January 1997



Thank you...
MacMillan Graphics would like to thank all of you for making 1996 such a great year. Enclosed is a token of our appreciation. If you would like more calenders, please feel free to call and we'll be happy to send them to you. Have a wonderful 1997!


Direct mail savvy...
With direct mail, first impressions are the key. If a mailing doesn't capture attention immediately, it gets tossed out. Your direct mail piece will be more successful if you address basic human needs in your copy.




Repetition, repetition, repetition...
Your on-line visibility depends primarily on repeatedly exposing your customers to your company name and marketing message. If you're relying on a web site visit to accomplish your repetition, you're putting your whole strategy into the hands of your customers, because their decision to visit and return to your site determines the of repetitions they're exposed to. The best on-line marketers use every weapon at their disposal to gain repeated exposure. These include signatures, discussion group messages, storefronts, billboards, classified on-line ads, print ads, directory listings, notices in off-line and on-line publications, on-line conferences, advertising specialties, links on other web sites, TV ads, and fusion marketing arrangements. Repetition means visibility, visibility means business. ref. Guerrilla Online Marketing Communique


Cockeyed and out of control...
46% of men and 52% of women describe themselves to be optimists. 56% of people 35 to 44 years old are most likely to see the glass half-full; only 11% of over-45s see it that way. And... 38% say the hardest thing to control is their weight. Another 32% say their spending; 11% pick controlling their anger; 17% pinpoint their fears. ref. Are You Normal?


Quote of the month...
"Most of us are just about as happy as we make up our minds to be." Abraham Lincoln


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