Designed to generate new business, direct mail prospecting campaigns are essential when creating a comprehensive marking plan. Personal and customized, direct mail campaigns are an ideal marketing touch to deliver your message while offering a sample of your work. With numerous email and social media campaigns available, direct mail prospecting campaigns stand out, making it… Read More
Customer
In sales, one of the biggest challenges in converting a prospect to a customer or a customer to a client is getting more “face time” to continuously explain our value proposition. This is where most sales folks fail. Most sales folks, even seasoned professionals, don’t appreciate the importance of creating “excuses” to get back in… Read More
Popular Branded Fall Fashion
The fall season is here and, with it, comes crisp mornings and chillier evenings—maybe even a rain drop or two. Yet, there are days where amid the cooler temperatures the sun is shining brightly. This distinctive climate calls for special fashions, and branded clothing ideas for fall abound. Top Branded Clothing for Fall When putting… Read More
Don’t Lose Sight of your Existing Customers
To keep customer relationships alive and thriving, it’s important to learn the different ways to improve their experience once they’ve made a purchase. Whether you’re selling a product or a service, find unique and creative ways to help your customers even further once you’ve serviced them. Most energy and tactics spent from businesses are for… Read More
About 25 years ago, we purchased a great 30,000 square foot office building on a beautiful eight-acre campus. Soon after, I met with the signage company to finalize the wording for our sign. At first it seemed like a no brainer that the sign should read “Proforma Headquarters,” but that wording didn’t align with the… Read More
Boost Brand Loyalty with a Social Media Influencer Marketing Campaign
I’ll be completely honest, I’m willing to purchase almost anything based on a product suggestion in a video from my favorite YouTube personality, Casey Neistat. That may be surprising; however, I’m not the only one willing to do such a thing. According to Adweek, a recent study revealed that, “Around 40% of respondents said they’ve… Read More
5 Gifts That Your Clients Will Still be Using a Year From Now
In my last article, “What I Learned about Gift Giving From Rollerblade Barbie,” I shared how impactful a carefully chosen gift can be. People remember gifts and who they were from. Maybe it’s because of who gave it to them, the gift had some special meaning or maybe it was just the thought and consideration… Read More
What Millennials Want – Trending Swag
Who are millennial customers? And what do they really want? Businesses everywhere have posed this question and brainstormed about it at nauseam, as the millennial customer continues to dictate trends and spending habits. According to Accenture, the roughly 80 million millennials in the U.S. spend approximately $600 billion on shopping. Doesn’t that seem like a number your… Read More
How to get Your Message Into their Home
We all know that highly useful promotional products are some of the most effective at driving your message, especially housewares. But many automatically assume that means kitchen products… and we get it. Beyond the fact that we all have to eat to survive, it’s the natural gathering place for the family and arguably the most… Read More
The Art of Saying ‘No’
“The customer is always right.” Many read into this popular phrase as an understanding to always say yes to their customers’ requests but they couldn’t be any more wrong. You do not need to do everything they say to make them happy in the end. It’s important to say no to your customers so that… Read More
Four Tips for Tradeshow Giveaway Success
We’ve all been to tradeshows where we’ve been given bagfuls of promotional products by exhibitors that are designed to create goodwill and positive brand imaging which hopefully leads to a business relationship. Some of these giveaways capture our attention because of their uniqueness, quality and usefulness. Others are ‘circular filed’ before they leave the building…. Read More
In my last blog article, I recalled a story from the early days of Proforma, and how a client’s request for 12 spiral rings led to earning a million-dollar customer with 50 percent gross profit. Here’s a story of another million dollar win. Back in those early years building Proforma, my practice was to get up… Read More