“An online catalog is a powerful package, so why is print making a comeback?” Jim Preen writing in Brand United asks and answers this question with some key facts about consumer behavior during the UK lockdowns. “With another national lockdown...
When was the last time you truly enjoyed scrolling through page after page of search results on Amazon? Settling into your favorite chair to just explore and see what comes next? If you’re like most consumers, probably never, really. Search...
Last week we learned the iconic IKEA catalog will be no more. I’m still baffled by their decision. Thanks to our current state of digital fatigue and lockdown weariness, many brands right now are reporting less competition and higher response rates for their direct mail, thanks...
It began as a wonder to behold … online behemoth Amazon stood the marketing world on its head when they launched their first toy catalog in 2018, the same year other digital-first retailers like Wayfair launched catalogs in print. There’s no...
Word is that IKEA is going to stop mailing its iconic catalog, shutting down their direct mail channel after 70 years. “The Ikea catalog has become one of the Swedish mega-brand’s best-known products, inspiring people around the world with images of...
“Joy delivered.” That’s the tagline for this year’s shoppable Amazon Wish Book, a beautiful hybrid of traditional direct mail and digital purchase path. According to Amazon’s peek inside their 2020 holiday catalog, the Wish Book has been sent to millions...
Could the creepiness of hyper-personalized digital advertising be behind the rise in effectiveness of direct mail? Or maybe it’s the longing for something tangible that makes us read, and respond to, our print mail? Either way, it’s clear that mail...
