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| The The CopyWriters Connection Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | Coupon Mailers - Val-Packs | Views: 423 | Feb 14, 2006 2:52 am | | Coupon Mailers - Val-Packs | # |  Steven Boaze | | There is really is no difference in the techniques and Secrets and markets needed for use with Coupon Mailers, Val-Packs and other sorts of direct marketing pieces mailed to people's homes. Basically, these are all advertisements put on the back of a postcard. It has been my experience by putting a bold headline with a couple of columns of copy works best.
Again, you will be probably be the only advertiser in the Pack who has editorial-style advertising. If your headline is good and your copy is good, people will respond. Now, you might want to make the reverse side of the card a business reply with a place for people to put their name, address, phone number, and so forth.
What should you advertise in these group mailings?
Well, the same as anyplace else, "FREE Report Reveals Secrets To Saving Thousands Of Dollars Traveling The World On Luxury Liners!" or "Local Landscape Designer Offers FREE Report To Residents That Reveals Inexpensive Ways To Increase The Value of Their Homes!" and so forth.
The Secret to being successful in these Packs is to use body copy and headlines that get people's attention...following all the same techniques you have learned in the past.
One question that comes up is "Should I use a different color of paper?" or whatever.
It has been my experience that a really ugly color or obnoxious "pink" works quite well.
In fact, I've found the more obnoxious and ugly the color, the better the piece works. I'm not sure why this is the case...just that this is the case.
And no, it won't look "professional." And yes, it may get sneers or chuckles from your competitors or peers, but, again, if you spent $300 on a Val-Pak mailing and get 50 leads, and your competitor spends the same $300 and gets one lead, ask yourself who'll be chuckling later.
Again, I'm not interested in having you spend a lot of money to test this. I just want you to test it cheaply, use the plain editorial-style advertising and you'll find that you will be getting results that you never got before. As with everything else, if your lead cost is under $10, and the conversions work the same as ads, why not use these little gems more often? But don't forget to use the correct advertising methods, and to test, test, test!
StevenPrivate Reply to Steven Boaze | Feb 20, 2006 6:05 pm | | re: Coupon Mailers - Val-Packs | # |  Cathy Qazalbash | | Hi Steven,
Thank you for this good advice
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