Why Engaging Customers At Home Matters — Jacob Ross // PebblePost

Jacob Ross, CEO of PebblePost, talks about the role of offline media and the future of marketing. Nowadays, the home has become a fortress of consumer activity where people make significant purchasing decisions. Direct mail is making a resurgence as it allows brands to reach customers with relevance and respect, enabling consumers to consider products and services at their own leisure. Today, Jacob discusses why engaging customers at home matters most.
About the speaker

Jacob Ross

PebblePost

 - PebblePost

Jacob is the CEO of PebblePost

Show Notes

  • 02:24
    Why reaching customers at home matters
    The home has risen in importance as a place where consumers make meaningful purchasing decisions. PebblePost leverages online signals to understand consumer intent and send relevant direct mail to customers, allowing them to consider offers at their own leisure.
  • 05:08
    The importance of direct mail as a marketing medium
    Unlike digital channels, theres no need to bid for the right to reach a customer as theres ample opportunity to engage with consumers relevantly. If marketers are able to survive the sorting process, the response rates for direct mail are as high as any other advertising channel.
  • 07:33
    Industries and businesses that perform the best with direct mail marketing
    Due to the nature of direct mail, it is a better channel for brands with longer consideration cycles and high order values. Direct mail is effective in financial services, travel, media, etc and PebblePost has worked with brands like Gap, WeightWatchers, and Dyson.
  • 09:19
    PebblePost's data driven approach to direct mail
    PebblePost works with brands to aggregate data on consumer interest, postal address, and purchase history to build the PebblePost graph. These signals enable PebblePost to build lookalike audiences for their brands and select the best customers for retention campaigns.
  • 12:22
    Crafting effective direct mail messages
    PebblePost uses predictive modeling and test-and-learn approaches to experiment with creative types, calls to action, etc. Effective direct mail messages require a strong call to action, a prominent brand logo, personalization, and other universal factors.

Quotes

  • "Where you make decisions more and more is in the home. And this isn't just because of the pandemic in 2020, but it accelerated through that where consumers are making more meaningful purchases at home." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost

  • "In digital, you bid for the right to reach Ben and get some of his attention. In direct mail, you don't bid because there is an ample amount of opportunity to engage with consumers with relevance." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost

  • "The nature of direct mail is that consumers are voicing their choice at every step of the way." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost

  • "Traditional direct mail is a $40 billion channel. What we're doing is adding that digital relevance on top of that, and making those offers even more relevant and useful." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost

  • "Unlike some digital channels where you can test a round of 100,000 digital ads 10 times a day, with direct mail, it costs to test. So, we're very prescriptive with how we guide brands through that process." -Jacob Ross, CEO, PebblePost

About the speaker

Jacob Ross

PebblePost

 - PebblePost

Jacob is the CEO of PebblePost

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