More and more marketers are using QR codes on their direct mail campaigns. And why not? These little black-and-white (for the most part) squares of code are cool. They make print interactive. They open up the possibilities of sharing sites and sounds (sorry, bad pun) that a static printed piece can’t do on its own.

1. Print gets delivered where you want.

Everyone has a mailing address. Whether your target list is for current customers only, or for warm prospects, or you’re purchasing or renting a new list, you know where your printed pieces are going. The mail has to be delivered. Compare that with an email campaign. No matter how clever the content, how valuable the offer, how cool the HTML design, your email to prospects has a good chance of being caught in a spam filter, deleted or just overlooked.

Collateral & Giveaways – Do’s & Don’ts

It’s now about 30 days to Dreamforce.  As you gear up for Dreamforce 2013, we spoke to past Dreamforce exhibitors to get the top inside tips for a successful event. Here are their best tips for managing printed material and giveaways at your booth.

If you’re participating at an upcoming event where you hope to meet and attract top prospects, use every available marketing tool to help drive your success there. Event participation is pricey, what with the cost of exhibiting, travel expenses, staff time spent out of the office and on the show floor, entertaining customers, and outfitting your booth or display table.

Event marketers wear many hats. Their job runs the gamut from overall event marketing strategy, creative and design, managing content and speakers, promotion to drive attendance, event logistics and general herding of cats! In addition, in recent years they’ve also had to become experts on new technologies and apps to manage their events, and the ins and outs of social media for event promotion.