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Polaris Direct is a constant in the ever-changing world of direct marketing. We’re experts in format and design, technology, and industry trends—and we share our expertise with our clients. We’re in front of the mail every day, and we’re constantly leveraging our knowledge to help our customers boost response rates for their direct mail campaigns.

From creative techniques to tips for choosing a lettershop, our insights add value to client projects and processes. And with over two decades of experience, we serve as expert partners in direct marketing. Read below for insights that add value and generate ROI for high-volume mail campaigns.

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3 Tips for a Nonprofit Direct Mail Appeal

Nonprofits are consistently brainstorming new, meaningful ways to engage with their donor base, and to attract new donors to help fund their mission. Creating a strong and efficient fundraising campaign is based on one simple word: Trust. So, what strategies can help...

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Generation X:  The Mixtapes of Marketing

Generation X: The Mixtapes of Marketing

Millennials. Millennials. Boomers. Millennials. I am a middle child raised in a middle-class family, born into the middle generation known as Generation X. Oh, and I am fast approaching middle-age....

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Importance of Women Entrepreneurs

Importance of Women Entrepreneurs

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Beate Chelette, and she wanted to decorate her bedroom with posters of beautiful places, but could not afford them. One day, she realized that if she...

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Powerful Postage

Powerful Postage

Marketers everywhere, rejoice. The search for higher response rates is over. And in fact, the answer is hidden on every single direct mail appeal you send. Though it is often overlooked as just a necessary—essential, actually—part of a direct mail piece, postage...

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Five Tips for a Successful Direct Mail Program

Five Tips for a Successful Direct Mail Program

Direct mail is a science. Let me rephrase that—successful direct mail is a science. It takes time and consideration. It takes creativity, patience, and detailed analysis to gain an understanding of what works and what doesn’t. As industry experts, we’ve been part of...

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Pack a Punch: the Power of the Self-mailer

Pack a Punch: the Power of the Self-mailer

From dimensional mailers to oversized envelopes and the more traditional #10 window envelope package, when it comes to direct mail, the options are (almost) endless. Today, however, we’re focusing on the self-mailer as an essential ingredient in your recipe for a...

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Direct Mail: The Superhero of Your Multi-Channel Campaign.

Direct Mail: The Superhero of Your Multi-Channel Campaign.

As spinach is to Popeye, digital technology is to direct mail. Yes, you read that right. From augmented reality to QR codes, and most recently, high-speed, variable data printing, digital technology has transformed the mail—much like spinach transforms Popeye. How,...

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Put Your Flag Up This Memorial Day!

Put Your Flag Up This Memorial Day!

The other week I asked my 16 year old to mail a letter, and was stunned to realize that he did not know that you could put an outgoing first class stamped letter in the mailbox, put the flag up and have the USPS letter carrier, pick it up and deliver it. Simple,...

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