through our Perfect Match Postcar
Pizza Marketing Guide
Being a trusted resource for hundreds of pizzerias across the country has given Welcomemat Services exclusive insight into what it takes to successfully market a pizza restaurant. Check out our step by step Pizza Marketing Guide! Be on social media There’s no denying that we are living in the digital era. An era where everything is accessible at the tap of a finger, including restaurants. In fact, 60% of people look up restaurants online before they visit. Odds are if consumers are s
What’s Your Marketing Game Plan?
As we gear up for Super Bowl LIII, hosted in our great city of Atlanta, GA, it has us thinking about game plans. Just as teams need game plans to win, your local business needs a foolproof marketing game plan to be successful. Every year before the NFL draft, coaches will gather in their war room to assess the team’s needs for the upcoming season. If they need more protection for the quarterback, they will likely draft an offensive lineman. If want to force more turnovers next year, they will
Why Our Direct Mail Marketing is Successful
Average direct mail sees anywhere from .5-2% response rates while Welcomemat’s direct mail sees higher rates from 3-20%. Learn how our technologically advanced approach to direct mail marketing can be an essential local marketing strategy for your business. Targeted Welcomemat’s Direct Mail New Mover Marketing program is specifically targeted to the customers who need you most. Our program will help your business reach all of new families moving into your area. These families have
How to Write Great Email Subject Lines
Did you know that across all industries, only ~24% of emails are opened? Email marketing can be a comprehensive marketing strategy for your business, if you’re doing it right. Follow these tips to make sure your emails are getting opened and not sent to the trash. Personalization Adding personalization to email blasts can increase open rates by 50%. You can do this by simply adding a name to the subject line. Even mentioning a city or local event in the subject line can lead to much
Effective Digital Marketing for Spas
There’s no denying that digital marketing has taken over in the past few years and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. As a spa owner (or any type of business owner), how do you keep your marketing relevant and effective? To get ahead in the spa marketing space, it’s deemed necessary to be active on the web, whether that’s a website, social media or email. Through a website, you will be able to educate customers on the necessities, like location details and contact information. We al
4 Ways to Start Marketing Off Strong in 2019
Leave the fleeting marketing strategies in 2018, it’s time to implement effective local marketing strategies that will reap profit and return for your business this year. 1. Promotional items As a small business, marketing can be costly if you’re not allocating money in the right ways. Ideally, you want to incorporate the strategies that provide maximum return at affordable prices. Promotional products are a low cost, high return option to integrate into your marketing plan in 2019
Welcomemat Services 2018 in Review
Welcomemat Services celebrated our 15th year in business by closing out 2018 strong producing record-high growth in revenue, programs offered and franchising. Since starting in 2003, Welcomemat has focused on providing affordable marketing solutions to local businesses across the country. The patented data-tracking and targeting models built by Welcomemat allowed us to grow revenue year-to-date by 25% and surpass growth expectations for 2018. This year, Welcomemat rolled out multiple new digita
The New Years Effect: Why marketing is most effective at New Years
New Years is an exciting time for businesses and consumers alike. For consumers, the new year offers the opportunity for fresh starts and new beginnings. For businesses, the new year offers the opportunity to advance technologically and grow sales. So- how will your business capitalize on the “New Years Effect?” Everyone loves New Years! It’s a time to reflect on the past year and plan ahead for the year to come (with confetti and streamers, of course). It’s a chance to make l
Reach Your Pizza Marketing Goals
Learn about the turnkey direct mail marketing service pizza restaurant owners are utilizing to reach new customers and grow their sales. Over the past 15 years, Welcomemat Services has become a trusted marketing consultant to hundreds of pizza restaurants across the country. By combining our patented response tracking and high value responder models, Welcomemat has changed the marketing game for pizzerias everywhere. Welcomemat’s marketing plan for pizza restaurants allow pizza rest
Ways to Grow Your Local Business in 2019
As 2018 comes to a close, it’s time to explore new small business marketing opportunities to grow your local business in 2019. While there are plenty of advertising ideas for small businesses out there, here are a handful of effective local marketing ideas for business owners to consider when planning for 2019. 1. Budget for the New Year Budgeting seems to be a daunting task for small business owners, mainly because most have no idea where to begin. It’s critical that yYour Free eBook
