4 Top Reasons to Use Direct Mail to Help Build Your Brand

It would be best to build brand awareness when you start a business or revamp its image. So what's the best way to do this?


Direct mail!


Not only is it what your customers want, but it's also incredibly effective. Research shows that 73% of customers prefer direct mail over other marketing channels! And according to the Data & Marketing Association, in 2019, the average response rate for direct mail campaigns was 9%, and consumers engaged with 96% of direct mail.


So, why not take the plunge into direct mail?


4 Top Reasons to Use Direct Mail to Help Build Your Brand


Direct Mail is Terrifically Tangible


Unlike digital marketing and social media, direct mail requires you to touch it.


You may think digital is the way to go because people are always online. But the reality is that they are bombarded with online ads that they tend to ignore.


Direct mail, on the other hand, requires the viewer to pick it up and read it to take action, whether it's throwing it away or hanging it on the fridge. 


Furthermore, this tangible experience is significant in trust-building. It acts as social proof of your brand authenticity, which is excellent for your awareness-building marketing efforts.


Displays Your Expertise


Delivering whitepapers, reports, guides, newsletters, etc., to customers, without a call to action can help you grow awareness and develop trust.


Sending this type of content to customers sets you up as the expert. They will create an image of your business that causes customers to turn to you when they need your expertise.


Shows Your Audience You Know Them


Direct mail can pinpoint the right people at the right time.


Brand awareness means you know your target audience and get suitable marketing materials in front of them at the right time.


Direct mail is perfect for this as you can mail it out at the right time and send it to a targeted audience.


Improves Recall and Builds Trust


A growing body of evidence suggests that consumers trust direct mail because of the unique way that paper-based advertising connects with the parts of the brain that control how we feel and remember things.


A 2015 study by Canada Post showed that direct mail marketing "requires 21% less cognitive effort to process and elicits a much higher brand recall" than digital media. This helps build trust and recall.


Direct mail also involves more emotional processing than other channels, which is essential for memory and brand associations. As a result, your customers will remember your efforts more when you send direct mail.


When you use direct mail, you boost your image and build brand awareness. And when it's time to create something new, you know where to go. Contact us today!

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