Travis Seaton

Try a Zip Model to Increase Performance

| Travis Seaton

Every single direct marketer should be testing a zip model, either for selection or suppression, to increase performance of their prospecting. Research done by Lenser showed that the 80/20 rule can run as high as 80/30 with the right zip model.

Prospecting: To Mail or Not to Mail

| Travis Seaton

In order to effectively prospect, you typically need to decide not only who to mail, but also who not to mail. By bringing in only your top prospecting sources on the front end and then applying several suppression techniques on individual names, you are able to greatly increase the performance of your prospects. The end result is that your prospecting metrics will naturally increase and you reducing your overall costs by suppressing the non-performing names