
- Do you have a one-stop-shop online, centralized system for all communications – DIRECT MAIL, WEB (Personalized URLs) and EMAIL?
- Do your multiple sales and distribution channels have the tools they need to grow their business?
- Can they easily customize, personalize, manage and distribute their marketing messages?
- Are you able to track, report and measure the effectiveness of remote multi-channel campaigns?
Don’t get stuck in second gear. Shift your marketing to automatic.

1. Simplify
- Automated system encourages and instigates marketing activities.
- Simplicity ensures adoption and usability even by non-technical users.
- One-stop-shop for all communications – DIRECT MAIL, WEB (Personalized URLs) and EMAIL.
- Create, produce, distribute and track using a simple interface.
2. Save Time
- Automated web enabled print system features seamless link to list management, print production and mail stream (NO manual touches, NO ftp’s, NO file transfers)
- Usability will mitigate administrative time at both the corporate and local levels
- Get to market quicker with relevant targeted messages.
3. Reduce Costs
- It’s no longer enough just to get the best printing price. Reduce costs even further by automating your print buying process.
4. Increase Sales
- Give your sales people and sales channels the tools they need to grow their business
- Easily target new markets while consistently staying in touch with current customers
- Unique closed-loop approach increases effectiveness of marketing strategies.
5. Create New Profit Center
- Some companies choose to create additional revenue streams by charging their intermediaries usage fees for having these automated and effective tools available to them.
6. Manage & Measure
- Customize, personalize, manage and distribute from your desktop.
- Track and report all remote activities
- Measure the effectiveness of multi-channel campaigns

- Companies with regional/local offices
- Independent Sales Representatives / Agents
- Independent Distributors
- Brokers
- Franchisees

Statistics and facts.
Gannett Co. Automates Multi-Channel Direct Marketing Program for Newspaper Renewals
Gannett Co., Inc, a major media company, wanted to find an inexpensive and automated way to bolster its new customer retention rates. A program consisting of personalized print and e-mail touches has helped achieve over 20% ROI for the company and has boosted 13-week retention rates an average of 13.7%.
Program Objectives
- Automate direct mail subscription retention efforts
- Reduce use of pre-printed materials
- Increase Web-based self-service and account management
- Increase auto-pay credit card and bank draft payments
Significant Results Reported by User
- Over 20% ROI
- More customers providing e-mail addresses
- More customers converting to perpetual credit card payments
- Decreased customer service demands
- 13-week retention rates of markets in the program have increased an
average of 13.7% year over year
- 26-week retention has averaged an increase of 7.6%.
PODi, Featured Case Study 2007 - www.podi.org
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